Sketchy Replaster?

[sacredcow]

The pool next door to me is being flipped with the house. I figured for years that it was in terrible shape, but you couldn’t see as the water was black. A crew spent about half a day over there so after they left I snuck over to see what was happening. My own pool is probably heading for a replaster so I kind of wanted to see the process.

Is this legitimate? Someone in a local pool group said that chipping away just near the fittings, tile, and any damage was perfectly acceptable and that the bond coat would allow new plaster to adhere. This just seems like “good enough to sell the house” to me.

Am I wrong?

 

[HermanTX]

Someone in a local pool group said that chipping away just near the fittings, tile, and any damage was perfectly acceptable and that the bond coat would allow new plaster to adhere.

It is not ideal to just chip away the soft spots. They have to chip completely around the tile to allow the new plaster to be flush.
To ensure a proper replaster the entire pool should be chipped out but that is very labor intensive and definitely adds cost.

Also, that light should be sitting in a bucket of water as the seal will dry out in the sun and heat.

 

[sacredcow]

It is not ideal to just chip away the soft spots. They have to chip completely around the tile to allow the new plaster to be flush.
To ensure a proper replaster the entire pool should be chipped out but that is very labor intensive and definitely adds cost.

Also, that light should be sitting in a bucket of water as the seal will dry out in the sun and heat.

That was always my understanding. Not surprised a flipper is going cheap- he overpaid for the house given its condition and his asking price is already too high.

Just verifying my thoughts as I approach my own replaster.

 

[kimkats]

It is the lazy, cheap way of doing a replaster The people who buy they pool will be on the hook down the road to get a FULL chip out if they stay long enough to need a new plaster a ways down the road.

You, on the other hand, will have the knowledge of TFP behind you to get it done right! @AQUA~HOLICS can tell you of the BEST way to get the old plaster our and the shell ready for the new plaster.

 

[sktn77a]

Hey, it's a flip. I'm surprised they aren't just acid washing it!

If you'll be staying in your house over 5 years, get the full chip out. Anything less then it's kinda up to you.

 

[sacredcow]

Hey, it's a flip. I'm surprised they aren't just acid washing it!

They did that earlier this summer when it went on the market. The plaster was massively stained but they cleaned it and repaired the equipment just as the rest of the house was completed. Then they let it return to a swamp again (they’re blaming the hurricane, but it was green well prior to Beryl).

I know the previous owner, before he passed, used all kinds of magic algae potions, but he generally kept it maintained (I’m certain the copper was through the roof). Once he was gone, his wife and daughter couldn’t care less. I offered to help, but they kept saying “they have a great pool service.”

 

[sktn77a]

they kept saying “they have a great pool service.”

Yeah. Most people wouldn't know a good pool service from a hole in the wall!

 

[sacredcow]

As I heard from another neighbor, a crew came and replastered it today and it's now being filled.

All well and good, except I'd bet good money they're going to fill it and then just let it turn into a swamp again. But maybe they have a tentative offer pending the pool not being a swamp?