I'm trying to decide whether or not to resurface my pool, paint it with epoxy, or simply drain it, clean it, and fill it back up; and I'd appreciate some answers from the pros out there.
I have to fix a leak in the niche (long story short: I need to replace a broken light, but the electrical cord was epoxied in place, so I had to chip that out - which resulted in the leak), so I let the pool sit over the winter, and it stopped leaking when the water reached niche-level.
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1) Looking at these pics, do you think I should resurface the pool? If so, I'd like to perform as much manual labor myself as possible. With that said, I'm prepared to chip out whatever plaster that needs to be chipped out, pressure/acid wash, and haul all necessary quart mix to the pool and then let a professional do the mixing/troweling of the bond and final coats. I figure that all the work prior to the application of the plaster is manual labor that I should be able to perform myself within a couple of weeks; however, plastering seems like an art, and I don't want to screw that up.
2) If I need to resurface the pool, would you do a complete chip out or just under the tiles/around fixtures/around plaster spots that might be popping up?
3) I have read that one should only chip out prior plaster if there have been multiple coats of plaster applied. How can I determine whether or not my pool has been replastered in the past?
4) Where can I drain the pool water? I live in Palm Harbor, Florida, and we are not supposed to drain to the sewer.
5) How long can a pool in Florida sit empty without fear of it 'popping up?' I've seen posts online where people have worked on their empty pools and taken as much as ONE YEAR. Is that safe?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
I have to fix a leak in the niche (long story short: I need to replace a broken light, but the electrical cord was epoxied in place, so I had to chip that out - which resulted in the leak), so I let the pool sit over the winter, and it stopped leaking when the water reached niche-level.
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1) Looking at these pics, do you think I should resurface the pool? If so, I'd like to perform as much manual labor myself as possible. With that said, I'm prepared to chip out whatever plaster that needs to be chipped out, pressure/acid wash, and haul all necessary quart mix to the pool and then let a professional do the mixing/troweling of the bond and final coats. I figure that all the work prior to the application of the plaster is manual labor that I should be able to perform myself within a couple of weeks; however, plastering seems like an art, and I don't want to screw that up.
2) If I need to resurface the pool, would you do a complete chip out or just under the tiles/around fixtures/around plaster spots that might be popping up?
3) I have read that one should only chip out prior plaster if there have been multiple coats of plaster applied. How can I determine whether or not my pool has been replastered in the past?
4) Where can I drain the pool water? I live in Palm Harbor, Florida, and we are not supposed to drain to the sewer.
5) How long can a pool in Florida sit empty without fear of it 'popping up?' I've seen posts online where people have worked on their empty pools and taken as much as ONE YEAR. Is that safe?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!