I have a fairly large crack in my bottom step, whats the best method for repair? I know they make a epoxy spray foam you can inject under step and then repair the crack like a tub.
Cracked step repair
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We didnt notice it at first we had a giant 90' pine fall into tree and a portion landed in step area. We thought it was a scratch at first and it got bigger/ A little dye confimed a leak. My pool guy put underwater epoxy but it looks like crack is expanding. My idea would be pool drained below stairs, holes drilled to stop the crack. Then they make expandable epoxy filler.
All the quick fixes are just really bandaid they wont hold permanently. You can glass them in or bondo amd scuff the whole thing amd gel coat. The last ones I repaired were beautifully done. We drilled and filled with non shrink grout then fiberglassed in resin and 2 part filler amd recreated the step pattern with a dremel. My one guy is an artsy type he did a nice job. Then a local ecofinish guy shot the stairs in grey ended up awesome they were white. He also did the skimmer lid the stair mouldings and skimmer face plates changed whole look of pool for the better.
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You can ecofinish right over fiberglass stairs on a vinyl pool?? Cool. Kinda a small job for them though, isn't it?
Yeah he did it when it was convenient for him. he was already out with the rig and grabbed some extra bucks. 500 cash ain't bad for an hours work we did all the prep
sktn77a
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Definitely get a fiberglass pro (boat renovator, Corvette bodyshop) involved. Doesn't your homeowners insurance cover this?
I used 3M Marine filler to fix the crack and painted with Gel. Assuming you have a firm step?
otherwise, you have to cut a hole to fill in the voids below the tread. I used a kit from :Home - Pool Step Specialists
Attaching photo of finished steps, before getting new liner installed. I patched 7 holes and blisters.
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