We are in the final stages if our IG install. Plaster happened yesterday and started filling the pool immediately. We saw large (not hairline) cracks. Builder confirms the plaster was a "bad batch." They are going to come, drain our 1/2 full pool, tear out current plaster, and treat it as a replastering. Builder says one coat of plaster adhered to gunite right but second coat didn't connect right and peeled right off. I'm worried that it won't last as long as a "replaster" and I don't know enough to know if it will look right. What should I ask and watch for in this fix? Should they cover the cost of the water (nearly 10,000 gallons to drain)?
Help! New IG pool. Plaster needs to be redone
- Thread starter austintxigpool
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
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- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Make sure they do a full chipout.
www.troublefreepool.com
- Full chipouts should be done with one of the following methods:
- If chisels are used then it should be flat chisels, not pointed chisels. Pointed chisels remove too much gunite and can weaken the shell
- High pressure sand blasting is superior to chiseling to remove plaster
- Hydro jetting using high pressure water is also effective at removing plaster Read PSN:Water Jetting
Plaster Installation and Maintenance - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
The cost of the water is probably negligible compared to the work that needs to be done. Maybe $100-150 depending on your rates.
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Have you got any pictures of the pool prior to plaster? That looks like the surface was either too smooth or contaminated, preventing the plaster from bonding.
I don't think you're being picky. Even if you are, it's your money and the pool you have to live with.
That back wall looks like terrible workmanship to me. I would be very upset. I'm no expert though
That back wall looks like terrible workmanship to me. I would be very upset. I'm no expert though
sktn77a
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Plaster looks terrible.
The shell looks like it was finished too smooth, I bet that first plaster job came off easy.
The shell looks like it was finished too smooth, I bet that first plaster job came off easy.