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First a quick question. What make you think the pool is not level. Blake

Your only way is to maintain your spill way is to stay on top of it.. The calcium builds up from your water drying on the spillway over time. If your spillway has tile on it. I would not use any of the tile cleaner on the market at your local pool service store they contain sulfuric acid which will eat at the glaze of the tile and harm the shine of the glaze on the pool tile. Stay way from. The best product is vinegar straight out of the bottle onto a nylon brush or tooth brush, the "smell" well you get use to it and the water in the spa will dilute it or wash with the hose when done. Or can use CLR also use a stiff nylon brush or tooth brush work well. If build up is thick try a single edge razor blade. This can be a timely job depending on the size job. but once finished maintain regularly and your spillway will always look great!!! This will work for you I managed a pool tile warehouse for 20 yrs I know. You should not have to drain the water. If your water is hard its hard new or old water. Thanks Blake

Most pool plastering company do not do Blue color plaster. Because of the blue pigment fades very fast, like within 90-180 days after plastering, and most customer don't like it after it done fading. You can try the 3-m blue for a blue tint to the plaster and to the water and it dose not fade out over time.

[quote name= ' date='Oct 6 2005, 02:40 PM' post='1677] Thanks for the information. Initially the plaster was a white color with some small gray spots in it. Now it seems more gray with small white spots. It almost looks like dirt in the plaster. I think that's the best way I can describe it. Its hardly noticeable at this point and more so when its cloudy outside or very little sunshine. Guess its just something I'll have to deal with. Thanks again. Yes. Plaster should be white with little to no greying while curing out. BUT your little white spot are what we call SPOT ETCHING. Spot etching is cause by a high ph level in the pool water as it cures out. curing time for pool plaster is 27 days. So be sure to keep the ph level right on at all times. very Inportant!!! B.M. swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Pool plaster can not be dyed any color after it has be cured. Pool plaster is colored at the time it is being mixed to install. It is a concrete product that is troweled to a smooth finish. To chnge the color in the fountain you will need to replaster it. This would be the best way to change the color of the plaster for the foutain. Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Yes, They do... At times some Companies in the pool business will give what they say is winter pricing. its is given in the winter time when the rains comes and business drop off due to the rain. The pool Industery has not given winter pricing for at least the last 8-10 years, their has been no need too, business has been good. although this year has started out slow. You may see it this year...( So. Cal.) Sorry I don't know of Foley pools Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Hi topnurse, I know Dan personaly he a great person and a great pool contractor, Does great rock work around pools and spas. can't go wrong with Universal rock pools. Here's a few pictures of one of Dan's jobs. http://www.swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com/photo6.jpg http://www.swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com/photo7.jpg http://www.swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com/photo8.jpg http://www.swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com/photo9.jpg Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Hi Pool Owner, I think it's a good idea for the home owner do do some kind of homework before chosing a pool builder or going owner builder on the project. I see 2000 to 2500 pools (inground) a year. I see lots of pool and spas in all stage of the project. their is lots of poor quailty of work out there that is given to the home owners. Rite now I'm writing a e-book on "How not to get rip off by your swimming pool contractors or landscapers" It's not ready yet but you can go to my site and sign up at my opt-in. An I will let know how it's coming along and ready to publish. Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Do you live in the U.S.A. if so what part of the country do you live in. Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Russ. Sorry, To see that you got the wrong color step trim (spotter tiles) but I see on your pictures #9 your spotter tiles are not even in a streight line up the steps even missing a few spotter tiles on your steps. Your pool looks very nice by the way. Blake Melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

Hello DTB. I don't think that 'bacarod' is what you need 'bacarod' is a foam rope rod to fill in expantion joints or cracks in concrete to help in the movement when the decks move. What you are looking for is a two part pourable mastic. It come in the color grey, tan, or white, and some time contractors will put a silica sand finsh over the mastic. The mastic is used between the coping and the decks, also between the deck slaps on pool decks. I can help you with this product you can e-mail me at blake@swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com. you can let me know what your joint size is and the l. f. you have to do. I will let you know how much mastic you will need to fill your gap (joint). The mastic comes in 96oz. units for $80.00. per unit plus shipping. unit contains 1 kit of two cans where you mix small can with large can. plus (1) mixing paddle and (1) depencencing bottle. the l.f that each unit will do will depend on the size of the mastic jiont. Hope I can H.E.L.P. Blake melancon swimming-pool-secrets-revealed.com

I would just leave it the way it is. The contractor will have to saw cut the plaster (Crystsal Stone) around each tile a bit larger then the tile in order to reset the new tile and then try to match the color of the plaster (Crystal Stone). In all cases that I have seen it "LOOKS LIKE A PATCH JOB" Yes it's not the right color of tile trim but only you know that, you can still enjoy the use of the pool. I feel you will not be HAPPY with the look of a patch job all over the seats and steps of your pool & spa. sorry to hear hope this will help you... Blake Melancon swimming pool-secrets-revealed.com