unfortunately the coping and tiles will likely have to go in the interest of rebuilding a quality pool that will last another 50 years.
we are really just hoping that we can bring this pool back to life legally at this point. once that is established, then we will worry about aesthetics. we would like to, as ive said many times throughout this long thread, keep it as original looking as possible with all the best equipment of today to maintain and keep the pool clean with minimal effort.
the tiles will most likely be unusable after demoing since they will be either broken in the process or so full of whatever mortar was used to install 51 years ago as to render them useless. these tiles were widely used in this area back in the day and sadly no one sees them as anything remotely worth saving. they are basic tiles used by a certain company only to mark their installations. the only reason they are still here is because no one ever remodeled this pool. ccol, yes, to us. antique treasure, not so much. onward and upward.
if anyone knows of any place to get coping and tiles that reflect this type of pool and time period please let us know.
thanks.
I was also told to stay away from glass tiles.