Tiles falling off side of pool

[Pkhpool]

GM we have had some tiles fall off the side of the pool and had it covered with a blue cover the weather has been going to freeze warning then back to regular winter weather here in Florida. Does anyone have any suggestions how to prevent I did have the pool covered

 

[Bperry]

GM we have had some tiles fall off the side of the pool and had it covered with a blue cover the weather has been going to freeze warning then back to regular winter weather here in Florida. Does anyone have any suggestions how to prevent I did have the pool covered

What’s your expansion joint look like? (That’s the joint between the decking and the coping). There should be a roughly 1/2” wide gap filled with flexible sealant there. I’m a little thrown by what looks like sea water on the other side of that tile wall or is it just textured concrete?

It looks like you have a good number of tiles ready to fall off.

 

[Pkhpool]

Hi there joint is in place
And we have textured concrete then a lake behind. I did have the pool covered and was concerned it created the issue. The pool is at around 56 degrees and we have had some low 30s with cold wind.

I’m planning on jumping in and removing the loose and covering with a plastic bag until the weather warms up

Any suggestions thanks much

 

[Pkhpool]

Picture of the tiles below no morter

 

[Bperry]

Picture of the tiles below no morter

Make sure you check for cracks Because that’s what usually causes tiles to fall off. See if you can keep the water level below any obvious cracks. I don’t think a tarp is helping or hurting you either way.

 

[Pkhpool]

Attaching a picture where I have put tape where the tiles have lifted up to

 

[Pkhpool]

Hi berry I just jumped in to cover it up and added tape to where they have lifted there are no cracked and the tiles were flat prior to the cold spell. It is left of the water foundation which has been off for a week now

 

[JamesW]

Sometimes that happens.

Not much you can do except remove and reset.

 

[Pkhpool]

I was going to wait until spring to tackle

Do you think would home owners cover this due to cold winds. I’m thinking is it something covered or not

If I tackled this as it’s around 20 tiles which need to be reset would the pool need to be drained.

Second option is to get the pool company who installed in 2006 out to fix

Thoughts and input appreciated, I’ve tiled bathrooms before never a pool

 

[JamesW]

Do you think would home owners cover this due to cold winds.

I have no idea.

You can inquire if you want.

Claims tend to increase premiums more than the cost of repairs, in my opinion.

If I tackled this as it’s around 20 tiles which need to be reset would the pool need to be drained.

Probably not.

 

[Pkhpool]

I have no idea.

You can inquire if you want.

Claims tend to increase premiums more than the cost of repairs, in my opinion.

Probably not.

Thanks James, I noticed a few posts and will watch some you tube if it’s something I will tackle once the weather warms up any

 

[JamesW]

Tap lightly on the tiles with a plastic handle to find which ones are loose and remove all loose tiles.

It's not that hard to reset the tiles.

Get some thinset white mortar and mortar the tiles back in place.

Allow the mortar to set and then regrout with white grout.

Try to avoid spilling mortar or grout in the water.

Any spilled mortar or grout should be cleaned before it sticks to the plaster.

Do not vacuum into the system.

 

[Pkhpool]

Thanks James will do and research pool mortar and grout

 

[JamesW]

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[ajw22]

Waterline Tile Installation - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[ajw22]

When tiles pop off that cleanly it shows there was not good adhesion between the tile and thinset.

It looks to me like poor quality thinset and poor buttering technique was used.

 

[Pkhpool]

Thanks guys hope you had a good new year,

Final question would the pool cover have contributed to this ?

 

[ajw22]

Thanks guys hope you had a good new year,

Final question would the pool cover have contributed to this ?

Nope. Those tiles were incorrectly installed and are hanging on by a thread

 

[ajw22]

Looks to me like there is a gap between the edge of the tile and thinset.

I bet you can pull off one of those tiles by hand. They are being held together by the grout. If the thinset was properly installed they would be glued to the pool and you cannot pull them off individually.

Correct technique is to apply the thinset to the pool using a notched trowel, then butter the entire back of the tiles with thinset, and press the tile onto the thinset. The fact that you can still see the notches in the thinset with none on the back of the tile tells me poor pool tiling is the root cause. It was only a matter of time before they came loose.

I would pull off all tiles that are loose and retile as much as necessary.

 

[Pkhpool]

Thanks looks like they were hanging on since 06 the pool does have a lifetime warranty I can see if they will honor. If not will follow all the posts and steps from above and put the pool cover back on for now