coping

hi everyone we have an older kidney shaped pool and are doing a renovation. Thus far, we’ve been told coping is possible with all the natural stone paver suspects (marble, limestone, travertine, dolomite), plus concrete, and flagstone. Are there any other practical/viable options for kidney...

Hello. Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide. We are having an old existing pool remodeled. Our coping was installed to all slope into the pool. I believe it should slope away from the pool but our builder argues it should be level. A few were replaced and all are grouted now...

Hello pool people. We purchased the house and pool new three years ago. Since then, we've had a number of issues with the pool. Lately, I feel like I've been noticing small cracks on both the coping and in the pool. At first the pool ones presented as white calcium dopsits, but eventually...

I don't post often. Every question that usually comes up for me, I'm able to search to find what I need. But here we are. My daughter cut her hand on the broken coping (pic). Or I guess they are coping covers? I'm still learning the terminology, so please correct me if I'm wrong. Old PVC...

Extensive internet search found very little in actual aluminum CP-2 bullnose repair. For background i consider myself a modest DIY'er, most typical pool equipment upkeep, I perform. Avid researcher and info junkie. Im a former military jet maintainer and former powerplant maintainer and now...

Hey everyone, I recently moved into a house with a pool in Phoenix (built in 2008). Inspector flagged a couple loose travertine coping stones before purchase, but I didn’t think much of it at the time, being a first-time pool owner. Well I just pulled the culprits out to glue them back onto...

Hi, recently went through a freeze and during the thaw, the plumbing line for my cleaner, which is plumbed on its own valve, sprung a leak. This is confirmed as when I bypass the booster pump, leak stops. Slow dribble with pool running and gushing water with booster pump on. The leaking water...

Started with a freeze. Grew with additional freezes. Not obvious to me why this happened. What should I look for?

Hello all! First, This forum has been such a huge help with our pool Reno, Thank you! Second we’re renovating a pool in Charleston, SC. We’ve decided on the bottom color and waterline tile but we’re hesitant to finalize the coping… currently it’s an ugly brick (photo below). We would like an...

Two years ago, I bought a luxury home that's now draining my savings with constant maintenance costs, causing extreme financial strain. Recently, I noticed issues with the pool deck cracking and suspect the bond beam is cracked, as it lacks a proper extension joint, and the slabs are butting up...

Most of the way through a new VINYL pool install. For the coping/decking we are doing poured concrete. Our PB wants to do a 12" coping and a separate pour for the wider decking. Coping is cantilevered (styrofoam) forms. The questions are: 1) Should the perpendicular rebar be stubbed out of the...

I purchased a house with a pool in need of rehab. The liner has been replaced, new pump, refreshed sand filter, and pressure test with no leaks (after 10 years of no use). I have concern that the coping is going to be an issue. Can I fill the gap between this coping and the concrete deck? If...

About a month ago, we noticed splotchy orange stains on our new pool’s lueder coping stone. The only thing I can think of that could have caused it was my husband often leaving pool cleaning tools (a long aluminum pole, nylon bristle brush, and net w/ plastic hoop) on the stones, and a tool...

Hey folks, I moved to this house last July and became a first-time pool owner with zero prior pool knowledge. I soon found this site and learned a vast amount of knowledge about pools, their equipment, and their maintenance. I maintain my pool using the Taylor kit to TFP standards and have...

Edit: thanks for feedback, raised concerns with contractor and hes updating it all

Hi - we have travertine, bullnose pool coping that we purchased and would like to get a quote for someone to install it. Does anyone recommend a reasonably priced, good installer in the Greenville, SC area who might do this with our existing product?

I have a 20 year old in-ground concrete pool with bullnose brick coping in southeast PA. A couple of years ago some hairline cracks opened in the joints between some of the bricks and water began damaging both the coping and the tile around the edge of the pool and the adjoining spa wall (see...

I was curious if anyone had experience with renovation of a vinyl pool that has a Clayton Lambert Stainless Steel coping? I need to get some plumbing repaired and want to have the concrete decking replaced but I don’t know if that will ruin the coping or how to handle that. The pool guy has...

hi i was wondering you had any idea of what tools i would need to remove 2 stones from my spa coping so we can get access to the plumbing. I know i need to chisel out grout on top and sides but what would i use on the sides where the stone is mortared to the sides? i don’t want to accidentally...

I picked grey lueders to coordinate with our travertine patio install - new pool & patio. I didn't want travertine coping 1. because of price 2. I don't like that they have to be cut really thin to go around a curved pool. Now we have these lueders on our spa and 100% expected a smooth...

Hello. I have been supporter for more than a year now and have found trouble-free pool very informative and useful. I am in Missouri and near the end of September will be closing my pool. I have several concerns regarding cracks listed below and want to address them temporarily until I can...

Hello, I see from other posts that this isn't uncommon. I'm hoping this community can help us decide what to do. All 37 segments of new pour in place coping had a stress crack near the middle of the segment, starting at the bullnose and ranging from 6" to the full width, within three months. We...

I have this old style coping and need to replace the corner covers, but can't find them anywhere. Does anyone know where to get them, or even what this style is called? I saw this one in an old post by @nachos23

This is an existing install and we're now considering a liner replacement. However, this "issue" has always bugged me and I want to know if this is the proper way to install in-ground steps that are not covered by the liner. I don't see why the liner receiver channel needs to surround the step...

Hello, I recently moved to a home with an inground pool. I am not sure how old the pools is. We noticed that the small area between the coping and tile has degraded and is unsightly. I attached pictures. Is there something that can be done to fill in the cracks and cover this area to improve the...

In 2017 I replaced my coping and tiles and resurfaced the pool with EcoFinish. My 5 year old tiles are falling off and the granite coping is loose and detached from the top of the pool wall. There are cracks developing between the coping and the top grout line and there are white (calcium...

Hi, My old pool has coping that is quite rough and can easily scratch swimmers. I’d like to find a way to resurface the coping to 1) provide a smoother surface, 2) fill hairline cracks in the grout between coping pieces, and 3) fill hairline cracks in a couple coping pieces. I found some forum...

Hello friends: We had an in-ground spa completed in December of 2021. The coping around the spa is a pre-cast concrete, unsealed. A few months after the spa was completed and filled with water, we started noticing blotchy marks on the coping. I had the contractor come by and he took some...

We just had our pool installed and the contractor did not put in an expansion joint between the pavers and coping stone. The pool at our old house had one, is it needed/not needed?

I'm getting my bond beam formed today. I'm having my typical last-minute panics with something like this realizing the millions of things I don't know. Here are my questions. 1) should I separate the coping from the concrete on top of the pool wall in case I ever need to change the...