Our pool renovation was started in Feb, 2016. It is a fiberglass pool and needed to be resurfaced. The pool was originally built in 1979. SW Florida pools did the following: The fiberglass resurfacing was done and tile along and above the waterline was replaced. The entire deck was redone with pavers. They installed a salt chlorinator also.
We have had several issues with the quality of workmanship and/or materials which indicate that we will not get as good a lifespan as the original pool. 1- there was a leak in the skimmer, which was in 2 cylindrical pieces that were not really attached to each other. We paid someone to fix that.
2-There are places which look like metal staining on the fiberglass, but I am told by our pool service that it is from the fiberglass gel coating breaking down, with cobalt leeching out? Not sure that can be fixed except by recoating the entire surface AGAIN, and after only 4 years of life from the last project, that is not happening.
3-The pavers have continual weeds and grass growing up between them. Not sure if this is normal-no one warned us of that or instructed us how to prevent or remedy it. I would not want to use roundup since it's a documented carcinogen now. My research has led me to get some 20x Vinegar solution from Amazon and spray the pavers everywhere greens are growing-the vinegar also kills any mold or mildew which is noted in the groutline. I wish I had researched before they talked me into the pavers- I would never have gone that route.
4-Now I note that the grout between the tiles along the upper portion of the pool is simply disappearing. We will be paying someone to regrout the tile so it does not start falling off.
5-Finally, the pool deck drain. The pavers these guys put in are very thick so that there was a need to put a long drain cover the length of the pool deck. However, they installed it over the previous drain instead of removing the previous drain cover. The tunnel under the drain they installed could not drain out, because it had the solid vertical of the pool cage on either end. It could only drain straight down, through the previous drain. The ultimate issue is that the space between the 2 drains has gotten totally clogged with mud and sand from between the pavers, so no water was draining anywhere. When there is much rain at all, the water completely covers our lanai, clear over to the French doors of our Florida room.
All in all, I am dissatisfied enough with the job that was done and the continual issues we've had for the past 4 years, that I came online to see if the company was still in business and after seeing others had had problems also, I decided to post this review. Perhaps I can encourage someone else to look very carefully before hiring this work to be done so they won't have the same aggravation we have had. read more
