Need Help -Houston

[mojo1980]

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Hi I need assistance with finding a structural engineer who works with pools. We don't require them in Houston so many do not know pools well.

I need gunite inspected im in my remodel and have severe issues.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

structural pool engineer houston - Google Search

Perhaps one of these can help you? I'd pick one whose name is on the door myself....
Please keep us in the loop with what's going on and how its being handled...... good luck!

Maddie

 

[mojo1980]

Not really because they aren't required for pools

 

[MinerJason]

Can you describe the issues?

I'm not in Houston, and don't work on pools (other than my own), but I do QA/QC for shotcrete (gunite) in underground mines as part of my job. It's possible I could give a little guidance or perspective if I knew more about the situation.

 

[mojo1980]

Miner Jason-

 

[MinerJason]

Ah, I think I remember your other thread now.

Not that it really matters, but it's unlikely that's a cold joint, especially if it was shot instead of formed in place. When two pieces of concrete set at different times fail at the contact it's usually blamed on a cold joint, but in my experience it's almost always due to a failure to properly prep the surface.

If it were me I'd chip off everything above the "cold joint", clean and prep the surface really well, build forms, apply a bond coat, and then pour a new cap with high strength concrete. You could also shoot it instead (shotcrete/gunite), which would be slightly stronger in a perfect world, but also creates a lot more opportunity for errors/problems. Pouring in place is a bit harder to mess up. Once you have the new cap, make sure you apply a high quality waterproofing everywhere.