grout

Hi. I have noticed hard calcium built up in 2-3 areas of my pool waterline tile grout. I keep on removing it but 4-5 month later it shows up again. This morning I drained the pool a couple inches below tiles (both sides pool and spa) and scraped the calcium off. I also thought it might be a...

The grout joints between the travertine coping stones are starting to develop thin cracks in some places. The travertine stone coping is around the pool and spa. What product would you recommend I use to fill these thin cracks in with? The pool was built in 2013. Thank you for your help.

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...

I just have a few spots near my fountain that look like this. It looks like lime leaching out of the mortar or grout? I can clean it off with muriatic acid, but it seems to just come back.

Last year we had our pool redone. It’s pebble tech with a tile waterline. From the beginning the grout line between tile and coping was cracking and popping. I mean within a day of them apply the grout. Maybe it was mortar not grout, sorry not a tile guy. They redid it and within weeks of them...

TL;DR: Looking for recommendations for spillway grout repair in Austin TX. -- I took ownership of a ~20 year old pool in July and thanks to TFP I have crystal-clear water, however, my spa spillway needs attention. The grout is worn/missing (see 1st photo), and I know I have a significant leak...

Bear with me, this is a question with a few parts. I understand that the "proper" solution to some of those parts might be to rip something out and start again. While I respect that opinion, that's not feasible for me at the moment, so I would appreciate other options, even if they are not...

I have two related questions regarding tile and grout. In-ground 13,000 gallon gunite chlorine pool. Location: McKinney, Texas Pool Age: 18 years Q1: I've had one small section of 4 tile pieces that have fallen off. What would be the best product to re-attach the tiles? Since it's just...

I am in the process of doing the Sider Crete roll-on Plaster to resurface my pool. The pool steps have these small tiles and grout between them. They will be tape-covered during the replaster phase, but those grout lines in-between will have no plastered and need to be sealed properly. I am...

Having my pool totally renovated. They just installed new tile. The guys grouted today. Used white grout instead of gray that we picked. I called to complain and the contractor said they will be back tomorrow to fix it. I said “how are they going to do that?” And he said “ they have their ways”...

Hi, The grout between tile and coping in my gunite spa is falling apart. I want to repair it but don't know what to use so it can last and withstand the harsh NJ weather. The space between top of the tiles to coping measures between 1.5" to 2". Some of the cracks are 1" wide (see the photos)...

So we finally are getting our larger travertine tiles for the raised pool walls and spa. I notice that when they installed the coping around the pool (lower beam with 12x12x1 travertine tiles), (our grout lines are approximately 1/4" wide) they did not fill the entire height of the travertine...

Our pool is a few months old and we see cracking in the grout between the coping stones (see pictures). Our contractor claims this is normal for California. Is this really the case? Seems like a lot of cracks for a few months.

Hello! We have selected our tile (Artistry in Mosaics GG82348B18), but now we need to choose a grout color. As far as our other selections, we are doing PebbleSheen Blue Surf with an Ipe deck (no coping). We have narrowed the grout down to 4 different Laticrete options: 42 Platinum 53 Twilight...

Hello all! We recently completed our owner-builder pool/spa in the Phoenix area. I named her "La Dominicana" as the finish selection was inspired by a trip I took to the Dominican Republic. I sourced white limestone/shellstone from one of the larger suppliers here, purchased through a local...

Hello! I have scoured the net, Pinterest, and this forum for grout examples on a similar glass tile for our waterline to no avail. I need your help! We have chosen an aqua/tan blend subway tiles from Artistry in Mosaics for our geometric pool. The pool will have two sheers and we would use the...

Need help with trying to fix an issue where my flexible tile is needing some repair. We just bought the house so we are new pool owners. It looks like repairs have been performed in this area in the past. The previous owners are not willing to provide help (karma). What should I use to fix this...

New to TFP. Doing some research on a coping repair and ran across y'all. Have an inground gunite pool that we renovated about 16 years ago...located in Atlanta GA. While in the process of replacing my expansion joint, I discovered a loose coping stone along with a few areas where the...

Hello Everyone, This is my first forum. Please help. Coming to you from Memphis, TN with questions and pics about what to do about my small grout joints on my pool deck. I have a concrete pad with what appears to be coral stone pavers with beveled edges mortared in place with no sand...