Hello, last summer I installed a 24’ Radiant metric semi inground pool. Currently I am starting to engineer the cladding of the 2’ of the exterior of the pool that is above ground. The pool wall itself measures 2”. I would like to glue 1” blue board insulation around the outside of the pool. Then I would like to glue 3/4” curved Marmox board [which has a cement thinset embedded with fiberglass mesh on the surface]. Then I will cover that surface with Latricrete air and water barrier. Finally I will adhere a thin veneer natural stone with A High bond mortar. This sandwich of materials will amount to a 4.5-5” with room to place a 6” coping to top it off.
my rationale for this - I would like to build out the thickness of the pool wall so that it Is more to scale with the size of the pool. [i.e. 5” vs 2”]
I am using stone veneer because I am a DIYer, working alone, and I can manage the weight of this. I DO NOT want to build a retaining wall around the perimeter of the pool, which would require a footing, and backfill. I live in an area in which the frost line is 4’. By veneering the pool wall, the entire structure is one unit.
My big question is - the outside surface of the pool is an acrylic coated aluminum. I am looking for an adhesive to glue the 1“ blueboard to the outside surface of the pool. One consideration is that both of these materials are non-porous. next, presumably I would use the same adhesive to glue on the Marmox board. Advice on adhesives for this application is much appreciated. 1- it needs to stick to the pool’s surface [with an adhesive that is compatible with the pool surface and the blueboard] and 2- it needs to be strong enough to hold the stone veneer, which is roughly 15#/sf.
another question is - would it be necessary to prime the exterior surface of the pool before gluing anything to it?
thanks very much in advance for advice!
Jo-Ann
my rationale for this - I would like to build out the thickness of the pool wall so that it Is more to scale with the size of the pool. [i.e. 5” vs 2”]
I am using stone veneer because I am a DIYer, working alone, and I can manage the weight of this. I DO NOT want to build a retaining wall around the perimeter of the pool, which would require a footing, and backfill. I live in an area in which the frost line is 4’. By veneering the pool wall, the entire structure is one unit.
My big question is - the outside surface of the pool is an acrylic coated aluminum. I am looking for an adhesive to glue the 1“ blueboard to the outside surface of the pool. One consideration is that both of these materials are non-porous. next, presumably I would use the same adhesive to glue on the Marmox board. Advice on adhesives for this application is much appreciated. 1- it needs to stick to the pool’s surface [with an adhesive that is compatible with the pool surface and the blueboard] and 2- it needs to be strong enough to hold the stone veneer, which is roughly 15#/sf.
another question is - would it be necessary to prime the exterior surface of the pool before gluing anything to it?
thanks very much in advance for advice!
Jo-Ann
