I have a 15x35 60's pr 70's in around gunite plaster pool that has been empty for about 5 years and has surface cracking and some delamination spots. I replumbed it, repaired any coping and tile and redid the deck. (When I replumpbed it I filled in dirt that had eroded next to the deep end wall because of water leaking between the coping and the old deck.) I chipped off the plaster along a couple suspected cracks and didn't see cracks in the gunite after misting. I bought steel staples but didn't put them in after I didn't see cracks below the plaster. One of the deep end corners settled about an inch over the years.
I've had trouble getting pool replasterers to come up to Lompoc, CA, which is out of the way, etc. I described the pool over the phone to a pool builder in Santa Barbara, CA, an hour south of me, (there are no replasterers closer than the SF Valley or Bakersfield) who said I should go with fiberglass because it's an old pool and fiberglass has more give if it settles and it is stronger if there are cracks.
The fg company that gave me an estimate is Aqua Creations out of Ventura,CA. They measured my pool by the outside edge of the coping instead of the inside edge, and they said my pool was 18x36 instead of 15x35. They multiplied that and then multiplied the product by 2 to get 1296 sq ft. Is that normal? They sent me a contract: $12,312 for glass + 2,100 standard prep + 1,000 overlay cracks with Kevlar/woven cloth + 1,800 crack treatment (up to 4 ft) =$17,212. Add another 2000 for color and another to replace the skimmer, (which I didn't want to do myself and wasn't going to) = $21,212. Seems pricey.
I don't know if they need to do Kevlar overlay or crack treatment and they said when the crew come in to prep, they will know, but it's in the contract. Is this normal? They give a 15 yr warrantee but only one year on any crack treatment.
So should I go with this fiberglass deal, which is seeming like my only option, or should I keep trying to get a replastering outfit to come?
Thanks,
Jim
I've had trouble getting pool replasterers to come up to Lompoc, CA, which is out of the way, etc. I described the pool over the phone to a pool builder in Santa Barbara, CA, an hour south of me, (there are no replasterers closer than the SF Valley or Bakersfield) who said I should go with fiberglass because it's an old pool and fiberglass has more give if it settles and it is stronger if there are cracks.
The fg company that gave me an estimate is Aqua Creations out of Ventura,CA. They measured my pool by the outside edge of the coping instead of the inside edge, and they said my pool was 18x36 instead of 15x35. They multiplied that and then multiplied the product by 2 to get 1296 sq ft. Is that normal? They sent me a contract: $12,312 for glass + 2,100 standard prep + 1,000 overlay cracks with Kevlar/woven cloth + 1,800 crack treatment (up to 4 ft) =$17,212. Add another 2000 for color and another to replace the skimmer, (which I didn't want to do myself and wasn't going to) = $21,212. Seems pricey.
I don't know if they need to do Kevlar overlay or crack treatment and they said when the crew come in to prep, they will know, but it's in the contract. Is this normal? They give a 15 yr warrantee but only one year on any crack treatment.
So should I go with this fiberglass deal, which is seeming like my only option, or should I keep trying to get a replastering outfit to come?
Thanks,
Jim