My gunite shell was poured last week on a day it was raining. They did cover it with a tarp at the end, but it ended up caving in due to the water. I have posted some pics of the result. It also appears that the slope of the pool does not go down evenly on both sides. One has a much more pronounced dropoff. As I know nothing about gunite, it this easily repairable? Can they "regrade" the pool to make the slope even? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks
Gunite Issues
- Thread starter KEHlMSIN
- Start date
The pool shell can not easily be re-graded, the concern is that any new Gunite added to the shell needs to be at a minimum thickness and not feathered in at the ends, that would cause a weak joint.
Was the cave in caused by water from the surface or from the sun-surface?
Was the cave in caused by water from the surface or from the sun-surface?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,106
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I would not be concerned with the slope of the floor beyond where people can stand in it. That is about 5 1/2 feet deep for a 6 foot person. No one will know what the slope is after that.
And if the slope is a bit off side to side in the shallow end, no one will ever realize it as they walk across the pool.
Have you put a level on the floor and walls to see how off things are?
And if the slope is a bit off side to side in the shallow end, no one will ever realize it as they walk across the pool.
Have you put a level on the floor and walls to see how off things are?
Plastic covering the pool collapsed under the weight of water from a rainstorm
Haven't done a level, but the deepest end of the pool is only 4 1/2 feet, so I think it will be pretty noticeable. It's been a few weeks and they haven't attempted to do anything with it, so it's making me pretty nervous.