Hard Bottom/ Dents Already?

[waste]

CJ, I believe you misunderstood me, the contractor should make the fix, at no cost to you. If your family wants to swim, you can let 'him' (PC) wait until fall to make the fix, but your floor has defects that 'should' be covered by your contract - making the installer aware of it now covers you and puts the fix on him, as long as you get something in writing NOW. I do this stuff but don't try to protect other installers, I seek the ballance between more pools being built and more satisfied customers (odds are you are not in my area, but more people buying pools in the country = more pools for the company I work for, happy pool owners recommend pools to their friends, and I get more work; and subsequently, more money) Again, talk to your builder and see what he can do for you. Post back and let us know what he says

[Sardian]

My pool has been open for two weeks. It too has a "hard bottom". It has two dents. One that happend right after the pool was filled and the other a few days later. Both done by me as I was walking in the pool.

They are about the same size as yours.

To me it seems like the bottom is getting more and more hard (compacted) as time passes and although the dents are more obvious at night with the light on I guess I'm going to live with them as it would take a drain and refill to fix them.

I am going to tell my builder about them so if they should get worse or many others show up I'll have to get something done about it.

I did watch them putting the bottom in and from what I saw it looked as if they did a great job, it was as "smooth as a babies bottom". I just hope I don't have any more dents show up.

I sure will be glad when the ground around the pool settles so we can get the concrete decking done. I'm sick of vacuming mud out every time it rains.

Russell

[webfeet]

I haven't signed a contract yet, but I am leaning toward a certain pc. I mentioned the "heel indentions" and he assured me that I will not have any from his crew. However, he did say that at night, only with the light on, I will see what he called "trowel waves". He said some people think that they are wrinkles. Is this common? Thanks Webfeet

[waste]

Web, yeah, they're common. Unfortunately, it's people that put the stuff down, and people are imperfect. We try our best to give a perfectly flat surface, or at least no glaring ridges, humps or dips, but it all comes down to 'how good a trowler are you and are you having a good day at it'. There are a large number of variables involved but, the biggest one is how much the company doing the work cares about it's finished product. We carry about 1/2 mix when we go out to drop the liner, to correct any visible imperfections in the floor (and patch the holes where we staked in rebar to put up the strings which define the walls and floor). We sweep the bottom 3x to insure that nothing, but the floor, is left behind under the liner, and check for ridges and 'low spots' that might need attention, still, a light in the pool will reveal some imperfections that we couldn't see (at least you're getting a 'custom' bottom - no one else's will be exactly like yours ) It's inherent in the process, unfortunately, but is not a 'defect' in your pool and will not harm the liner. If you'd like more info, just ask