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We never have standing or flowing water on the deck, just what rain lands there. There is a steep grade from the road down to the yard, 2-3 vertical feet, then a more gentle slope across the yard. The yard on the right in this photo gets pretty soggy in the spring, but the ground by the road...

It was a large Massachusetts PB. There were several problems during construction, and I could complain about the PB, but I have to say we've been very happy with the pool. We went into it knowing nothing except that we wanted a pool, and they designed one that's been just right for us.

This is the coping before the seal was replaced two years ago. I think the deck sank over the years. Some of the deck is close to even with the coping, but most is lower by as much as 1/2". The pool:

Rapping on the coping, it sounds solid. But the deck has a hollow sound next to the coping in the two areas that have tile trouble. Other areas of the deck sound solid. Here's a curious thing: In the first photo, the plaster is wet for about 3" above the water, but in the center of the photo...

Deck-o-Seal was replaced two years ago, but was in bad shape when it was replaced. There are some spots now where for 2-3" inches it has pulled away from deck or coping a little bit.

I think both are basically the same thing: freeze/thaw behind the concrete stressed the concrete and tiles. In the first photo it was the top tiles that pushed out, and in the last photo it is the bottom tiles that are bulging out and detached some plaster when they moved. If I were to pull...

I was so focused on the missing tiles that I didn't notice another section on the other side of the pool has bulged out from the wall, cracking the plaster. And I found another section that sounds hollow when tapped. I think this has moved from "how can I fix it" to "what should we do now, while...

I was going to re-cement some loose tiles, but when I pulled on the tiles a large chunk of concrete came off the wall. The hole is about ½” at the deepest part. View from the side. A bad day, but at least I didn't drop my phone taking these pictures. These tiles are pretty firmly attached...