bond beam

  1. P

    Cantilever deck problems

    Hi all i could use some help, we have a cantilever deck and not traditional coping. The pool was already built before we bought the house. It’s maybe 10-15 years old. We resurfaced it with pebble tec, and 2 years later were noticing a crack underneath the tiles several builders said the pool...
  2. tifacola

    Low water bill and broken bond beam?

    Two years ago, I bought a luxury home that's now draining my savings with constant maintenance costs, causing extreme financial strain. Recently, I noticed issues with the pool deck cracking and suspect the bond beam is cracked, as it lacks a proper extension joint, and the slabs are butting up...
  3. S

    Help Needed - Contractor cemented Bond Beam to Cantilever Deck

    Hello- I am in urgent need of advice. I am currently having pool work done (resurface deck, new tile and plaster). I happened to notice that the contractor filled the space between the top of the bond beam and my cantilever deck (no coping), with cement. I asked him about it, and he confirmed...
  4. S

    Pre-pour panic for vinyl liner bond beam for stone coping.

    I'm getting my bond beam formed today. I'm having my typical last-minute panics with something like this realizing the millions of things I don't know. Here are my questions. 1) should I separate the coping from the concrete on top of the pool wall in case I ever need to change the...
  5. F

    Bond Beam Repair Cost

    Hello! I own a pool company here in Southern California. I was getting a lot of info about bond beam repair because I think I am ready to offer that as a service. I was curious though, from all of the information I gathered in all my research (while 95% confident I can handle the job and it be...
  6. K

    what product should I use to repair crack in bond beam and chipped pebble finish?

    Hi everyone! I found a leak in my spa and it appears to be from a crack in the bond beam. Removed our tiles (quite a few fell so was planning to DIY and replace them all) and the crack is rather large... nearly across the entire half of the tub. Besides the crack in the bond beam, also...
  7. J

    Bond beam repair

    Hey there! So we bought a house that's got some issues with the pool. We have some leaking, tiles falling off, all softd of fun stuff. We went ahead and removed all the tile and thinset and got down to what i think the bond beam. Pieces were cracked and broke off while using the hammed drill...
  8. A

    bond beam and tiled pool wall work - need advice

    We are the new owners of a 40 year completely tiled salt water pool 16x32x 9 foot deep-end semi inground pool that had a ceramic/porcelain tiled cantilever deck. And we live in Canada. Cracked grout on the pool deck resulted in water seeping from the pool deck in-between a section of wall tiles...
  9. B

    Question on bond beam substrate around fiberglass pool

    hey everyone, first time poster here and hoping I can get some feedback from some of the pool Installers and/or homeowners who know how their bond beam was installed. I’m an architect by trade but pool install is something I’m not familiar with and want to make sure I’m not missing something...
  10. rygz103

    New Home Buyer - Discovered Bond Beam Damage - Need Advice

    Hello TFP, I love the support I'm reading from all the experienced pool owners. I made an offer on a home built in the 1970s however when the pool was uncovered, we discovered some damage to the tiles and a horizontal crack in the bond beams. Further, when we inspected the home, the seller had...