Replaster a pool
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92protruck
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my family is in the plastering business. trust me..you can't do it yourself unless you have experiance with plastering. The material is difficult to work and most amateurs can't use the tools correctly. Hire someone. A 10,000 gal pool costs around $2000 in this area. watch for the bait and switch on the finish. Diamond Brite is very popular and has a 10 yr warranty. Many companies here show you Diamond Brite samples and lead you to believe that
is what your getting. then they use a cheaper product with a 5 yr warranty. Its a common scam.
is what your getting. then they use a cheaper product with a 5 yr warranty. Its a common scam.
scotts
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We have gotten a couple of quotes and some verbals over the phone. The cheapest is around $7,500. 2K for removing the old plaster, 3K for putting in the new plaster and 2K for new tile work. And yes it is about a 10,000 gallon pool.
I am a pretty handy guy around the house and have remodeled most of it. So we went from talking about me doing the tile to seeing if I can do the whole thing. If I can do it for 2 grand myself and save 5 grand it is worth at least looking into.
I am a pretty handy guy around the house and have remodeled most of it. So we went from talking about me doing the tile to seeing if I can do the whole thing. If I can do it for 2 grand myself and save 5 grand it is worth at least looking into.
lovethesea
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can you take out the plaster yourself??? Kind of sweat equity of sorts???
92protruck
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yikes!! that a lot a dough. I've never seen them remove the old plaster. I have seen several pools redone, including my own, and they acid wash the existing finish, chip up any loose spots, undercut around the tile then apply the new finish on top of the old. Is yours that bad, as in all loose that it has to be removed? If so, I would think you could do that part yourself. My buddy just re did his pool and he did the new tile his self. He still paid around 2,800.00 for a 20,000 gal pool for Diamond Brite (although he got scammed and got another knock off product instead of Diamond Brite). For that much money, I would do what you can yourself but leave the actual finishing to a pro.
scotts
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LTS, Actually taking the plaster out is the part that has me worried the most.
92, It seems out here that what I described is the norm. We had people ballpark the numbers over the phone and they all came in around 8 to 9K without even seeing our pool. Of the two written estimates we got one keeps calling and when I kind of put him off he knocked a thousand off the price. We called up the other guy who I liked and asked if he could knock a little off his estimate, they said they could give us a 5% discount if we paid in cash. No check, MONEY! So the sleeze factor is pretty high for us. Long winded way to say why I am looking to try it myself.
Just so you know I ran the maint. dept. for 2 manufacturing companies for 15 years, so I do know a little about stuff like this.
So what is so hard with working with the plaster? I was thinking about trying it out on our jacuzzi before tackling the pool.
92, It seems out here that what I described is the norm. We had people ballpark the numbers over the phone and they all came in around 8 to 9K without even seeing our pool. Of the two written estimates we got one keeps calling and when I kind of put him off he knocked a thousand off the price. We called up the other guy who I liked and asked if he could knock a little off his estimate, they said they could give us a 5% discount if we paid in cash. No check, MONEY! So the sleeze factor is pretty high for us. Long winded way to say why I am looking to try it myself.
Just so you know I ran the maint. dept. for 2 manufacturing companies for 15 years, so I do know a little about stuff like this.
So what is so hard with working with the plaster? I was thinking about trying it out on our jacuzzi before tackling the pool.