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I'm a decade long pool owner and hired a local company to handle our remodel. There are two things I am concerned about, the pictures attached are of the tile. They did a solid job leveling them with the pool deck, but the faces are not level. If you look down the tile line it's decently wavy...

Hey all new pool here (about 60 days from plaster) and while I was having some repairs done I noticed a line of brown stains that are right in between the stair line tiles. The first two pictures are from last week when repairs were being performed. Red arrows are pointing to the stains. Pool...

Our pool tile is discolored in patches on our spillover spa. I have tried everything to clean it and nothing seems to work. Any suggestions on how to clean and how to prevent? Thanks!

Hello! We are in the process of building our pool. Our plaster will be PebbleSheen Blue Granite. Under the grotto and the in-pool table, there are small ledges that I’d like to add edge tile to avoid stubbed toes. I love the look of these 1x1 glass tiles and was thinking of doing them every 6...

So my partner and I are retiling the waterline of our pool. As we chipped out the tile and grounded the thinset. It seems the “mortar bed/concrete” is in really good shape. Would we be able to acid wash it and then tile over it with thinset ? I have read online that a mortar bed is needed but it...

Hi! We’re in the middle of building a new pool for the first time and currently have NPT mini pebble in contract but after a recently staying somewhere that had a pool with the same finish, I don’t like it. It’s rough and tore up my daughter’s feet. Micro pebble is an additional $3300. We’re...

Hi everyone, We came out of winter pretty rough (a lot of scale, these tiles in the attached pictures, and a host of other issues I'm trying to tackle one by one). Any thoughts on what would cause this issue with pool tiles? I have about 6-8 tiles that are like this spread around the pool...

Hey folks, I moved to this house last July and became a first-time pool owner with zero prior pool knowledge. I soon found this site and learned a vast amount of knowledge about pools, their equipment, and their maintenance. I maintain my pool using the Taylor kit to TFP standards and have...

Haha header explains it all. Experienced tiler though never on a pool this size, I've done steam rooms and spas. My question though is anyone see why 2x2 glass at 3/16ths wouldn't be a suitable choice for the entire shell? I can't find much design wise that I like in a thicker material like...

Greetings from an American living in France (climate similar to CT without the deep winter freeze). I really need and would appreciate your input on a finishing layer for a concrete block pool I built myslelf - Right now it’s just the rendered cement with water repellent - flat bottom about 4...

The day after our leathered marble (Royal Beige by Tile Paver Source) was installed and sanded, a rust color has been seeping through the tile under the porch. This has not occurred where the tile was mortared around the pool. I suspect this is due to the paver base not being appropriate sand...

Having my pool totally renovated. They just installed new tile. The guys grouted today. Used white grout instead of gray that we picked. I called to complain and the contractor said they will be back tomorrow to fix it. I said “how are they going to do that?” And he said “ they have their ways”...

Hello everyone, I have an infinity spa in my pool that is getting the outside tile redone. In order for this to be done they have drained the spa so water spill over does not interfere with the process. My question and what is worrying me: How long is it safe for the exposed white plaster to...

Hello! Any advise on how to effectively clean tile’s stains? I have a 16 gl Salt pool. Stains are only present i the tiles around the spillover area (rocks). Hopefully you can see my attached pics. Thank you in advance!

Hi, I’ve turned to this site full of wonderful people and a wealth of knowledgeable information, before so figured I’d join and contribute where I can and get some help too. I used to build Gunite(Shot-Crete) pools for about 7 years.. mainly focused on the construction. Being a sculptor and...

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...

Hi folks, I am about 9 months into my pool build/landscape remodel (lots of unforeseen delays) and we are finally chugging along. Pool is fairly simple - a rectangular pool with a large spa taking up one entire end. From about a week ago: For tile, we chose a 6x12 porcelain for the main...

After several failed attempts to clean my waterline with a pumice stone as well as acid, I found a succesful method using Bar Keepers Friend. This requires lowering your waterline a few inches. I used Bar Keepers Friend and water to make small batches of paste. I slathered the paste on about...

Hi everyone, My pool has green tiles but I don't see "tiles" as an option for pool type; I only see vinyl, plaster and fiberglass. Out of these 3 options, which one should I select that most resembles pool tiles ?

A bunch of porcelain tiles have separated from above the waterline in my faux infinity edge pool. What’s the best way to repair? Marine epoxy? Thinset? Do I need to grind out the old thinset first? Waterline is usually around the 3rd tile down. Pool is 6 years old. We were in the big Texas...

I have a 10,000 gallon fiberglass, salt water pool with tile at the waterline. I don’t have any issues in the pool, just stubborn algae in the silicone that holds the tiles. I’ve tried scrapping is with a razor, spraying chlorine, chlorine tablets. Nothing works. In the first couple years I had...

We are doing blue surf pebblesheen. We live in NC so I’m concerned about using a glass tile for a step marker. We are going to avoid. What suggestions or combos have you used for regular tile for step and bench markers that will stand out? Thank you for your insight.

Hi there, I’m building a pool in Austin, TX and over the past 3 days the majority of the tile and coping was completed. The coping I picked out was light grey and the installed coping appears to be a variety of colors from light cream to light/medium tan. They all appear stained. Is this normal...

Just wondering, for those in the construction phase, are you having any trouble sourcing waterline tile? I’m being told there are all kinds of shortages due to covid and/or Texas weather emergency. I’m in Canada so that seems to be adding to the problem. I’ve chosen two different tiles, each...

Hi there! Wondering if anyone has fully tiled their steps and / or their cabo deck or baja shelf. If so, how do you like it? Is it slippery for kids and older adults? Also, what types of tile or stone material would you recommend? Looking for pros/cons and everything in between. Upload your...

Need help with trying to fix an issue where my flexible tile is needing some repair. We just bought the house so we are new pool owners. It looks like repairs have been performed in this area in the past. The previous owners are not willing to provide help (karma). What should I use to fix this...

Hi Folks, Moved into our current house in November; noticed a few weeks ago that there is a tile missing from above one of the skimmer inlets. With the tile gone, the rebar is rusted and exposed. As far as I can tell, it's been this way since we've moved in (I haven't found any loose tiles)...

In the process of building a pool and the builder is currently installing the waterline tile. They installed the concrete coping and ledge stone on our waterfall feature wall before the tile. My question is would you expect that the bottom line of the tile would be level on the waterfall feature...

Hi, I lost a bunch of tiles in our attached spa last year during the winter. I’d like to get the spa re-tiled. I’m having a hard time finding someone. Any recommendations on someone that can replace the tile on an attached pool spa in the Philly area ? Thanks!

Moss rocks were delivered to our home yesterday. Today when the tile/stone crew arrive they tell me the cement guys messed up and made the outline too big. They will have to fill the waterfall/groto area with cement to make the steps for our slide coming off from the side of the grotto. I call...