They are at my house as we speak chipping it out with electric chisels. I was watching them and noticed that they had chipped everything around the waterline and fittings. Then seemed to stop. My first pool build years ago in my other house they had to replaster. I watched them do the same thing. The problem with this method is that the new plaster will be flush with the waterline tile down to about six inches but then the plaster will sit proud of the waterline tile because they plaster over the remaining plaster. In addition it causes main drains and fittings to seem like they're sitting in "bowls." I texted my PB that this was unacceptable. 5 min later I got a call from the plaster company. They apologized for the screw up and said that's normally how they replaster a pool. I said yes, normally that's how you replaster an old pool. Not a new one where you screwed up. What would I do when the time comes to replaster from age? Apply a 3rd layer of plaster? No, I'd then have to pay to have it all chipped out. Bottom line, told him not acceptable and I wanted it ALL removed. And they're now removing it all. And in the process covering my patio once again in a layer of dust. My PB told me I was being unreasonable. Guess what I told him?
And yes, the other people got a nice free upgrade which the plaster people told me they were VERY happy with.
Kim, it took me a while to figure it out. I just kept thinking that when they were done it would look right, that what I was seeing was just part of the process. It was right after they left that I looked closely and realized it wasn't correct.
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BTW, it took them about 5 hours to plaster the pool. They told me it will take at least 2 full days to get it out.
Do they at least get to use air tools or such?
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