gunite

On Friday the crew applied a LOT of cement to the exterior walls/shell of our spa. Now it seems really thick and uneven in places. I have no doubt they will make the size the same all the way around, but haven’t been told why it was done and if it’s normal. I’m worried about future separation of...

Hi. We are in the middle of a new build. Our pool is designed to have a deck that extends directly from our patio and is supposed to be level with our existing patio concrete (no step). Just found out today when tile and coping crew came out, that the excavation crew and gunite crew did not...

So this was the first year opening the pool ourselves (our second season), we noticed the pool company went through maintenance staff last year and someone new closed the pool. I questioned the water level - hoping it isn’t the cause of the following…. now that I have gotten the pool clear and...

I was hoping this would go away with some brushing, but it doesn’t seem to be… any thoughts? It’s at the deep end at our floor drain. (We do know that this will be our last season before we need the pool re-finished. (Got a few estimates last year. 🙄 wish we had an inspection on the pool too...

Hello community! Well point with sump pump vs Hydrostatic valve vs hydrostatic cap question/advice. I'm having a pool installed in southwest Florida. The PB put gravel underneath the entire bottom of the pool shell, put a 2" well point tube at the deep end that ran until the Gunite was shot...

Today was gunite day, so they arrived early this morning to get started. I wasn't able to be out there to watch them work, but once they finished I went outside to look and they got the steps wrong. Apparently there are two sets of plans floating around for our pool, which is a whole other...

HI! After many months of research and several quotes from PBs, we finally decided on a PB and type/size of pool! We are getting a double roman 18x36 gunite pool with a tanning ledge (sun shelf). So far we are planning to have the pool go from 3.5-6ft deep. (See rough pool layout picture...

We are having our pool refinished, and three days ago we had a Cabo shelf poured. I was told to water it twice a day for three days to help it cure. On the first day, tile guys ended up being down in the pool all day, and it didn’t get thoroughly watered (although they did use water in there, as...

We're back getting quotes again with the hopes & dreams of getting a pool in before summer. Looking for input on equipment, size, design. At first glance, I think we need to swap equipment to salt, add more deck-but where? Thoughts on large swim out by the "bar" ? This builder sent design...

HI! We are still making plans to build our first pool. We are now trying to decide between getting a gunite or vinyl liner pool. We are looking to get a tanning ledge and we were told that gunite would make more sense because of how easily vinyl can puncture with pets, chairs, etc. However...

Gunite installed 12/10

Hello TFP community (with an emphasis on the Las Vegas locals), My wife and I are looking to start a owner build pool here in Las Vegas next year and figured we should start planning now. We know we want a free form gunite pool with a spa overflow, a concrete slide with some faux concrete...

None of the 3 builders I've had out recommend an SWG setup for an inground gunite pool. One has even insisted I sign a waiver to have a SWG installed. I'm being told there are not many SWG pools being installed anymore. The rationale is that "you see what salt does to roads, it does the same...

I feel like all my research keeps taking me in circles, so I'll ask here.. 1. What makes gunite a "high end" pool as opposed to fiberglass or vinyl liner? What do I really get extra ? I am looking to get a pool thats about a 20x40 rectangle , so the shape flexibility means nothing to me 2. In...

We had our pool shot with gunite this Tues July 16th.Started watering immediately. The shell looks great with really only 1 small crack. I also noticed a small piece of rebar left exposed on a bench where the seat meets the back wall. Wednesday I started noticing some small pencil round sized...

We live in a relatively warm climate (northern CA) and are planning to build a pool in our backyard for the adults (serious lap swimming, but no one professional) and our two kids. What would you say is wrong with this plan? How would you improve it? 50’ x 10’ pool (possibly 50’ x 12’) + hot...

Hi, I been experiencing purple blackish stains at the bottom of my pool surface on one side of the pool, there's a tree directly above it, not sure if there's are things going into the pool that's causing this. We had this issue a few years back also, did a pool refill, had the surface pressure...

Hello, I am trying to figure out how to replace a broken jet In our in-ground gunite spa. I found the part I think I need to replace here CMP 23315-030-000 1.5 in. MPT Gunite Spa Jet44 I have never replaced a spa jet so not sure if this is all I need to replace or how to go about replacing it...

Hello! They just came out yesterday and sprayed gunite for my pool. It was raining for most of the time they were here. The water has all been drained at this point and the wall has given way at the bottom. I’m concerned about the structural integrity of the pool and am reaching out here to see...

Hello everyone! Hoping for your advice on the pool we just ordered for the summer with grim possibility of not having community pools for summer. We have plans on building a nice gunite pool by next summer so don't want to buy anything unnecessary twice like heater or SWG. Temporary Pool...

Hi! We have been working our way up to building a pool for several years (and lurking here the whole time) and we are finally ready to sign on the dotted line! We think we have a builder picked and feel great about working with them. I have attached a picture of our initial quote and design...

Hi there, hope this post finds you well. I have an old gunite pool, the previous owners put a stamped concrete deck in all around. On the far side, the concrete has settled and a gap has shown. I just want to confirm this is purely cosmetic and doesn't put the pool's structure in any danger...

Hello All - hope you are safe with all the Covid-19 ongoings... if you have time, please read and share your thoughts... please help! I first joined the group last year as we were deciding on the type of pool, etc. Excavation and pool shell were completed last December. Contract: 20% down...

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Perimeter was framed out Monday, dig and re bar Tue - Thursday, Construction Friday, Shooting Gunite right now (Saturday).

Hey everyone, Pool builder swears by pouring the bottom one day then the walls the following day to get rid of Gunite rebound... Does this make sense? I’ve always thought monolithic pours with concrete, etc was always best Wouldn’t that be a giant cold joint around the walls/bottom?

We are having a pool installed and after they shot the gunite, we noticed that the whole surface is rough but there are spots that are so uneven you could trip over them or stub your toe. PB says there is nothing that can be done and we won’t notice it once there is water in it. I’m concerned...

I live in the Wylie area. For the last month, we have been waiting to plaster. We’ve drilled holes, nothing has worked. I received this email from my pool builder: “We have you in line to use the diaphragm - Just to let you know it might be a a week to 10 days unfortunately. I will keep you...

Hey all... We're looking for some ideas on what we should do here. We're open to most anything, but we're leaning towards keeping the pool if it makes sense to do so. So, we bought a house last year that has an "indoor" pool. I am using quotes here because, as much as the pool is located...

Hey all, I'm an (almost) new pool owner, as we're under contract for a property that has a pretty nice gunite pool setup, which I unfortunately know very little about (and have never owned a pool). I'll be working with the current owner to learn more, but had a few questions I wanted to bounce...