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Repair Gunite Crack Behind Tiles

10 years ago

I had a couple of tiles pop off and I found a crack in the gunite behind them. The crack is about 18 inches long and at one spot had a loose pieces of gunite I could pop out about an inch and a half wide.

I would like to repair the crack before re-installing the new tiles. Wiki says to remove lose pieces, grind away a little at the sides and fill with Portland cement. I wanted to know if anyone had any experience with repairing gunite and if Portland cement is my best option for filling the crack?

Comments (3)

concretehole
Original Author
10 years ago
I hate to answer my own posts but for anybody who has the same question or me next time I search the answer was to use Quikrete Hydraulic Water Stop Cement. It was wild to work with as it heats up in your hand but did a great job of filling crack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJM1537rp8s

Here is a link that might be useful: Quikrete Hydraulic Water Stop Cement
bossyvossy
10 years ago
just curious, was your builder not avail to correct? or is the pool beyond the standard warranties? thanks for your research. glad you didn't just sit and wait.
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concretehole
Original Author
10 years ago
He went out of business. Pool was built during the boom in 2007. He was putting up pools all over the place and cutting corners. I am certain if he was still around he would fight me saying it was settling or earthquake damage.

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