Hello everyone,
Last year I bought a house with a fiberglass pool in pretty bad shape, it is chipped, stained, has bubbles, and the gelcoat has failed (comes out when rubbing and the water gets very milky when heavily used).
I had thought about having it refinished, the usual sanding, reapply fiberglass and gelcoat. However the professionals in my area have advised against it saying it's pretty hard and the result can be a bit hit or miss.
Instead they recommend tiling the whole pool, but I have barely been able to find any examples of tiling a fiberglass pool other than just the waterline. So I wanted to know if anyone here has had experience with this procedure or thinks it is an appropriate solution.
My other concern is that water in my area is extremely soft, as in CH of 50, so I'm worried that maintaining the 250 or 350 minimum CH recommended level for tile might be a nightmare.
Thanks in advance.
Last year I bought a house with a fiberglass pool in pretty bad shape, it is chipped, stained, has bubbles, and the gelcoat has failed (comes out when rubbing and the water gets very milky when heavily used).
I had thought about having it refinished, the usual sanding, reapply fiberglass and gelcoat. However the professionals in my area have advised against it saying it's pretty hard and the result can be a bit hit or miss.
Instead they recommend tiling the whole pool, but I have barely been able to find any examples of tiling a fiberglass pool other than just the waterline. So I wanted to know if anyone here has had experience with this procedure or thinks it is an appropriate solution.
My other concern is that water in my area is extremely soft, as in CH of 50, so I'm worried that maintaining the 250 or 350 minimum CH recommended level for tile might be a nightmare.
Thanks in advance.