You did an absolutely beautiful job on your pool. I have to do mine so Ive been watching the videos and you make it look much easier than some of the professionals make it look with the same product. Thank you for the tips on what not to do. You give great inspiration to all of us DIY'ers.
Awesome job man!!! Looks great! I have a small leak in my spa which is attached to the pool below. I had a guy come over and quote me over $7000 to plaster the small hole left by the repair of the leak (1 jet). He said it would need the entire (6 Person) spa to be redone. I told him we were going to sell the house but he insisted. When he left I thought..."This dude just insisted his way out of a job!" LOL! After seeing how nice of a job you did...I'm all in on doing it myself. Once again... your pool looks like it was done by a professional! Congrats...:)
You are such an inspiration! After watching your video, I've decided to tackle my pool by myself. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with all of us out here!
Don’t do this to your pool sand professional to come and ship it out and re-plaster is the correct way otherwise this will fail and then they’ll charge you twice as much to replaster it because it’s horrible getting the stuff off
I’m doing the exact same thing to mine plus paint. You’re right it is some hard work and especially in the Texas heat / sun. I have no bird cage either (I’m jealous lol). Very nice work man looks great!
wow great job man! looks great! I have the same project down the pipeline sometime, my plaster still looks ok (just some discolorations), but tile is cracked already in some places. Your video is super helpful - hopefully i can do everything myself.
Hi Great job. I am about to start plastering. What is working time for the plaster once it is mixed and before it becomes difficult to roll on? What did you use to get the bull nose round at the steps? Thanks Dan
I just continued to add a little water and mix the plaster as it started to stiffen up on me. I didn’t notice any negative effects, so that’s how I kept it rollable. The steps I just used the same process. Rolled on the plaster, used the squeegee to smooth it out as much as possible, then if you let it dry for like 5-10 minutes you can come back with a slightly damp sponge and get out any more imperfections.
WOWZA! Thanks for sharing you awesome restoration project. I'm in the process of researching how to do our pool. Not sure if you still see these post but, great job. I've gotten a couple quotes and they are astronomical so I will definitely be doing what you did. How much product did you use and how do I figure out how much I'll need? Our pools are very similar in shape but ours is 12' deep... Any help is appreciated.
store.sider-crete.com Call these guys: 1-888-743-3750 Tell them your pool size and how many gallons and such. They were helpful when I did mine. I ended up ordering 11 bags.
Great video - very helpful and reassuring that you are a satisfied customer. We have inset tiles in the floor of our hot tub. Did you need to chip some of the old plaster away from the around the tile so that when you spread the 2 coats of sider-crete on that everything was flush with the tile.
I did not. I just taped over the tiles and rolled the plaster. It may have come out better if I would have done what you are saying, but I have no regrets. I don’t think it would have been worth the work in my situation. The new plaster is not noticeably thicker or above the tiles and you definitely cannot tell with the naked eye when everything is filled with water. So I guess it’s up to your judgment.
Do you think we can save the already mixed sider repair until the morning? I'll call them in the morning, but wondered if you were able to with yours and use in the morning.
I don’t know. I wouldn’t recommend it. You could add water and mix it up pretty wet and then pour an additional amount of water to sit on top of it until morning. But it’s risky and it may lose its integrity doing it that way.
Well Done and Thanks for the Video. Did you replace the tiles in the steps? I have the same type of pool and I'm not sure if I will need to chip out the tiles in the steps and put new ones in.
I did not. I guess it all depends on your preference though. The tiles are a little lower than the plaster finish, but it is not a big deal to me so I just taped over them and kept them since they matched the color scheme. Some people might not like the look or feel of that but I guess that’s up to you.
Thanks for the video! Question: I am just doing this to my hot tub and I’m about to do the first coat of plaster. What tools did you use to smooth the plaster after you rolled it on where the steps in your pool are? I’m speaking about the contours around the stairs where you can’t fit the rubber float? My hot tub has so many sharper angles and I’m trying to find the best tools. Thanks!
Thanks for video, getting ready to order my Sider-Crete roll on plaster today. Any new updates on the product, on how it is holding up and would you still recommend?
Yes I did the floor last. I tried some other tools rather than the roller but I found the roller to work best for me. I started in the deep end and worked my way out the shallow end steps.
I think my pool is around 11,000 gallons. I bought 11 bags of the actual plaster and had one bag left over. I only bought 2 bags of the repair cement and had some left over. I got all the supplies from sider-crete
store.sider-crete.com Call these guys: 1-888-743-3750 Tell them your pool size and how many gallons and such. They were helpful when I did mine. I ended up ordering 11 bags.
I apologize for bothering you, but did you use Sider-resin coat before applying Sider repair and then plaster? We ordered plaster and repair kit but it turned out one more step needed before we start.
Yes. I used a paint brush and brushed on a coat of the resin before using the repair. Just where I needed to fill in holes and such. I did not use it before putting on the plaster.
I pressure washed and then sprayed it all with acid. However, in my opinion, it was an unnecessary step. I don’t think my pool really needed it, but that’s just my opinion.
@@alreyindustries thanks my pool is really big im looking at about 3,500 but I have had leaks here and there over the years I'm hoping this puts a stop to it
@@alreyindustries thank you. Your water color just perfect. How long did it take to receive your order from Sider-Crete? We will need 18 kits of plaster for our pool.
@@ZoyaPetrovnaMamina I do not recall exactly how long it took from order to delivery, but it took 3 days for sider Crete to ship it from there warehouse and I’m assuming it took another week or so to get to me. Probably looking at a week to 10 days. If you call them they might give you a better idea. They were pretty kind and helpful when I called and asked a bunch of questions.
The only thing I looked for and chipped out were loose pieces of plaster around the areas of erosion AND I did have some hollow areas where the old plaster was separating/not making a good bond with the cement underneath. I went around knocking on the old plaster to hear if it sounded hollow or not. If it was, I chipped those areas out and repaired all the holes with the repair plaster before putting the final plaster on. Other than that I just rolled the new plaster right over the old.
Hard to say. I would work on it after work mostly so it was a bit sporadic. Took me two to three weeks doing it that way. I’m sure if you dedicated full consecutive days to it you could get it done within a week.
$1859.42 from sider crete. That was for 11 bags of plaster, the tool kit, 2 bags of sider repair and 1 jug of the resin for the repair stuff. I probably spent $500-700 on tile, cement and grout. Then I bought a new pool light which was around $300. So between $2,500-3,000 I’d say.
@@friendofmind7859 I’m not sure exactly. If you go to the company’s website I used, sider-crete, you can call them and they are very helpful. They will tell you how much you need.
I don’t remember a whole lot of hair line cracks. I had more loose material and hollow spots. If you’re worried about the new plaster cracking too you can treat those cracks first with some crack repair compound.
@@alreyindustries Thank you. And please have mercy on your guests and yank that ugly garbage off before they see it. Replace it with something better so you don't have to worry about them talking behind your back about you having tiled your pool with tacky bottom of the line Home Depot special tiles.
You did an absolutely beautiful job on your pool. I have to do mine so Ive been watching the videos and you make it look much easier than some of the professionals make it look with the same product. Thank you for the tips on what not to do. You give great inspiration to all of us DIY'ers.
Awesome job man!!! Looks great! I have a small leak in my spa which is attached to the pool below. I had a guy come over and quote me over $7000 to plaster the small hole left by the repair of the leak (1 jet). He said it would need the entire (6 Person) spa to be redone. I told him we were going to sell the house but he insisted. When he left I thought..."This dude just insisted his way out of a job!" LOL! After seeing how nice of a job you did...I'm all in on doing it myself. Once again... your pool looks like it was done by a professional! Congrats...:)
You are such an inspiration! After watching your video, I've decided to tackle my pool by myself. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with all of us out here!
Don’t do this to your pool sand professional to come and ship it out and re-plaster is the correct way otherwise this will fail and then they’ll charge you twice as much to replaster it because it’s horrible getting the stuff off
That’s amazing. Must save an absolute fortune over getting a pool company to do it.
Great video; very informative! I down in Miami, Florida and Im in the process of re doing the pool myself with the Sider Crete.
I’m doing the exact same thing to mine plus paint. You’re right it is some hard work and especially in the Texas heat / sun. I have no bird cage either (I’m jealous lol). Very nice work man looks great!
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it
Great looking renovation project, thank you for sharing!!!
Lmao "homogenous, what does that mean?" Crack me up! Thanks for posting!!
wow great job man! looks great! I have the same project down the pipeline sometime, my plaster still looks ok (just some discolorations), but tile is cracked already in some places. Your video is super helpful - hopefully i can do everything myself.
Thank you so much for posting this video! It has helped me redo my pool.
I think it’s lovely and a REALLY nicely done job! Thank you - we want to try our hot tub! VERY helpful
Great video! Thank you
Great job! Thanks for the tips, I will do mine soon.
Thank you so much for this video. Looks amazing
Hope it helps
Looks awesome
Hi Great job. I am about to start plastering. What is working time for the plaster once it is mixed and before it becomes difficult to roll on? What did you use to get the bull nose round at the steps? Thanks Dan
I just continued to add a little water and mix the plaster as it started to stiffen up on me. I didn’t notice any negative effects, so that’s how I kept it rollable.
The steps I just used the same process. Rolled on the plaster, used the squeegee to smooth it out as much as possible, then if you let it dry for like 5-10 minutes you can come back with a slightly damp sponge and get out any more imperfections.
WOWZA! Thanks for sharing you awesome restoration project. I'm in the process of researching how to do our pool. Not sure if you still see these post but, great job. I've gotten a couple quotes and they are astronomical so I will definitely be doing what you did. How much product did you use and how do I figure out how much I'll need? Our pools are very similar in shape but ours is 12' deep... Any help is appreciated.
store.sider-crete.com
Call these guys: 1-888-743-3750
Tell them your pool size and how many gallons and such. They were helpful when I did mine. I ended up ordering 11 bags.
great DIY video and adding in boo boo's
Great video - very helpful and reassuring that you are a satisfied customer. We have inset tiles in the floor of our hot tub. Did you need to chip some of the old plaster away from the around the tile so that when you spread the 2 coats of sider-crete on that everything was flush with the tile.
I did not. I just taped over the tiles and rolled the plaster. It may have come out better if I would have done what you are saying, but I have no regrets. I don’t think it would have been worth the work in my situation. The new plaster is not noticeably thicker or above the tiles and you definitely cannot tell with the naked eye when everything is filled with water. So I guess it’s up to your judgment.
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Do you think we can save the already mixed sider repair until the morning? I'll call them in the morning, but wondered if you were able to with yours and use in the morning.
I don’t know. I wouldn’t recommend it. You could add water and mix it up pretty wet and then pour an additional amount of water to sit on top of it until morning. But it’s risky and it may lose its integrity doing it that way.
Well Done and Thanks for the Video. Did you replace the tiles in the steps? I have the same type of pool and I'm not sure if I will need to chip out the tiles in the steps and put new ones in.
I did not. I guess it all depends on your preference though. The tiles are a little lower than the plaster finish, but it is not a big deal to me so I just taped over them and kept them since they matched the color scheme. Some people might not like the look or feel of that but I guess that’s up to you.
Thanks
Thanks for the video! Question: I am just doing this to my hot tub and I’m about to do the first coat of plaster. What tools did you use to smooth the plaster after you rolled it on where the steps in your pool are? I’m speaking about the contours around the stairs where you can’t fit the rubber float? My hot tub has so many sharper angles and I’m trying to find the best tools. Thanks!
I used the “magic trowel” that came in the kit I ordered. It’s the squeegee type tool. I also used a damp sponge sometimes. Hope that helps.
Thanks for video, getting ready to order my Sider-Crete roll on plaster today. Any new updates on the product, on how it is holding up and would you still recommend?
So far so good. Have not had any issues really. Been over six months.
Lovely
Thank you
Good job! Thanks for making the video. I’m in the process on doing the exact same thing to my pool. How many bags of plaster did you end up using?
I ordered 11. I had a little over 1 bag left over.
@@alreyindustries Right on. Thanks!
Nice! Great job. Is the sider crete still holding strong and not having any of those old stains leach through?
Yea. It’s only been about two months but so far so good.
@@alreyindustries good point I hope it maintains.
How many kits do you have to use for a whole pool deck?like that
Hi there, how did you do the pool floor? The wall is a no-brainer, but the base is what I am worrying about. Did you do the floor last? Thanks
Yes I did the floor last. I tried some other tools rather than the roller but I found the roller to work best for me. I started in the deep end and worked my way out the shallow end steps.
Hi how many bags of the 2 coat bag did you need for your 2 coats in your pool? It looks about the same size as mine. Ok thanks
11 bags of the white plaster. That did two coats and I had a little left over.
looks great. How many gallons is your pool? I see the product comes in a kit? How many kits did you use? I'm going have to do this next year
I think my pool is around 11,000 gallons. I bought 11 bags of the actual plaster and had one bag left over.
I only bought 2 bags of the repair cement and had some left over.
I got all the supplies from sider-crete
Question, I'm thinking about doing the same project to save $16k, Do I need to chip off all the old plaster on my pool?
I only chipped up the loose and hollow areas. Then I filled the worst parts with the repair plaster prior to the final coat, as you see in the video.
Great video. How many Plaster did you bought?
store.sider-crete.com
Call these guys: 1-888-743-3750
Tell them your pool size and how many gallons and such. They were helpful when I did mine. I ended up ordering 11 bags.
Would textured roller work better? Use water and sprayer hand bottle to keep from drying early
I’m not sure. I just used the one that the company supplied with the tool kit. That worked well for me. I did not try any other rollers.
did you roll on plaster over existing plaster?
I don’t know to be honest. I don’t know if the pool has been plastered before or if it was the original material.
I apologize for bothering you, but did you use Sider-resin coat before applying Sider repair and then plaster? We ordered plaster and repair kit but it turned out one more step needed before we start.
Yes. I used a paint brush and brushed on a coat of the resin before using the repair. Just where I needed to fill in holes and such. I did not use it before putting on the plaster.
Is the resin from Sider company too?
Looks like a LOT of work
It was. I guess it all depends how much a few thousand dollars is worth to you.
did you halft to acid etch the pool first or just pressure washed? thanks for the video!
I pressure washed and then sprayed it all with acid. However, in my opinion, it was an unnecessary step. I don’t think my pool really needed it, but that’s just my opinion.
@@alreyindustries thanks my pool is really big im looking at about 3,500 but I have had leaks here and there over the years I'm hoping this puts a stop to it
How has it held up? It has been a couple of years....
So far so good. No chipping, breaking, or staining. I’m happy with it.
Wath is the name of white plaster that you yous for finish
store.sider-crete.com/product-p/0910k2-pr.htm
Great Job!! What size is the pool? i have a 20' x 40' and i am thinking in use the sider crete. Very helpful video!
Thank you very much. My pool is 11,000 gallons and something like 20-25 by 10.
Did you use the pool patch white pool plaster from Home Depot?
No. I used the repair material and plaster from this company: www.sider-crete.com
What plaster color did you choose? My husband wants very very light blue water.
I ordered the standard white
@@alreyindustries thank you. Your water color just perfect. How long did it take to receive your order from Sider-Crete? We will need 18 kits of plaster for our pool.
@@ZoyaPetrovnaMamina I do not recall exactly how long it took from order to delivery, but it took 3 days for sider Crete to ship it from there warehouse and I’m assuming it took another week or so to get to me. Probably looking at a week to 10 days. If you call them they might give you a better idea. They were pretty kind and helpful when I called and asked a bunch of questions.
@@alreyindustries thank you so much for replying! You did a fantastic job on your pool!
Did you have to chip out your old plaster.?
The only thing I looked for and chipped out were loose pieces of plaster around the areas of erosion AND I did have some hollow areas where the old plaster was separating/not making a good bond with the cement underneath.
I went around knocking on the old plaster to hear if it sounded hollow or not. If it was, I chipped those areas out and repaired all the holes with the repair plaster before putting the final plaster on. Other than that I just rolled the new plaster right over the old.
You didn't paint it at the end, right?
No. That was the plaster finish.
Thank you! Appreciate you posting this!
Where I can buy pool plaster? Thanks
www.sider-crete.com
Can you this over paint
Not sure. From what I’ve read I don’t think so.
I wonder what the life expectancy of it is?
Yea I’m not sure. It’s been over a year and I haven’t had any problems yet.
How long did it take you to do the job ?
Hard to say. I would work on it after work mostly so it was a bit sporadic. Took me two to three weeks doing it that way. I’m sure if you dedicated full consecutive days to it you could get it done within a week.
How much did this all coast?
Around 2500-3000 for the plaster kit, tile, and other materials.
@@alreyindustries Thanks ,I'm half way done, A LOT OF WORK!
How much did you spend on your project
$1859.42 from sider crete. That was for 11 bags of plaster, the tool kit, 2 bags of sider repair and 1 jug of the resin for the repair stuff.
I probably spent $500-700 on tile, cement and grout.
Then I bought a new pool light which was around $300.
So between $2,500-3,000 I’d say.
My friend how many bags do think i would need for two coats, the pool size of.... 20x 12x 4ft high.... ?... thank you!....
@@friendofmind7859 I’m not sure exactly. If you go to the company’s website I used, sider-crete, you can call them and they are very helpful. They will tell you how much you need.
@@alreyindustries thank you very much and by the way... very good job 👏
Did you just go right over the hairline cracks?
I don’t remember a whole lot of hair line cracks. I had more loose material and hollow spots. If you’re worried about the new plaster cracking too you can treat those cracks first with some crack repair compound.
Too bad sider crete never responds to contact requests.
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The new glass tile is nice. The white bullnose tile is extremely ugly and looks dated and doesn't match the glass tile.
Thank you George. I’ll be sure not to invite you over to use the pool. Don’t want to upset you.
@@alreyindustries Thank you. And please have mercy on your guests and yank that ugly garbage off before they see it. Replace it with something better so you don't have to worry about them talking behind your back about you having tiled your pool with tacky bottom of the line Home Depot special tiles.