Go into one and talk to the manager and see what he can do for you. First there are plenty of premixed plasters out there many of which can be ordered from most local masonry and cement supply houses. The thread posted by pooldv is extremely informative from a diy perspective.Īs I read you post you want to mix your own plaster? Probably not a good idea. I'm not sure what you want to know but first I strongly suggest you read the threads above. If not, what do I get and where? The professional pool industry seems frustratingly secretive and closed off to the diy crowd. If that is a viable option, how thin can I go? 1/8" (cheap!) 1/4" (sure, ok) or 1/2" (I will if I have to) I have a cheap source for glass bead blasting media to add, if necessary. So can I use Versabond? It is, after all, white portland cement with aggregate and fortifier - just what I want, right? And it's only $15 per 50# bag. This is where I've run into a snag - I can't seem to find white portland cement. Plaster - This is what I want to do, and I have the skills and the time, but I can only afford to work with raw materials. ($225 for (2) 5 gal buckets of pool paint at Home Depot)īlast off the paint and just refill bare - We can swim right away, and won't have to remove the paint later when I can plaster it, but it will be ugly and I may/will have a harder time keeping chemical balance. Repaint - We can swim right away and it will look nice, but will come full-circle in one or two years. I know already that I cannot afford a professional plaster job, and I'd rather not mess with a liner, so that leaves me with three options: I am a do-it-right-the-first-time kind of person, but unfortunately, my budget dictates how right right can be, at least for now. It will need to be drained to repair the concrete and inspect the plumbing, but then what? (You should have seen the house!) I am absolutely ready for the challenge of breathing new life into it, (and maintaining it, thanks to TFP) but where I am stuck is where to begin. Now as one can imagine, it is in terrible disrepair. I just bought the worst house in the nicest neighborhood that happens to have an 18x36 concrete pool that has been a koi pond for the last 20 years.
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