Recent content by Bill O

Thank you!

Hi this is a little off topic but Im guessing that you build pools in Las Vegas so you might know. All the poured concrete cantilevered deck guys i have spoken with say that they dont put any reinforcement in their decks. I thought i needed steel to create a bonding grid under the pool deck as...

They said they are going to fill the trough behind the beam with concrete, to make it one solid mass. This will eliminate the trough for collecting water, but will also introduce 2 more cold joints. Would I still need to waterproof behind the beam if they pour concrete? Would I be able to...

i made a short video here https://youtu.be/Q9yAC8oEv_g

Great call, Allen! I'm about to do that right now. I filled up behind the beam with wtaer. I am going to undercut holes where the water is coming through with my grinder. Chisel it out. Drain the beam. Pack cut holes with hydraulic cement. The beam is about 95% dry across the face, but...

Thank you for your replay, Allen! They are going to use Laticrete waterproofing under the tile. The tile will be a few inches above the cold joint. The new pour is mostly "water resistant", unfortunately there are a few areas where water behind the new pour literally streams out. I think this...

Hi, I'm currently having my modified pool bond beam converted to a "normal" bond beam. I've discovered that there is a cold joint between the high strength concrete that they used for the build up and the original pool shell. The way I can tell is because when I hydrate the new concrete, water...

That makes sense. Thank you, again.

Moved from here. Hi, You have helped me on another thread with great advice. I'm in Vegas as well, and I just got an estimate of 10k for a Baja Shelf and for making the middle of the pool less deep. Do you think this is too expensive? Thank you again!

maybe i could ask another question. i had a bond beam restoration done but the concrete was poured very unevenly. they said they are going to build up the top and the face of the beam to make it plumb, flat and even. i believe that they want to use type s mortar. some areas on the face look...

Thats what i thought. thank you!!!

Repouring the entire deck

Hi I'm in Las Vegas doing a pool renovation. I want to install poured concrete cantilever deck, but none of the installers isolate the deck from the bond beam, and some even install rebar into the top of the bond beam to lock them together. Is this acceptable? Is it just a Vegas thing? Thank...