Replacing Coping

[Marin]

If your coping stones give a hollow sound, they likely just need to be reset rather than replaced. Assuming the stone itself is sound.

When you lost a tile, is there a void behind it? A crack? Is it mosaic tile or a solid 6x6? Is the tile coming off clean or is there mastic attached?

[StevenHB]

I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to respond. Thanks for your interest.

The coping is sound; however, the stones are poured concrete. The contractor who quoted the work says that it makes more sense to re-pour them than to try to extract them without breaking them.

The mosaic tile generally falls off with mastic still attached. Behind the tile there's a significant crack.

[Marin]

No worries, there is life beyond the internet.

Can you post a photo of the coping? With what you've described, I can picture a few different options. If your pool is 115 perimeter feet, then $5,000 to remove and replace is pretty standard.

The crack is common. This is where the pool beam meets the deck. Theoretically the deck moves while the pool remains relatively static. Mosaic tiles succumb to this movement much more so than if a full 6x6 tile was in its place.

[StevenHB]

Here's a picture of one of the more damaged areas. The top of the picture is the edge of the coping, under which there should be two layers of tile - one matching the tiles you can see under the waterline (at the top) and one, about double the height, between the two.

[Marin]

Can you post a top view?