Recent content by Andreamtl

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Hello, I have an old cement pool. I have grass alongside one side of the pool to save money on decking. Is there any structural issue by going this route as I know ground moves and pushes on the pool. In the case of grass vs. deck there is no flexible joint in between the coping and the...

Thanks, do you have a product to recommend for the mastic between coping and deck?

Thanks I'll look into that. Do I also need foam? My old pool had this white piece of board between pool beam and deck, was ugly but did the job. So my question is the joint sealant enough or do I need foam first

Yeah, I hear you. Thanks for the answer. My problem is that it's already installed so do I pay big bucks to remove it and do the grout properly or just grout it now with the idea that some grout is better than none...Or will it just come loose or worse crack the pool over time. I am doing...

Hello, Is polymer sand a good material to put as an expansion joint between the pool deck and the pool coping. If not what exactly should I have the contracter buy and install. I don't think we have deco-o-seal up in Canada. Also, does he need to put some kind of foam board in between also...

Hi All, I have an old cement pool with new coping around. There is no cement joint in between my pool coping. I am now being told this is a problem as it causes water to get in and potentially loosen the coping over time. The original landscaper is suggesting he will joint it now without...

This is a picture from 3 days later , so I guess it wasn’t totally done at that point. if you were going to in case it in concrete would like it’s supposed to be done would this be part of the process? Thank you so much for input

I’ll have to dig to see how it is incased. I guess my dilemma now is to rip it out or not as the current pool contractor is telling me water is getting in by the plastic behind the concrete and hollowing out the wall, the wall is hollow right now under the skimmer

No we don’t have tile. This is a photo from last year as we were filling it and this is a photo from when they were installing it in 2017