Wife not happy with pool depth...

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Sahmad786

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We are going to plaster in a few weeks and my wife is saying the depth is too deep based on where it stands with the shotcrete shell.

How many additional inches/height (if any) will be added to the shotcrete shell when they plaster and how thick can they go (how many inches in height) before potential issues can arise down the road?
 
I had places where the workers left deep boot prints in the bottom of the spa and steps and they filled in those areas several inches. Don't know if that is OK or not and in my case it was confined to small areas. I'm sure someone here more knowledgeable will have the answer to your question.
 
The plaster will not add enough height to really matter.

You CAN have more gunite added to the shell without any real problems. We had one pool where the Dad figured out he would not be able to stand at the end of the slide to catch the kids as they came off (they were little kids at the time) so he safely added several inches of gunite to raise the the floor of the pool.

Remind your wife the water will NOT be to the bottom of the coping. The water depth will be half way up waterline tile and in the middle of the skimmer opening. Walk into the pool with a tape measure to show her just where the water will hit her at each area of the pool. Go from there to decide if she still wants to make a change.
 
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We are building a knife edge pool so unfortunately, the water will stop/overflow at the very top of the coping :(. I'll see what the pool plaster folks will say. Even if they can add an additional 1.5 inches to the plaster height they have planned would be great!
 
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Normal plaster thickness is an inch or less.

They can do plaster 3 inches thick but you have to discuss with the installer as it will take more materials and time and probably cost.
 
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kimkats said:
@AQUA~HOLICS can you please go a bit into detail how they would have this done? Will they need rebar added or just pour on top of the other shell? (Thanks for posting and helping everyone learn how to get things done! :hug: )
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I don't think additional rebar is needed, my wife had similar concerns with our pool depth and it was fixed by adding almost. Foot pf additional shotcrete. You should have seen the depth of the holes for water pressure equalization at the deep end. They filled those up with pebble tech too. Not sure if right or wrong, but that os how ours went.
 

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KimKats, I’m my area of So Cal, Steel Engineering would most likely require rebar for Shotcrete thicker than 6” but that will be noted on the engineering plans. Then core drilled, epoxy rebar into place and the inspector will want the epoxy tubes tied to the new steel to show product info so don’t throw them away. It really depends on area, I read all the time on here that things are not required in geographic areas as they are here. Hope this helps.
 
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AQUA~HOLICS said:
KimKats, I’m my area of So Cal, Steel Engineering would most likely require rebar for Shotcrete thicker than 6” but that will be noted on the engineering plans. Then core drilled, epoxy rebar into place and the inspector will want the epoxy tubes tied to the new steel to show product info so don’t throw them away. It really depends on area, I read all the time on here that things are not required in geographic areas as they are here. Hope this helps.
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So far 2 additional inches, no rebar or shotcrete is needed? The additional plaster will suffice with no shell integrity issues down the road?
 
Normal thickness of plaster finishes is about a half inch. It is very unlikely that the plastering contractor would go beyond 1 inch thick of plaster, and he will charge much more for going more than a half inch. Adding 1 to 3 inches or more of plaster is usually only for small areas, not for the entire bottom of pool.
 
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