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Process of Replastering a Pool

Written by Posted On Saturday, 31 October 2015 04:56

 

A saw cut with a diamond masonry blade is used to cut under the tile line preserving the pool tile, and then the plaster chipped. Where new tile is being installed, the saw cut is not needed. The pool is checked for loose plaster by sounding, which determines where we need to remove the "plaster pops" down to the structural shell. The pool when then be bond coated  and while bond coat is the preferable way to prep your pool for plaster, sometimes the old surface is in such poor condition that all the old plaster has to be chipped off. This cannot be determined until the pool is empty and inspected.

Air driven chipping tools are used to remove the existing plaster. The purpose of this is to give a nice smooth even transition where the new plaster end at the tile and other in pool fittings.

When the replastering is completed, the pool will be filled; water must fill continually without interruption. Nothing should be added to the pool until it is finished filling. Nothing should be dragged across the pool surface or should anyone walk on the new plaster while it is filling with water. Once full, the pool is then ready.

Interior Options

The most common interior surfaces are plaster, quartz and pebble. Quartz and pebble surfaces were developed as solutions to the shortcomings of plaster. However neither is perfect and they cost slightly more than plaster.

Plaster

When you think of pool plaster, you normally think of the smooth, white plaster surface that turns the water a sparkling blue when filled, but there are many choices that can be made. Many different colors of dye can be mixed with the plaster. Plaster is not the best, but is the most common pool surface. People are familiar with it and it's the least expensive of pool surfaces. Plaster is white cement mixed with marble dust. Its porous surface is the most susceptible to staining and bacteria growth. Because plaster constantly reacts to water, plaster pools use more chemicals to maintain balanced water chemistry and plaster typically does not last as long as other surfaces. A new plaster surface will give 5 to 10 years of good service.

Quartz

A quartz interior pool surface is actually a plaster surface with quartz aggregate mixed in. There are two benefits with quartz. Quartz is a very hard material. When used a percentage of the pool interior surface is now covered with a hard, non-porous, stain-resistant material. The net effect is a more stain-resistant, durable and longer-lasting surface than conventional plaster.

People like quartz because you can introduce a variety of colors into your pool interior with it. Quartz is priced higher than traditional plaster. You can expect a new quartz surface to last 10 to 15 years of good service.

Pebble

A pebble pool surface is a plaster surface with pebble aggregate mixed in. The pebbles actually cover the majority of the surface of the pool. A pebble surface has the greatest available stain resistance and durability in the industry. Pebble surfaces are more costly than traditional plaster. However, in the long run they tend to be more economical to maintain. You can expect a new pebble surface to give you 12 to 20 years of good service.

 

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Bruce Irwin

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