Replacing concrete deck

[maherba]

Does anyone have any input? I need to make a decision soon and I know there are experts on here! Please?

[PoolDoc]

There are experts here, in pool chemistry, in pump & filter operation, and so on.

Pool deck repairs in YOUR area? Not so much.

Your problem is that such repairs tend to be somewhat local in nature. Those who've done such repairs aren't sure what they don't know about your pool, but they're sure it's a lot, and they know enough to know that such things matter. As a result, the more knowledgeable they are, the more reluctant they'll be to say much. You'd have to provide specific location information AND photos (post them on Picasa, Photobucket, or some such, and link to them), before someone knowledgeable might be willing to speak up.

You could post a poolspaforum.com, which is much more 'pool industry friendly' than PoolForum (even though I'm a 20+ year pool industry professional). The problem you have to watch out for is that many in the pool industry are much more interested in selling their product than in solving your problem, and thus won't hesitate to tell you that THEIR product will fix you right up, regardless of whether their product is a good fit or not.

Good luck!

Ben

[maherba]

Okay, thanks, PoolDoc. Here's a bit information: I'm just north of Toronto, Canada, so a cold zone. The deck heaved over the winter a couple of years ago -- we think it was because of an undetected hole in the liner that led to water getting into the ground. The steps cracked, too, and were repaired last year. The deck has cracked in several places and pieces of the concrete have popped out. I'm attaching a photo of one of the cracks that I took last spring.

[PoolDoc]

I can't tell anything from your photos, but I grabbed them so others can look:








Otherwise, I don't have any experience at all in areas subject to that sort of frost heave, so I'm going to stay out of this one.

Ben

[maherba]

The circles in the other photos are where the steps cracked.

[waste]

Welcome to the Forum!

Those photos were a year ago?

Can you post more recent photos?

How old is the pool?


I've got a "snap" judgment from those pics, but don't want to steer you the wrong way, please clarify, for me, and I'll give you my best advice

[maherba]

Hi, Waste - Yes, they're from a year ago but nothing much has happened since then. The pool was emptied, a hole in the liner near the steps was plugged and the stairs were repaired by a pro. But there are several cracks in the cement deck all around the shallow end and where the cracks meet the expansion joints, pieces have popped out.

The pool is seven or eight years old -- it was installed by the previous owners and has been nothing but trouble. We have replaced the salt system and the winter cover, had the steps repaired (would have cost $6,500 to replace them), had the liner re-set and now we have to replace the deck. We have it professionally opened and closed and monitor the chemicals carefully.