Hi TFPers. ‘Tis the season to figure out what projects we need to do on the pool. Owned the home now two years, noticed our first hard freeze winter in 2020- 2021 resulted in some tiles falling off in two spots. After reading here it seems really our expansion gap was not proper- contained mortar or grout, which is cracked, rather than sikaflex, and also, well, in many spots there is basically barely a 1/8” gap and it’s only April, some areas there is like 3/4” so just depends.
I realize after reading that we’d need to excavate the grout down about 4”, but it seems like we really also need to cut off some long runs of this exposed aggregate/pebble concrete surface and that might be a real challenge!
When I read pool contractor reviews, I’m compelled to see if we can just do this ourselves to make sure it’s done right.
-what will it take to cut back the deck and how big do I need to make that expansion gap or what’s the easiest cut to make?
-the areas where the coping brick separated are the two areas where there is a point going into the water- this is where the tile came off is near those separated coping areas- what to do there? Hubby poured in sika in one area- gap is still there and looks terrible.
-can I easily re-set those tiles? Is it bad that algae is growing in that pool wall gap behind the tiles that came off?
-what am I not seeing here? If we do this will we buy ourselves a some years before bigger work is needed? Like many, with inflation we are tight.
-necessary to get a contractor?
Thank you!!!
I realize after reading that we’d need to excavate the grout down about 4”, but it seems like we really also need to cut off some long runs of this exposed aggregate/pebble concrete surface and that might be a real challenge!
When I read pool contractor reviews, I’m compelled to see if we can just do this ourselves to make sure it’s done right.
-what will it take to cut back the deck and how big do I need to make that expansion gap or what’s the easiest cut to make?
-the areas where the coping brick separated are the two areas where there is a point going into the water- this is where the tile came off is near those separated coping areas- what to do there? Hubby poured in sika in one area- gap is still there and looks terrible.
-can I easily re-set those tiles? Is it bad that algae is growing in that pool wall gap behind the tiles that came off?
-what am I not seeing here? If we do this will we buy ourselves a some years before bigger work is needed? Like many, with inflation we are tight.
-necessary to get a contractor?
Thank you!!!
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