Hey all, ever since I bought my house (along with the pool) back in 2018, there have been what I thought were black stains on the steps - little black dots basically. I've tried scrubbing them with a Magic Eraser but had no luck making them disappear; and other than how it looks, they don't bother me. So this summer I put a mask on and looked up close for the first time, and as far as I can tell, the gravel that must be packed against the back of the steps are poking through all over the place - and yet, the pool isn't leaking at all. It's extremely difficult to take a picture or video, but I'll do my best.
From a distance:
A bit closer:
There's also these "bumps" where it looks like there's point pressure pushing out:
This might give a slightly better view, but still hard to really see:
Anyway, has anyone come across anything similar? Perhaps I'm wrong about it being gravel poking through, but I'm not sure what else it could be. I have a hard time believing the gravel could be putting that much pressure on it, but then again, freeze-thaw cycles here are pretty crazy so perhaps it's that? idk. Like I said, pool isn't leaking, so it's really just an aesthetics issue at this point.
From a distance:
A bit closer:
There's also these "bumps" where it looks like there's point pressure pushing out:
This might give a slightly better view, but still hard to really see:
Anyway, has anyone come across anything similar? Perhaps I'm wrong about it being gravel poking through, but I'm not sure what else it could be. I have a hard time believing the gravel could be putting that much pressure on it, but then again, freeze-thaw cycles here are pretty crazy so perhaps it's that? idk. Like I said, pool isn't leaking, so it's really just an aesthetics issue at this point.
