Coping brick and Water Line Tile Repair

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casper129

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May 22, 2018
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New Holstein WI
Hey again guys.. I've read some really long winded replies on other threads about how to repair coping and tiles on pools... all leaving me with no straight answers.. so hopefully you can be of some help :) I am running to Home Depot / Lowes / Menards later today to pick up whatever I need to fix this.. And somewhat of the process. I have all new coping and blue tiles, so I'm not trying to salvage the old ones. I'm pretty confident in my skills, I just need to be sure I grab all the right mixes and such... Thanks!
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Have you thought about taking the pics to a couple of local pool builders and ask them what you may need? Seems they would at least be helpful enough to give expert guidance and may be worth a shot...

Good luck and props to your skills as a DIY!
 
I'm not an expert but have done enough repairs with brick/stone that I have used the Type S mortar. However, you'll have to chip away the old mortar to get a nice even consistent line.

The cheap and likely temporary solution is to use adhesive (liquid nails for pavers/stone) and glue them all back down and then fill in any chips or missing mortar areas with cement patch. It looks like your pavers need some fill too. Good luck!
 
Thanks guys. I'm going to try to bring my photos to the pool shop in town, but the last time I did that with some questions about chemicals they were complete D's and would only tell me information if I had them test the waters.. which I didn't.

As for the pavers... those will be getting removed in the near enough future that I'm not worried about refilling them :)

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It looks like they used the mortar as the grout also.. is that something that is regularly done?
 
I have the same type of coping stone/bricks. The use the same mortar to install and fill in between usually.

As far as pavers, are you replacing with new pavers? I currently have cement pool deck and am contemplating replacing with pavers when I tear it out to replace the plumbing. The cost of pavers is pretty high vs. cement, but it's easier to do repairs.
 
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