I purchased a house last summer with a badly neglected in-ground concrete pool. It had not been open in a number of years. It is a concrete pool possibly dating back to the 50's when the house was built. We purchased the house with the pool AS IS. You can see the horror of it here (http://imgur.com/a/JFZZj) It does seem to stay filled with water at all times. I know something has to be done with the pool this year. If feasible I would like to save it and turn it into a pool again, but would like to proceed incrementally so I can educate myself on what it will take. If absolute necessary I will have to pool removed but I am hoping it wont come to that. Any advice or comments on my plan would be appreciated.
First I plan to drain the pool. I imagine there is a lot of gunk down there. I plan on renting a trash pump and trying to pull all the gunk out I can. I am aware of hydrostatic valves, and I will open them is there are any. The pool is up on a bluff overlook a river so drainage should not be a problem.
Secondly I will look into my surfacing options. I would like to paint it, but may have to go with replastering. Anyone had luck with paint? Opinions seem pretty low online of painting your pool. Some people have suggested unless the surface is completely destroyed I can power-wash it and at least enjoy one season before plastering.
Before I pay for plastering, a new pump and filter I would like to know if my lines are sound . Can I get the lines tested on an empty pool? There seem to be three lines coming from the pool. If I open the valve on one water rushes out. One line is still hooked up to the old filter. The other seems to be just sitting there. I have no idea where those lines go.
Complicating this all is that all the lines for pumps and filters are halfway down the bluff, making access difficult. Any input appreciated. Thanks.
First I plan to drain the pool. I imagine there is a lot of gunk down there. I plan on renting a trash pump and trying to pull all the gunk out I can. I am aware of hydrostatic valves, and I will open them is there are any. The pool is up on a bluff overlook a river so drainage should not be a problem.
Secondly I will look into my surfacing options. I would like to paint it, but may have to go with replastering. Anyone had luck with paint? Opinions seem pretty low online of painting your pool. Some people have suggested unless the surface is completely destroyed I can power-wash it and at least enjoy one season before plastering.
Before I pay for plastering, a new pump and filter I would like to know if my lines are sound . Can I get the lines tested on an empty pool? There seem to be three lines coming from the pool. If I open the valve on one water rushes out. One line is still hooked up to the old filter. The other seems to be just sitting there. I have no idea where those lines go.
Complicating this all is that all the lines for pumps and filters are halfway down the bluff, making access difficult. Any input appreciated. Thanks.