Alireza Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Two years ago i purchased a house with an inground concrete pool thats 15x35. I noticed last summer that a lot of the paint coating was blistering and coming off. This summer, i had the pool drained and sandblasted. 4 layers of old paint came off. Beneath it is a white plaster layer. In some locations the plaster had surface cracks and hollow spots. I had the contractor chip away the old debonded plaster. Instead of plastering again the pool, i decided to proceed with tiling the whole pool with mosaic glass tile. However, i am uncertain of a few thingsl: 1- do i need to remove all the white plaster before tiling or can i apply the tile on the plaster, so long as it is not cracked or debonded. Will this last or will my tiles come off? 2- if i can proceed to tiling. I imagine i need to first fix the areas that were chipped out. What product would i use for that? Hydraulic cememnt or cementitious waterproofing. Do i apply that only to the areas that the plaster was removed or the whole pool 3- what is the proper process and materials o use to get tile installed properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 @jimmythegreek, @Pool Clown, do you guys have some advice. I am out of my depth on this one. I am inclined to say the plaster has to come off, but really have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Ask the tile guy how he intends to prep the surface. You MUST get all the loose (de-lamed) plaster off. It may mean chipping the entire pool. Tiling is expensive because its so labor intensive, so this is going to be a major investment. Unless you have some experience in tiling POOLS, not just your kitchen back splash, have it done by a tile guy with references, or better yet, some pools that he has done, and not necessarily recently. You are looking to see how well his work is holding up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alireza Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thank you for your response. I decided to forgoe getting it tiled. I figure the prep would be cost prohibitive. Now i am considering marbelite but hard to find a contractor to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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