Pool Resurfacing - DIY?

[DAB942]

I'm starting to see little blue pebbles in the filter. How DIYable is resurfacing?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

If you mean replastering a pool yourself, it's not a DIY job....that is, not unless you want it to look like it was a DIY job Plaster is typically mixed and applied using a diesel driven plaster pump and then requires a crew of about 5 guys to get the job done. There's a lot of "Art" to the process and an expereinced crew that knows what they're doing will make an old pool look new again. An inexperienced crew that doesn't get the chemistry right or know how to properly trowel will leave a pool surface looking as bad or worse than before.

 

[DAB942]

Good. I didn't want to do it anyway.

 

[PoolguyinCT]

If you mean replastering a pool yourself, it's not a DIY job....that is, not unless you want it to look like it was a DIY job [emoji6] Plaster is typically mixed and applied using a diesel driven plaster pump and then requires a crew of about 5 guys to get the job done. There's a lot of "Art" to the process and an expereinced crew that knows what they're doing will make an old pool look new again. An inexperienced crew that doesn't get the chemistry right or know how to properly trowel will leave a pool surface looking as bad or worse than before.

Not too mention the truck/rig is about 180k— I don’t thing I saw one in the Home Depot rental section, buying the rig is the easy part- producing capable “passengers” is where it get expensive...

 

[duraleigh]

Not saying this is the case but make sure they are not little pieces of a blue bubble cover deteriorating.....we hear of that quite often

 

[tstex]

I've always had the policy that if it's a once in every 10-20 yr job, to outsource it, esp if renting or buying the equipment far exceeds what it cost to be completed by a professional contractor. As mentioned, low bid on jobs like this may not be an astute decision...make sure you have a lot of references w TONS of industry experience...this means 10-20 yrs again.

if you can't find someone, joyful noise/Matt has mentioned he has a huge wheelbarrow and 4-5 trowels.