The pool resurfacing began this morning. I heard a banging outside the house at 5:30am. I got up and went outside to see what was going on. The workmen were already starting to work! One guy was knocking old dried mix off the inside of the mixer drum - at 5:30am! I told them to knock it off and wait until 7am. They went at it again and this time the lady of the house went out and read them the riot act. They should have listened to me. I was much nicer about the whole thing.
Anyway, the process is pretty cool. After a little additional surface prep, a scratch coat is applied to fill in the gouges from when the original surface was chipped out. They then apply a first coat of the pebble/quartzite mix. They trowel it in, shape it to the contour of the pool and let it set up for awhile.Notice the boots that his guy is wearing. He is not actually standing in the mix. His boots are attached to a platform consisting of 4 spikes. The only thing that is supporting his weight are the 4 spikes. This way he doesn't mess up the troweling .
A second coat is applied and the troweling process is repeated. The overall thickness of the new surface is between an inch to an inch and a half. Thickness is a little greater on the bottom and then tapers thinner to the tile line.
This is a shot of the process in the spa.
The stairs are being formed with a special shaping tool. The color of the new surface is not the result of a poorly exposed picture. The mix is really blue at this point. The colored quartzite floats to the surface due to the troweling.
Once the troweling is complete, the surfaces is washed down with water through a fine spray nossle. The small pebbles are exposed and the true beauty of the surface starts to emerge.
The balance of the pictures are after the workmen have finshed the resurfacing and cleaned up the plastic masking, etc.
The surface will cure over night and tomorrow the workmen will apply an acid wash to completely remove the remaining quartzite and fully expose the pebbles.
New drain covers will be installed and pool lights will be reconnected.
We had achors installed (second hole from the left under the riser) so we can attached a rope buoy. Lindsay is planning to offer swimming lessons next year and we want to rope off the deep end of the pool.
Suprisingly, the color of the cool decking is quite complimentary. The deck will need to be repainted but we may not need to change colors.
The pool really looks great with new tile and
surface. We hope to enjoy the pool for many more year to come.
It is sad the summer time is many months away. But spa will be up an running for our guests over the Christmas Holidays.
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