Pool Leak Tips
It's a simple equation: pool plaster is supposed to protect the concrete shell underneath while giving swimmers a reasonably smooth, durable surface. When that finish becomes extensively rough, thin, cracked, etched, delaminated, or permanently discolored, routine cleaning and chemical adjustments...
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It's an age-old pool renovation question: can you resurface a pool without replacing the waterline tile? Yes, you often can, provided the existing tile, grout, substrate, and surrounding pool edge are still in sound condition. The more important question is...
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Let's cut through the confusion around acid washing a swimming pool. An acid wash can make a tired cement-based pool surface look dramatically cleaner, but it is not simply an extra-powerful cleaning treatment. Acid works by dissolving a very thin...
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The essence of it is that pool return jets do not have to feel perfectly identical for your circulation system to be working correctly. Water takes the easiest available path through the plumbing, so one return may naturally deliver a...
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The impact of a small gap around a swimming pool can be surprisingly significant. The expansion gap between the pool coping and surrounding deck is designed to let two large structures move without pushing against each other. When that separation...
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