This weekend we had an issue when an adult (~225 lbs) did a big bounce on our diving board and sheared off some extremely rusty anchor bolts, sending the diving board and base into the pool. These are the three bolts that mount the base to the concrete. Truthfully it looks like all three nuts just blew up and two of the three bolts are now sharp rusty points sticking out of the concrete. The diving board is an 8' Interfab (looks like a La Mesa), so I reached out to that company and they asked for pictures of the base so they could look to see if the fiberglass of the base had become compromised. I sent them pictures and here is their reply...
After sharing your information with our quality manager, we have the following concerns:
1. Based on the photo, it looks the diving board is over 25 years old – this makes us wonder if the deck is up to the current code
2. Once you have confirmed the deck is up to the current county code, you would want to replace the entire diving system
3. To replace the diving system after you've confirmed your deck is up to current code, you could either tear up the deck and pour concrete per code or you could order a new diving system and install using an epoxy kit.
I wish I had another option but thinking to ensure everybody’s safety, you will want to replace the entire diving system.
Soooo, they never say the base or board is compromised (which the fiberglass looks good to me). They just say the board is over 25 years old and they're not sure if the concrete is up to code (and I'm not pouring a new pad). That being the case, I'm looking for advice here. To replace the entire diving board system myself would be roughly $1100 if I go with a new La Mesa and their epoxy kit. If I go with my current unit, use AC100+ Gold epoxy with 5/8" stainless hardware (from Fastenal), then I can be sitting pretty at about $50. Maybe tack on some SS backing plates to distribute the load more across the fiberglass (another $50).
What would you all do?
After sharing your information with our quality manager, we have the following concerns:
1. Based on the photo, it looks the diving board is over 25 years old – this makes us wonder if the deck is up to the current code
2. Once you have confirmed the deck is up to the current county code, you would want to replace the entire diving system
3. To replace the diving system after you've confirmed your deck is up to current code, you could either tear up the deck and pour concrete per code or you could order a new diving system and install using an epoxy kit.
I wish I had another option but thinking to ensure everybody’s safety, you will want to replace the entire diving system.
Soooo, they never say the base or board is compromised (which the fiberglass looks good to me). They just say the board is over 25 years old and they're not sure if the concrete is up to code (and I'm not pouring a new pad). That being the case, I'm looking for advice here. To replace the entire diving board system myself would be roughly $1100 if I go with a new La Mesa and their epoxy kit. If I go with my current unit, use AC100+ Gold epoxy with 5/8" stainless hardware (from Fastenal), then I can be sitting pretty at about $50. Maybe tack on some SS backing plates to distribute the load more across the fiberglass (another $50).
What would you all do?
