Gunite delay --> "Flashing" a pool?

[pjt]

We have a delay while awaiting gunite. The PB had the pool flashed with gunite or concrete. Anything I should know? Will this affect the quality of the gunite when it's eventually poured?

 

[Jimmie48]

I think the flashing is done just to maintain the integrity of the underlying dirt so you dont have issues of cave in or rebar moving. I have seen it done on some builds with no issue. I will let the construction guys comment as I am certainly not an expert on the matter but just giving my 2c

 

[Tegguy]

We had this done (the gunite company actually did it without us even asking) on our pool when a hurricane was approaching. They put a very light skim coat on the dirt to lock it into place and prevent cavein's or collapses.

 

[Whiskeyfox]

Shouldn't be any problem and it will help with the storms coming. How long was your gunite delay and when are you expecting it now? We had a 2 week delay. Huge relief today

 

[YippeeSkippy]

That was a smart move on your PB's part to do that.

 

[jimim]

They flashed my hole cause my walls wouldn’t hold back. Pics in my thread. Best money spent to save us. It was like adding a candy wheel to ice cream. Lol.

 

[jimim]

 

[jimmythegreek]

No issues with flashing a pool and it's often wise to do so. Much more expensive to fix caved walls and pull up rebar

 

[pjt]

Thanks for the responses. I'm assuming they just pour the gunite over the flashing and there's no problems with adhesion or overall quality of the shell.

 

[pjt]

Shouldn't be any problem and it will help with the storms coming. How long was your gunite delay and when are you expecting it now? We had a 2 week delay. Huge relief today

It'll be about a two week gap between steel and gunite (which should be coming this Wednesday).

 

[jimmythegreek]

No problems at all. It's just fill material like adding stone etc. The shell will still be a monolithic spray of gunite the walls dont need to adhere to anything they are structural in their own right