Looking for some feedback on what my potential options are here with regards to a leak in my spa.
Quick history on remodel. Complete refresh. New coping, tile, interior finish (ecofinish).
During the demo, while pulling the old coping off of the spa, they damaged quite a bit of the spa raised shell. Simple enough right. They built it back up with concrete and finished construction.
Since then water has continuously leaked from the spa to the exterior of the shell. Water pools on the outside of the raised spa on the deck. If I shut off the return flow to the spa, water drops a few inches and these areas dry up. Some pictures for visuals:
Picture of the rebuild process:
Picture of the completed job:
Picture of pooling water on exterior of spa:
The pool contractor has since tried to fix this once by applying some type of material to the grout/tile in the spa. I wasn't confident this would fix it and sure enough it's still there. The tile/grout should not be your water barrier. He plans to try again, not sure what he plans.
So for our construction experts out there? Where do I go from here? Is this something that should have been applied with some type of water barrier during install/buildup of broken out section and now will have to be torn out and redone to correct the leak? ughhhh.
Quick history on remodel. Complete refresh. New coping, tile, interior finish (ecofinish).
During the demo, while pulling the old coping off of the spa, they damaged quite a bit of the spa raised shell. Simple enough right. They built it back up with concrete and finished construction.
Since then water has continuously leaked from the spa to the exterior of the shell. Water pools on the outside of the raised spa on the deck. If I shut off the return flow to the spa, water drops a few inches and these areas dry up. Some pictures for visuals:
Picture of the rebuild process:
Picture of the completed job:
Picture of pooling water on exterior of spa:
The pool contractor has since tried to fix this once by applying some type of material to the grout/tile in the spa. I wasn't confident this would fix it and sure enough it's still there. The tile/grout should not be your water barrier. He plans to try again, not sure what he plans.
So for our construction experts out there? Where do I go from here? Is this something that should have been applied with some type of water barrier during install/buildup of broken out section and now will have to be torn out and redone to correct the leak? ughhhh.