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If your pool has a crack that starts in the tile and runs down the wall you can test for a leak without having to call and/or pay a service company. Below is a quick video of a crack on the wall of a plaster pool, I tested this without getting into the pool. You will notice that just inches below ...

This nasty looking rebar rust stain is just above the return line and below the waterline tile. I certainly don't want to damage the plumbing or tile so I'll need to be careful when digging this one out. Pool water conditions about 50˚ with medium particulate level. This is the roughed out repair cavity. Double click to enlarge view, I added notes ...

Boy, the last couple of weeks have been tough weather wise. Phoenix had overnight sub-freezing temps and near freezing daytime temps for a few days last week. One of those morning the combination of 34° air temp, 38° water temp and 20+mph winds caused frostbite to my dignity and pride. Perhaps I would be more comfortable in ice skates. Worry not! The ...

I dye tested this in ground cement/plaster spa Christmas Eve, 2010. I was told it was losing water fast. It didn't take me long to find out how and where it was leaking. The spa is just under two years old and I believe it may have been leaking since the day it was filled. How no one noticed the ...

I tested and repaired a pool for a local pool builder today. This pool was about twelve years old and had been replastered once, kudos to the builder for honoring their warranty. The pool had a crack about six feet long that started in the tile (bond beam) and ran down the wall and through two of the three entry ...

This pool had some missing tile on the floor and walls. The included before and after pictures and video (below) show the largest area of repair. In order to have a nice looking repair I removed all the remaining loose tile and squared up the hole. I then dug out all the subsurface so I could float out the hole ...

When I'm ask to give an estimate to repair rebar stains I need to know how many stains I'll be repairing. I ask customers to tell be how many rebar stains they have in their pool, if only one then I don't need to look or inspect as I have a price schedule based on the location of the stain, ...

Here is a pebbled pool that had some debris embedded in the finish. This is a common problem, whether it's organic impurities (seeds, flower pods, leaves and even dead bugs), or trash from the pebble crew (Yuck), it can drive pool owners crazy. I am surprised sometimes at just what can be seen by the pool owner (I often wonder ...

This is a rebar rust stain in a pebble finished pool. The pool was inside the builder's warranty period and they wanted to know why the pool was having rebar stain problems in a practically brand new pool, I'm very sure the pool owner did too. It didn't take much digging to find the rebar in this pool. I like ...

This is what happen when Ironite, or other fertilizer, ends up in your pool. I get calls from homeowners and landscape companies asking if I can help. Yes I can, but if there aren't to many and you get to them quickly enough you might be able to remove them yourself. I would advise you not to use those pumice sanding ...