The rebar cage should have been continuous around that corner and not built out into the seat.
Worrisome cracks gunite pool, shrinkage or structural?
- Thread starter Pooldayeveryday
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Great. How big of a deal do you think this is going to be? The crack right now is pretty skinny/ hairline
Concrete can crack, so not necessarily a big deal, but you want to monitor the crack and the level to see what changes.
Get a tape measure and measure from the bottom of the coping to the water everywhere.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,858
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,858
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
No, it is not common.
It depends if the crack opens further and the pool begins leaking water.
There are structural gunite repair methods using epoxy injection or concrete staples to fix cracks.
Do you have to drain the pool to repair it?
Do you think we’re likely to see more cracks? Do you think this points to a bad build?
Ughh
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,858
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
If you need the crack repaired the pool will need to be drained and the tile and plaster removed down to the gunite. It is major surgery.
You only know what is needed once you dig into it and see the size and depth of the cracking.
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No one can predict the future of what will happen with your pool.
You got what you got.