I'm not sure how old our pool is - could be 20-25 years. We had an issue 8 years ago that caused us to have to totally strip the Fiberglass & have 20 "rebar staples" drilled & epoxied over cracks in the wall. Then re-Fiberglassed. Expensive as you can imagine.
So of course any warranty is no longer available and we JUST got another crack - the the same general area - and pool is now draining. Yes, we get earth movement in our area - doesn't everyone?
We're at a loss as to how to address this. Do pools just "age" to the point they must be totally removed & rebuilt? Just to re-FIBERGLASS doesn't seem like a good solution without addressing the crack in the GUNITE (or cement) underneath. Is it possible to just expose that section, epoxy/fix the underlying CRACK then just re-Fiberglass just that section? or must the entire pool be stripped and re-FIBERGLASSED? or would PLASTERING be better? ugh....
We're distraught over this and could really use some expert opinion/advice. We're in the SF BAY AREA. (If any Bay Area pool contractors can assist, we'd like to hear from you.) Thanks everyone.
So of course any warranty is no longer available and we JUST got another crack - the the same general area - and pool is now draining. Yes, we get earth movement in our area - doesn't everyone?
We're at a loss as to how to address this. Do pools just "age" to the point they must be totally removed & rebuilt? Just to re-FIBERGLASS doesn't seem like a good solution without addressing the crack in the GUNITE (or cement) underneath. Is it possible to just expose that section, epoxy/fix the underlying CRACK then just re-Fiberglass just that section? or must the entire pool be stripped and re-FIBERGLASSED? or would PLASTERING be better? ugh....
We're distraught over this and could really use some expert opinion/advice. We're in the SF BAY AREA. (If any Bay Area pool contractors can assist, we'd like to hear from you.) Thanks everyone.