Update! Plaster done and filling! N.C. Build

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WHAT? What is this I read??? PLASTER tomorrow?????

Now run out there and put some socks over the hose ends. This helps filter the water and keeps the metal off the new plaster. When they place the hoses in the pool make sure the end is right in the deepest part of the pool. This helps keep the flow of water from causing any channels in the new plaster.

Once the water starts flowing do NOT stop it for any reason!!! Stopping it could cause a ring in your new plaster!

Please know there might be a slight green color/tint to the water. That will go bye-bye as the water is balanced and the plaster cures so no worries!

Kim:kim:
 
kimkats said:
WHAT? What is this I read??? PLASTER tomorrow?????

Now run out there and put some socks over the hose ends. This helps filter the water and keeps the metal off the new plaster. When they place the hoses in the pool make sure the end is right in the deepest part of the pool. This helps keep the flow of water from causing any channels in the new plaster.

Once the water starts flowing do NOT stop it for any reason!!! Stopping it could cause a ring in your new plaster!

Please know there might be a slight green color/tint to the water. That will go bye-bye as the water is balanced and the plaster cures so no worries!

Kim:kim:
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I can’t wait to see how ends up looking.

So on the fill up. I’ve got a dedicated 1” line I ran when repairing the irrigation that was destroyed. I measured it the other day by filling a bucket, it got a whopping 26 gal/min.
I borrowed a flow meter from work so I can know exactly how much h2o I’m putting in the pool, but should I reduce the flow at first until there is a water cushion to go full blast? I’m using a 1” braided vinyl hose that will have no end on it, so no metal in the pool.

I’ve also looked into bicarb start up, but the plaster company tells me to just use city water. I knew our water here was super soft before the TF-100 came today. Per TF results I got 30 TA and 50 CH (may have added an extra drop and ch is really 25) with a pH of 7.4.


Since they are acid washing prior to fill, is bicarb start up going to be much more beneficial?
 
If you could get them to NOT do the acid start up then you could do the bicarb start up. It might be a hard sell though as most don't know it or understand it.

Will the hose the water is coming out of go all the way to the bottom on the pool?
 
ncpoolguy said:
Thank you all for the kind words.
They finished up the decking and prepped for plaster

Plaster gets shot tomorrow! Then an acid wash. Then fill

We decided to change our finish to pebble sheen Prism Blue and added 30% blue glass

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Exciting
Pool looks great
What type/color plaster did you decide on again ?

Silly question, but I’ve thought about it also in NC and also plastering in the fall.....did they mention how they keep debri out of the pool during plaster.....it is raining leaves around here and can’t tell from your pictures if you have many nearby trees or not....I’m just curious as I plan to ask the PB and plaster company prior as we have lots of leaves in the Gunite shell due to the fall leaf drop

Your decking looks like it turned out really nicely....you happy with it ?
 
Riddler0520 said:
Exciting
Pool looks great
What type/color plaster did you decide on again ?

Silly question, but I’ve thought about it also in NC and also plastering in the fall.....did they mention how they keep debri out of the pool during plaster.....it is raining leaves around here and can’t tell from your pictures if you have many nearby trees or not....I’m just curious as I plan to ask the PB and plaster company prior as we have lots of leaves in the Gunite shell due to the fall leaf drop

Your decking looks like it turned out really nicely....you happy with it ?
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We ended up going with Pebblesheen Prism blue and are adding 30% blue glass to it.

I was just wondering about the leaves myself—how are they going to deal with it? We have a large pin oak near the pool so it is a concern. The company doesn’t seem phased by it so I guess it won’t be a big deal.

I am very pleased with the decking, we did have to add yet another 16” wing wall but they didn’t charge much more since they were already there working. I made sure they did a v slope on the deck for drainage and it is working very well.

Looks like we will have to be dealing with cleaning leaves out of the pool during the curing of the plaster. Since you aren’t supposed to use robots for the first few weeks what are you plans for getting them out?
 

I am going to buy one of these...not just for start up but during the leafy season ...looks pretty straight forward and YouTube videos seems to show it is effective.....doesn’t solve it completely but hopefully makes the maintenance of leaves a bit better...My goal is to get them removed while on the surface vs before they sink.... we live on a wooded lot so kind of expected it, just trying to figure out the best methods or combination thereof

Good insight on the V sloped decking, I plan to get into those discussion hopefully in a few weeks when we are at that stage

Can’t wait to see your prism color with 30% blue glass...plaster color is by far an agonizing decision

Q: did you decide to seal your fieldstone vaneering or no ? I am debating whether to do it or not, and I don’t know if PB waterproofed the wall behind it or not .......
 
Riddler0520 said:

I am going to buy one of these...not just for start up but during the leafy season ...looks pretty straight forward and YouTube videos seems to show it is effective.....doesn’t solve it completely but hopefully makes the maintenance of leaves a bit better...My goal is to get them removed while on the surface vs before they sink.... we live on a wooded lot so kind of expected it, just trying to figure out the best methods or combination thereof

Good insight on the V sloped decking, I plan to get into those discussion hopefully in a few weeks when we are at that stage

Can’t wait to see your prism color with 30% blue glass...plaster color is by far an agonizing decision

Q: did you decide to seal your fieldstone vaneering or no ? I am debating whether to do it or not, and I don’t know if PB waterproofed the wall behind it or not .......
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Thanks for the tip on the poolskim, looks like that will be way better than my manual vacumming plan lol.

We did not seal anything. I put some French drains behind the pool in the trenches they dug for the plumbing with two catch basins on each side. I suppose if we get an excessive amount of seepage I could seal them later on.

Did you pick a plaster color yet?
 
ncpoolguy said:
Thanks for the tip on the poolskim, looks like that will be way better than my manual vacumming plan lol.

We did not seal anything. I put some French drains behind the pool in the trenches they dug for the plumbing with two catch basins on each side. I suppose if we get an excessive amount of seepage I could seal them later on.

Did you pick a plaster color yet?
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Right - I think the Poolskim is a great idea and I hope it helps with leaf debris

we installed a French drain around most of the pool perimeter as well and backfilled with almost 18ton of gravel to help with drainage - we will see

do you know if they waterproofed the bond beam wall prior to vaneer - I’m not sure what my PB applied but know they spread something with a roller

color I am torn still - looked at Pebble Sheen Granite and Prism and StoneScapes Tropics Blue

we want a darker blue but our yard is part sun/shade for majority of the day and don’t want to go with a dark Blue like Ocean Blue and it look to dark under part shade

feels like a medium blue will look darker under part shade - we don’t want any green either but realize the trees might case some green onto water
 

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Riddler0520 said:
Right - I think the Poolskim is a great idea and I hope it helps with leaf debris

we installed a French drain around most of the pool perimeter as well and backfilled with almost 18ton of gravel to help with drainage - we will see

do you know if they waterproofed the bond beam wall prior to vaneer - I’m not sure what my PB applied but know they spread something with a roller

color I am torn still - looked at Pebble Sheen Granite and Prism and StoneScapes Tropics Blue

we want a darker blue but our yard is part sun/shade for majority of the day and don’t want to go with a dark Blue like Ocean Blue and it look to dark under part shade

feels like a medium blue will look darker under part shade - we don’t want any green either but realize the trees might case some green onto water
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I don’t think they applied anything to the bond beam wall.

We were in the same boat, wanting darker blue but having to deal with shade. Didn’t want it too dark, so we stayed in the medium blue family. I guess prism blue is supposed to be a tad darker than blue granite if you look on the sales sheet for pebblesheen.
 
ncpoolguy said:
I don’t think they applied anything to the bond beam wall.

We were in the same boat, wanting darker blue but having to deal with shade. Didn’t want it too dark, so we stayed in the medium blue family. I guess prism blue is supposed to be a tad darker than blue granite if you look on the sales sheet for pebblesheen.
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That’s good to know about Prism
Looking for the darkest medium blue with no green tint
Easier said than done but can’t wait to see yours
 
That looks great! Do you have a rain gauge so you can see how much rain added to the pool in addition to the piped in water? Certainly no big deal but if you get multiple inches of rain you'll be a tad off on your calculation, maybe a few thousand gallons.
 
bmoreswim said:
That looks great! Do you have a rain gauge so you can see how much rain added to the pool in addition to the piped in water? Certainly no big deal but if you get multiple inches of rain you'll be a tad off on your calculation, maybe a few thousand gallons.
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No rain gauge unfortunately, and I had to run to work after I started the fill, so I’m going to have to just assume the measured amount is mostly accurate. Luckily it’s not really a downpour today and more misty.

I did just find out the PB may not be able to come out to balance my pool and turn the equipment on till Friday. The pool should be done filling by tonight, is that too long to wait before balancing the water?

I’m mostly worried about the pH rise. The spa is already measuring 8 since it was filled this morning. I’m hesitant to turn the equipment on myself and having an existing electrical/mechanical problem being blamed on me.

Would love some opinions on how long you can wait to balance the fill water.
 
A few days won't be a problem. Hopefully he shows on Friday. The main thing right now is to not let the water stop while filling until you get on the tile line (may have been mentioned earlier).
 

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