Hello All!
I recently purchased a home in the northern suburbs of Detroit. It is a 1966 home with a 1966 gunite pool. The pool is 800sqft surface area, 9ft deep end, and Lazy L shape. Based on all of my research it has been taken care of pretty well. All equipment is less than 3yrs old, 2005 stamped concrete decking and 2005 PVC plumbing (except main drain line must be original). I have a very high water table due to wetlands and river very close by. Deep end bottom is approx 3ft below river surface water and approx 75ft away.
The marcite finish is at the end of its life. The last resurfacing was done before 2005. I am looking for a professional contractor who I can trust. I have a quote from a local contractor for two options: $8,500 for re-marcite (2yr guarantee) and $14,000 for Stonescapes Aqua Pebble Mini Pebble(5yr guarantee). Both options seem to be a good price but mi unsure about workmanship/materials. Im looking for additional quotes and recommendations. Current contractor has some good and bad reviews online.
This process scares me! My old pool scares me, the high water table scares me, and the "efflorescence" and cracks in my current marcite scares me. See attached pictures. The "efflorescence" looks to be from water leaking into the pool? Is that possible? Im thinking if the previous owner left the water level too low over the winter and the outside water table was higher then water would leak in and leave these deposits? These are 15" long leeches down the wall of the deep end.
Why I went into this detail is because im thinking I need to have current marcite removed so we can inspect gunite/concrete structure before refinishing. I want to make sure I have a top notch contractor before I get into this project.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I recently purchased a home in the northern suburbs of Detroit. It is a 1966 home with a 1966 gunite pool. The pool is 800sqft surface area, 9ft deep end, and Lazy L shape. Based on all of my research it has been taken care of pretty well. All equipment is less than 3yrs old, 2005 stamped concrete decking and 2005 PVC plumbing (except main drain line must be original). I have a very high water table due to wetlands and river very close by. Deep end bottom is approx 3ft below river surface water and approx 75ft away.
The marcite finish is at the end of its life. The last resurfacing was done before 2005. I am looking for a professional contractor who I can trust. I have a quote from a local contractor for two options: $8,500 for re-marcite (2yr guarantee) and $14,000 for Stonescapes Aqua Pebble Mini Pebble(5yr guarantee). Both options seem to be a good price but mi unsure about workmanship/materials. Im looking for additional quotes and recommendations. Current contractor has some good and bad reviews online.
This process scares me! My old pool scares me, the high water table scares me, and the "efflorescence" and cracks in my current marcite scares me. See attached pictures. The "efflorescence" looks to be from water leaking into the pool? Is that possible? Im thinking if the previous owner left the water level too low over the winter and the outside water table was higher then water would leak in and leave these deposits? These are 15" long leeches down the wall of the deep end.
Why I went into this detail is because im thinking I need to have current marcite removed so we can inspect gunite/concrete structure before refinishing. I want to make sure I have a top notch contractor before I get into this project.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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