I moved in last year and thanks to TFP, actually have a good handle on my pool chemistry and most importantly, my chlorine levels and the use of bleach to attain those. When we moved in, the inspection report showed scaling and recommended a polish. Having never owned a pool, I had no idea what that really meant and just rolled with what I had. Midway through last summer, my Polaris started picking up sand and I started seeing some wearing of my plaster. I have a handful of spots in my very large pool where I can see the gunite now, but it's isolated. I have not observed any leaking. I had a couple of people out to look to see if they could just fix the spots or redo the whole thing. Of course, the first one said 10k for replaster and the other said that while I needed it, I could get by with another year or so, as long as I didn't observe substantial water loss. At this point, I'm going to see about making it through the year or do some A/B putty in the interim.
Some questions...
All of my tiles are good. I have them on the floor of the pool and at the waterline. None are cracked and I don't want to replace them. How does that factor into the cost of the replaster? Can they be left in place and reused?
What should I expect to pay per square foot or linear foot for a replaster job?
It seems like Diamond Brite or equivalent is the standard these days. What about River Rok or something along those lines?
TFP is great for education and that's what I need now. I appreciate any feedback you can give me!
Some questions...
All of my tiles are good. I have them on the floor of the pool and at the waterline. None are cracked and I don't want to replace them. How does that factor into the cost of the replaster? Can they be left in place and reused?
What should I expect to pay per square foot or linear foot for a replaster job?
It seems like Diamond Brite or equivalent is the standard these days. What about River Rok or something along those lines?
TFP is great for education and that's what I need now. I appreciate any feedback you can give me!