Options for Resurfacing Concrete Pool

[Rene Gnam]

Sorry; I need to update some messages that appear. The CheckMeOut option was an test of a method to let folks in, but keep spammers out, without taking up too much of my time. However the response was too low to make it worthwhile.

I'll try to get those messages updates shortly.

Okay, I'll be patient.

Want to update you on resurfacing my pool...

I called two contractors and hired one of them. He'll use a PreMix product called Marquis BlueStone. Depending on weather, he and his crew of 5 guys will be done in 4 - 5 days, so I figure a week. His payment plan is 1/3 in advance, 1/3 midway through the work, 1/3 on completion. Pretty fair, I believe. Licensed and insured (gave me the ins doc). Recommended by an independent swimming pool maintenance pro I respect, so all should go well.

Thank you, Ben, for your input. It's good to have a resource like you!

[TheGoose]

How much is he charging? 4-5 days sounds like a long time. I hope everything turns out well for you.

[Rene Gnam]

How much is he charging? 4-5 days sounds like a long time. I hope everything turns out well for you.

Thanks for your concern.

You've heard of Hurricane Beryl? Well, the good-looking but not so accurate weather gals had it coming towards us, and the contractor didn't want to guarantee work during a big storm.

The Hurricane, which really became a Tropical Storm, went further north, so we just got a lot of rain in Central Florida, and the contractor got the job done in 3 days: Day One, waiting for the pool to drain; Day Two, prep and cutting a ridge under the in-pool tile border we retained; Day Three, applying Diamond Brite Marquis Blue Stone, leveling and smoothing. Beautiful job.

I don't know that Ben wants us to quotes fees on this forum. But my swimming pool maintenance guy told me it was a fair price. And I'd be happy to recommend the contractor who did my job to any Central Florida pool owners.

[PoolDoc]

I don't know that Ben wants us to quotes fees on this forum. But my swimming pool maintenance guy told me it was a fair price. And I'd be happy to recommend the contractor who did my job to any Central Florida pool owners.

At the user's end of this issue, there's less benefit than you'd think, because PF users are so widely scattered. For example, there are only about 10 PF users, and maybe 100 lurkers, in the entire Chattanooga metro area (300,000+ people). The chance that one of those will need a Diamond Brite resurface in the next year is small. There are more in central Florida, but still the odds that someone will be looking for that contractor, in your area is low.

But, more significantly to me, there are a variety of problems associated with doing so. At a minimum, as soon as I do that regularly, I'll have to have a lawyer on retainer, because I WILL get legal threats. Use search link in my signature, and look up "SpectraLight" to see what I mean.

[Rene Gnam]

At the user's end of this issue, there's less benefit than you'd think, because PF users are so widely scattered. For example, there are only about 10 PF users, and maybe 100 lurkers, in the entire Chattanooga metro area (300,000+ people). The chance that one of those will need a Diamond Brite resurface in the next year is small. There are more in central Florida, but still the odds that someone will be looking for that contractor, in your area is low.

But, more significantly to me, there are a variety of problems associated with doing so. At a minimum, as soon as I do that regularly, I'll have to have a lawyer on retainer, because I WILL get legal threats. Use search link in my signature, and look up "SpectraLight" to see what I mean.

Gotcha! We'll leave the price out. Anyone who really wants it can easily find my website and then contact me by phone or email. But, I do thank you for helping me clarify my thinking and helping me finally get the job underway. Now that it's done, wow!...why didn't I do it earlier?

On another issue, the message I will add at the bottom of this post has been on the top of the PF pages I access for many weeks, but the system doesn't allow me: (1) to upgrade to registered, (2) to post a response to certain threads (open), or (3) to access certain threads.

I guess it just doesn't like us transplanted Yanks.

Good forum, Ben...congrats!

[PoolDoc]

You can see the threads in "Getting Started" but can no longer post there. That's by design.

What's not by design is the fact that we are way behind, and that there are still lots of active threads there that haven't been processed. We've just been hammered with new traffic. I've very thankful that I was NOT able to get around to some of the things that would have increased traffic!

[Rene Gnam]

You can see the threads in "Getting Started" but can no longer post there. That's by design.

What's not by design is the fact that we are way behind, and that there are still lots of active threads there that haven't been processed. We've just been hammered with new traffic. I've very thankful that I was NOT able to get around to some of the things that would have increased traffic!

Seems to be working now. Thanks, Ben.


But...

a moderator still has to approve my posts.

Not a major item on your To-Do List.