New owner of old pool looking for repairs for leaking shell

[mapgirl]

Hey there! So, the email said to post my problem (s) LOL

I'll spare you the details - I've already found so much information and am really interested in finding those threads again and bumping them up get an update on someone's solution to a specific situation (using UltraGuard).

In the meantime, I will entertain you with pics of what our pool looked like when we removed the cover after purchasing our first home. LOLOLOL Imagine our surprise - especially after being told by the former owners the pool was great but "they did all the work themselves and to enjoy it." Silly us - serves us right for not getting a pool inspection before purchasing. Oh well - it's all water under the pool now (HA!) and from here we can only learn our lesson and move forward! You can see pics here (can't post pics on the forum? too soon? LOL):
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The previous owners left it empty for 1.5 years and it was NOT a pretty site.

It held water for a month and now it just won't. Losing about 2-3 inches a day. I'm wondering if the crappy paint they had used and then the sides bulging probably compromised the integrity of the fiberglass and is just absorbing water. We have definitely isolated the leak area to be somewhere at the wall.

Currently researching all of options for the walls without having to dig the whole thing up.
Can the walls just be replaced?
Could the whole pool be sealed with UltraGuard? Seems like that would actually work!

What would the options cost us? If we knew, then we would know how much to save.
I hope to spend many fine years here soaking up pool knowledge from all of you!