The pool company just completed the plumbing to my new pool. However, i am concerned with one spot the plumbers chiseled out and created a large hole. The builder said it would be filled with plaster, but I would think that wouldn't be sufficient.
Hole in Gunite
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The builder is probably right, but... how big is the hole? Post a photo.
The builder is probably right, but... how big is the hole? Post a photo.
jm,
Almost all the gunite pools I have seen being built had a hole or two in the bottom, just to make sure the shell did not float. Filling with plaster is a pretty standard way to do it...
There will be plenty of things to worry about, but that is not one of them...
Thanks,
Jim R.
Almost all the gunite pools I have seen being built had a hole or two in the bottom, just to make sure the shell did not float. Filling with plaster is a pretty standard way to do it...
There will be plenty of things to worry about, but that is not one of them...
Thanks,
Jim R.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,157
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
That should be patched with hydraulic cement. The hole looks too deep to fill with plaster. Plaster should not be more then 3 inches maximum.
The plaster crew can probably fill it.
The plaster crew can probably fill it.
jm,
So that is not the typical hole I see in the bottom of pools.. That hole is because they screwed up and had to move the plumbing..
I agree with Allen, the plaster crew will probably fill it with Hydraulic Cement and then plaster over that..
Thanks,
Jim R.
So that is not the typical hole I see in the bottom of pools.. That hole is because they screwed up and had to move the plumbing..
I agree with Allen, the plaster crew will probably fill it with Hydraulic Cement and then plaster over that..
Thanks,
Jim R.