Having a pool built (Premier Pools and Spa/Earthscapes is their concrete sub), not going well and need advice. Its a gunite pool with stamped/colored concrete for the coping/band. We have had to have the coping done FOUR times because the quality was so poor...
On the fourth pour (June) the coping cracked in at least three places - all starting at the water barrier strip/tile and proceed up the side of coping and nearly travel the whole width of the band (the largest ones anyway) while they were trying to apply the stamp pattern - the concrete was too set up and it was hot that day - seemed to get away from them...
The builder and sub said ''live with it, enjoy your pool, the CSLB will say it meets industry standards, we will guarantee the cracks wont grow larger for three years or else they will replace, etc'' but we decided to file a complaint to arbitrate our case anyway. We dont want to pay for shoddy, substandard work and have issues a few years down the road! Please take a look at my pictures and give advice - the builder has put a lien on our home and we cannot refi the house due to a botched title. We need this resolved ASAP!! appreciate the feedback/advice/knowledge in this area of expertise. (this is a seriously condensed version of our issues with the builder - we started this pool in March).
On the fourth pour (June) the coping cracked in at least three places - all starting at the water barrier strip/tile and proceed up the side of coping and nearly travel the whole width of the band (the largest ones anyway) while they were trying to apply the stamp pattern - the concrete was too set up and it was hot that day - seemed to get away from them...
The builder and sub said ''live with it, enjoy your pool, the CSLB will say it meets industry standards, we will guarantee the cracks wont grow larger for three years or else they will replace, etc'' but we decided to file a complaint to arbitrate our case anyway. We dont want to pay for shoddy, substandard work and have issues a few years down the road! Please take a look at my pictures and give advice - the builder has put a lien on our home and we cannot refi the house due to a botched title. We need this resolved ASAP!! appreciate the feedback/advice/knowledge in this area of expertise. (this is a seriously condensed version of our issues with the builder - we started this pool in March).