Recent content by bradmc

Oh, I also opted to use SikaFlex on the joint between the coping and concrete deck - huge mistake! Spend the extra money and use Deck-o-seal. I bought 5 big tubes of SikaFlex from HD all of which were 3 years past the expiration. When I finally went to the 4th HD I found some current tubes, but...

Yes, I finally finished this project. Sorry for the long delay between posts. I used Laticrete Hydroban behind the tiles, 254 Platnium for thinset and Spectralock for grout. I also caulked around the top of the tile where they meet the coping with Laticrete's matching caulk. So far, everything...

I used 3 parts sand and 1 part Portland cement mixed with 50/50 water and additive (Sika bonding agent and acrylic in one). I also put down a half inch of Flexbond thinset a few feet ahead of the drypack so the drypack went over the wet thinset to bond better to the top of the beam. Advice I...

Got a bit delayed on this project and updating here, but I'm continuing now. The waterline tiles were fairly easy to remove, but you have to cut around the bottom of them the entire length of the pool with a diamond blade and angle grinder so you don't start taking off the plaster/Diamondbrite...

I wish I could rebuild it like the photos above... time, money, yeah yeah. I don't think the skimmer that I am working with was installed properly for expansion considerations as the whole unit seems to be attached to both the pool wall and the concrete deck in one big block of concrete. I'm...