Last year I brought my pool back from the brink of becoming a pond.
Backstory, grew up at the property, suddenly it was in my hands in Fall 2019. The pool had been closed for two whole seasons, covered by a ripped tarp—everything got in, including a couple of cinder blocks, which rested on the tarp along with hundreds of pounds of leaves (that’s what it felt like)!
In order to remove the cover, I first had to remove the leaves and cinderblocks! Drained the pool a couple of feet, laid an extension ladder over the pool, and like a monkey I went out on the ladder, flipped upside down and fished out the cinderblock, handing it to my team on deck. The other block was a bit easier as it was in the low end.
(Why didn’t I drain the pool fully? Well here in Southestern PA, we’ve got a tricky high water table. And last year the water table was just 4” below the surface, with water sometimes pooling on the lawn).
I acid-washed I could, replaced 20ft of tile, regrouted, and patched plaster cracks.
Fast forward a year later, this is my 2nd pool opening and took just a week to clear!
I’ve since been using a Jandy acid tool to clean up the stains on the bottom of the pool. Not sure how I can clean up the walls without draining the pool.
Ultimately, I’m looking forward to a dry Spring where I can get the pool properly replastered, as well as replace the tile and coping (might as well do it all, since it’s in so-so shape. With any luck it will be Spring 2022–unless anyone has ever heard of a Fall replaster in the North? (I don’t have a heater, and I usually close the pool at the end of September).
Thank you all for reading.
Backstory, grew up at the property, suddenly it was in my hands in Fall 2019. The pool had been closed for two whole seasons, covered by a ripped tarp—everything got in, including a couple of cinder blocks, which rested on the tarp along with hundreds of pounds of leaves (that’s what it felt like)!
In order to remove the cover, I first had to remove the leaves and cinderblocks! Drained the pool a couple of feet, laid an extension ladder over the pool, and like a monkey I went out on the ladder, flipped upside down and fished out the cinderblock, handing it to my team on deck. The other block was a bit easier as it was in the low end.
(Why didn’t I drain the pool fully? Well here in Southestern PA, we’ve got a tricky high water table. And last year the water table was just 4” below the surface, with water sometimes pooling on the lawn).
I acid-washed I could, replaced 20ft of tile, regrouted, and patched plaster cracks.
Fast forward a year later, this is my 2nd pool opening and took just a week to clear!
I’ve since been using a Jandy acid tool to clean up the stains on the bottom of the pool. Not sure how I can clean up the walls without draining the pool.
Ultimately, I’m looking forward to a dry Spring where I can get the pool properly replastered, as well as replace the tile and coping (might as well do it all, since it’s in so-so shape. With any luck it will be Spring 2022–unless anyone has ever heard of a Fall replaster in the North? (I don’t have a heater, and I usually close the pool at the end of September).
Thank you all for reading.
