Renovation
Pool Renovations and the Ten-Day Plaster Cure
New plaster gets ten days to cure before any water goes back in, then four weeks of us returning to keep the chemistry balanced while it finishes hardening.
Why the cure matters more than the plaster itself
A lot of companies treat the day the plaster goes on as the finish line. We treat the ten days after it as the important part. Filling a pool and swimming in it straight away is what makes plaster go rough, stain and lose its colour early. Waiting the full ten days lets the surface cure at the correct water balance and harden evenly, instead of being rushed. For the four weeks after that, we come back and hold the chemistry ourselves while the surface finishes setting, rather than leaving you to work it out on your own with test strips.
What the ten days protect
Correct water balance while the surface is still soft, even hardening for a smoother texture, better resistance to cracking, staining and scaling, and colour that holds instead of fading in the first season. None of it shows on day one. It shows two summers later, on a pool that was filled too soon.
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The calendar
Ten days, then four more weeks.
The plaster goes on
Resurfacing finishes and the pool sits empty.
The cure
No water goes in. The surface hardens undisturbed instead of being rushed to fill.
The pool gets filled
Water goes in once the plaster has had its full ten days.
We come back
Four weeks of us returning to hold the chemistry while the surface finishes setting.
On the sample wall
Three plasters, and you can hold them before you choose.
Tile comes in standard or upgraded ranges too. Deciding on a finish from a phone screen is how people end up disappointed in June, so all three plasters are on the wall inside the Hebron Pkwy store.
White marble
The plaster most Carrollton pools already have. A clean, classic finish.
Quartz aggregate
A harder-wearing surface with visible texture, for pools that see heavy use.
Pebble aggregate
The most durable of the three, with a rougher underfoot texture some owners prefer.
Ask us about the finish, before you pick one.
Come in and put your hand on white marble, quartz aggregate and pebble aggregate side by side, or call and we will talk you through the difference.