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Customers commonly ask what the repair will look like when we finish. Here is a typical finished repair. You can barely make out the rectangular area that we used to go in and fix the broken pipe.

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We often find leaks underground as opposed to under deck. Prices to repair these leaks can range widely and this pic is a great example of why. When pools are original built contractors will typically dig one trench to lay all the plumbing leading from the pool to the equipment. While this a great time saver and cost effective for them at the time of construction, it increases the difficultly in accessing leaking pipe s in the future. Typically it involves cutting multiple pipes to fix the one broken one.

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Plumbing leak diagnosed in spa therapy line. After exposing the leak we found this pipe had been broken during original construction and was “patched” with and epoxy. Contractor should have cut and replaced pipe at time of construction. 

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Example of skimmer completely encased in concrete. Not typical but we do come across it.

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Light Niche Replacement: This repair involves removing the niche (canister that houses the the light fixture). Due to the way the pool is built, the original niche is encased in concrete. Our goal here is to cut away the plaster as symmetrical as possible so when we finish you get a clean uniform look as pictured.

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Full skimmer replacement. Our goal is to finish the skimmer off to blend as naturally as it can with the original decking. This deck had faux coping that we took the time to blend by creating a line that followed the original design.

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Repairs are not always routine. We even surprise homeowners sometimes with our findings. This particular job revealed that a previous homeowner had remodeled and raised the pool deck almost 24″. The concrete you see inside the hole is the original pool deck. 

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After battling 12″ of concrete we had to deal with going around a 4″ suction line. This is the importance of hiring a licensed pool contractor who is also an expert in their field. 

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Quality works costs money:) The top photo is an example of a before an after of a wall fitting replacement that we performed. Our goal is to remove just enough plaster to loosen the fitting before removing which results in a very clean finished look. The other pic is a competitors attempt at replacing a wall fitting by cutting a rectangle around the fitting leaving an unsightly scar.

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Q) What is a “Bond Beam”? What is a “Raised Bond Beam”?

A) A “Bond Beam” is the thickened upper portion of a pools wall that provides additional strength to the pool at that point. If you imagine a pool as a Dixie Cup, the bond beam is the rolled edge at the top of the cup that helps keep it circular in shape. A “Raised Bond Beam” is just that; an area of a pool wall which is elevated or raised above the adjacent pool walls. Raised bond beams are often used to create terraces behind a pool which is built into a slope or to form a raised spa which has a water spillway into the pool.

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Delamination around wall fitting.

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The power of ground water! This was ground water behind a light niche.

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Example of pipes encased in concrete

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This is a great example of why its called an “estimate”. We gave an estimate to replace a skimmer. Once we opened the deck, this is what we found. This a very rare case to see all these pipes wrapped tight against the skimmer. However, before opening the deck there was no way to know these pipes were located where you see them.

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Skimmer replacement from start to finish. Great job Dwight!

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Example of a typical repair scar you may see after a floor sleeve has been replaced.

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This is a split wall fitting. The video shows dye being pulled through the crack. This fitting needs to be replaced.