After a number of years, the in-ground swimming pool in your garden will become stained and discolored. No matter how careful you have tried to be, there is bound to be chips on the bottom and pool sides. Swimming pool resurfacing in Venice FL is something that can be attempted by the homeowner or turned over to a team of professionals.
To do the job properly means that the pool has to be completely drained. This is not as easy as it sounds.
* Call the planning department of your city government and get from them, the approved method of draining a swimming pool. You may be allowed to drain the water right into the street, evaporating the chlorine first, otherwise you may be allowed to drain the pool contents straight into the storm sewer.
* You will need to determine the water table in your area. The water table is the amount of water that is directly under your pool. The city engineers department will be able to give you this information. If there is too much ground water it can rise up when the weight is relieved and actually pop your pool liner right out of the ground.
* Make sure all the power that is going to the pool is shut off. This will ensure that when the pool is drained, there will be no damage to the pump, filters, booster pump, heater or spa lights.
* Place a submersible pump in the pool, put the output hose either on the street or into a catch basin, this depends on the instructions you received from the city government.
Now that you have the pool empty, the swimming pool resurfacing in Venice FL can commence.
* All the plaster on the pool surface must be removed. This can be done with a jackhammer, making sure that you use a flat edge attachment. Run the tool of the jackhammer between the plaster surface and the gunite. All the plaster must be removed before the pool can be properly resurfaced. Gunite is the original concrete that would have been used to form the pool when it was first installed.
* Bath the empty shell of the pool with a mixture consisting of three parts water and one part muriatic acid. Wash the entire interior of the pool with this solution making sure there is no loose material left.
* Prepare the mix of plaster cement and white marble dust plaster. It is recommended that the mixer be placed close to the pool. You can either dump the plaster mix directly into wheelbarrows in the pool or load the wheelbarrows and then deliver the plaster to the area.
* You should have about four finishers to help you spread and smooth the plaster. This coating is to be repeated two more times to build the surface properly and provide a smooth finish.
Refill the pool by placing a sock around the end of your hose and placing it in the pool. The sock will avoid making any marks on the plaster as the pool fills. Once you start filling the pool you cannot stop otherwise you will create an unsightly line where the filling process stopped and restarted.
Swimming pool resurfacing in Venice FL is a job best left to the professionals. The company to contact is Sparkling Kleen pools & Spas, within two weeks your pool will be like the day it was installed many years ago.
