unfinished 1980's pool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2021
- this is quite an interesting one here with this pool they started to build it during the 80's and I've since learnt the owner was doing it himself but as he had a job he was always quite busy and every summer said he would get it done but never got round to it! so 30 odd years later me and @ThePoolSquad are here to finish it off, apart from the surround which the customer is going to do himself! I know it would have looked so much better in the video but here we are!
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imagine being a kid 40 years ago in the early 80s excited by the fact your dad was building a swimming pool...fastforward 40 years later and you're in your late 40s /early 50s and dad still hasnt finished the pool...damn
Legend has it he still hasn't come back with the milk either!
My Dad would have adopted me out to another family because I would have asked him every day to help him finish it. Facts
Edit: Thanks everyone for the likes!
REMOVE THE APOSTROPHE FROM 40s.
Lmao
@@mariohoopedme No. It's also correct, FFS!
My pool!! Thanks for the work so far lads! Cant wait to get it all finished!
They’ve pressure tested your pipes 😀
You are going to be netting that pool everyday for the rest of your days lol. Damn leaves
Will be awesome for the summer time. ☀️🍹🥤🏊♂️🏄♀️⛱️
Just need to shake off all the loose leaves beforehand so they'll drop less frequently. 🍂🍃🍁
I would advice you to put in heating, it is So much nicer in our kind of climate and it makes it so and rest of family will swim way more than without a heating installation.. plus with a nice and thick insulation mat on top of the water it will help against winter damage tremendously ☺
Plant some flowers around them
Being in the pool business for over 45+ years, this pool should have been sandblasted and then plastered as to not see all of the defects in the pool walls. There's too much black mold/stains in embedded in the walls to just paint over it, not to mention, you never paint concrete without putting a primer coat on it! Especially epoxy. You could have at least acid washed the pool then neutralized it with a TSP wash. (Tri Sodium Phosphate) Good luck with the paint lasting on improperly prepped walls. That little electric pressure washer is defiantly not enough to clean the walls properly. Next time you use epoxy paint, just roll from the 6 gallon bucket and quit wasting time putting it in a rolling pan. You can lay it down thicker too that way. No need to waste the money and time with a clear coat. That's just silly and serves no purpose other than wasting the customers money and your time! I hope you cast a little sand on the step to make them non-slip! Remember, any job worth doing is worth doing it right!
I mean the pool probably should have been demo’d.
You have been in the pool business for 45+ years and you are calling that "black mold/stains"?
I have had many a laugh at customers referring to algae as "mold" but I've never heard a fellow professional refer to algae as "mold".
I do agree with your assessment that the pool should have been plastered though. Never paint a pool. It is a cheap and unprofessional surface for a pool and it will leave your customer extremely disappointed in a couple years when they have to pay another huge bill to have it all redone.
In every industry there are the jokes of horror stories that professionals agree shouldn't have happened and are made into memes to make fun of the amateurs that would make the mistake of doing something so dumb.. painted pools are the joke of the pool world. Don't do it.
I think you are completely overlooking the fact that the customer may have insisted on painting the pool as opposed to anything else, sometimes as a professional you can suggest the best alternative but the paying customer may still insist despite your consultation and advice (it’s always subject to affordability).
I don’t know if you live in USA but another factor to consider is the weather conditions in the UK are completely different to the US.
I am a carpenter from Australia even I thought it was well under prepared.... Preparation is the key...
When they started painting over the black mold and stains, I literally was like wait WTF? I am no pool person, but I have seen a lot of these videos and most acid wash the walls and floor then heavy duty pressure wash. That is not what irritated me the most though. The fact they filled the pool and called it good without any landscaping done, who does that? Shouldn't you landscape the trim first prior to filling the pool so the debris does not get in the pool when you landscape the outside?
I’ve been in the pool industry for over 35 years. A licensed pool contractor in Florida for over 25 years. After the housing crash of 2008, I’ve done many pools in similar condition. Painting a pool is the ABSOLUTE WORST way to finish your pool. Save up your dollars and have it Pebbled by a qualified installer. In only a couple years the “Paint” actually epoxy, oxidizes and all the caustic chemicals get in solution, which get in you and your kids mouth and stomach. Pebble Tec or comparable product, is the most Natural product, and guaranteed for life. I’ve personally done over 400 over the past 25 years. I’m always amazed, no matter how old the job, (20+ years old), it still looks like brand new. AND, it’s gorgeous!
This is spot on. I'm just a lowly repair tech but I can't tell you how many customers with painted pools I'm afraid to brush. It comes off like milk.
I have been in the industry for over 40 years and I don't like pebblecrete to hard to look after. I prefer tile, vinyl or fiberglass
The most “Natural “ what kind of chemicals do you think they use to get the pebble coat to stick?
For some reason, I feel such melancholy whenever I see abandoned pools, or theme park rides, or school buildings. And this video filled me with such unexpected joy.
They really do look like civilisation has ended and you are walking around a dead city.
totally feel you
Hay que invertir dinero, money,
Я тоже
Yep me too
The fact this pool wasn’t sandblasted then the top of the walls & the yard not cleaned before it was painted gave me SO MUCH ANXIETY!!!
Me too! Imagining everything that can go wrong now...😬
this is called making a little show off and taking an advance payment based on it.
I’m surprised it didn’t rise off the ground
The cement should have been treated for mold, it will return quickly, even compromising the special pool paint.
Or even mould.
The pain has treatment in it
The paint kills the mold , algae?
2 guys, 2 buckets of dawn, bleach, & water, 2 long-handle scrub brushes& sponges, then pressure wash. Prime coat with algae/fungicide in the primer. But do the hardscape first.
De tijd zal het leren,goedkope oplossing schilderen.
Betegelen had beter geweest,en is niet zoveel werk.
Maar ziet er aardig uit ,dus veel plezier van u arbeid .🎉😊
Landscapers, the bane of my life! I would have prepped all the pipe work, skimmers etc, then asked the owner to have the pool deck finished before I started the finish. I’ve lost count of the amount of times we have been asked to go and vacuum a pool, only to find half a building site sitting in the bottom. Better to get all the messy stuff done before starting to finish the pool walls and floor.
Amen from a landscaper who would have left that pool clean as a whistle.
Obviously this owner designs their own life and wants it in their own order.
he literally tells you in the video that the owner wanted the pool finishing BEFORE the surrounds got done, it had nothing to do with the landscapers or gardeners, it was the customers choice
A magnificent transformation!! I hope the owners will get a gardener and have some lovely flowers placed along the sides. When spring comes, I hope some gorgeous blooms will frame the pool. 🥰
That would be really pretty
That would look nice around a pond. A pool for swimming in needs clean brick laid down around the perimeter.
@@MireVale It needs a lot of love and care. But I’m sure the owners can do it all now that the pool is clean and very much inviting.
@@idkwhatmyusershouldbe4967 Exciting what the pool and surrounding area can become.
Spectacular job!!! Thank you for sharing this, strangely, this is exactly the kind of thing I love to see - something left for decades and then finished to near perfection!!! Keep up the great work doll!
Same. This is just one of the most satisfying things to see.
Satisfied 😌 with the pool
the worst pool and waste of money ever. They just painted it XD
They didn’t do it properly
I knew you'd take that paper out of the pump. But I just needed to see you do it to make sure. Anxiety 🤷🏻♀️😂
This channel came randomly on my shorts, and I watched it. It's really amazing to see you guys dedicated to make this work! Warm greeting from Bali - Indonesia 🤩
That backyard could use a massive clean up 🧹
The pool looks, Great! I hope they maintain it💯
Just out of curiosity, why didn't the owner have the concrete smoothed out and tiled? I may be wrong, but it seems the sides would be rough on anyone lounging against them.
The lacquer coat would give it a smooth finish and not rough at all.
@@choncord oh ya didn’t think about that
putting lipstick on a pig ... for a quick house sale I reckon
@TheLogicJunkie ... they didn't have robotic cleaners 40 years ago.
It was built in the 80's, Health and Safety didn't exist
Holla at ya boy for the pool work
Nice job done
That is so similar to the pool we had when I was growing up! It was "kidney" shaped, perhaps a bit smaller than this one, and it had a deep end & diving board. But almost identical in shape. I love it! ❤️. Great job guys
20:14 he looks like he was dancing to the music. lmao great work, the pool looks really good.
"Not you... The spider!!" 😂
Well done lads. This was fun to watch. Can't tell you how much I love these videos. Keep up the great work.
That is a really nice pool. Great Job guys. Keep up the great work. ❤️
If these are the jobs he takes on, I'd hate to see the ones he turns down!
I love when you show the pump room! I love sand filters!
Astonishing, left for so long. Loved the plant room action.
What a transformation! Would really like to see entire area when homeowner finishes landscaping! Could be beautiful! 👍👍
Same, I would love to see it after it is finished too.
Wow, what a project. Great job guys!
Your attention to detail showed the care you take for all clients. Nice work.
Its testament to the build quality back in the day. Leaving an inground pool empty so long. there is a big risk of the sides cracking for all the pressure on the walls, without the water to stabilize it. Great job by the way!
As a pool owner , it's so hard to keep a pool clean without a clean deck
I don’t get why someone would go to all the expense of refurbishing a pool and leave the edges and surrounding concrete in such a state. When they do clean it it will just contaminate the pool. 🤔
Why?
because amateurs
@@manoahvanderwolf3259 Nope. They don't do jobs for free. The customer is going to fix that. Pay more attention and listen next time.
@@SCD4 The point is surely that should've been fixed first
@@Anduril1974 Well I would have fixed it first but the pool cleaner has no control with that does he. He is not an amateur if the customer says no.That's the point.
Pour a concrete deck around it, probably a patterned stencilled deck and this thing would look fantastic. I started life in a country bungalow built into a hillside with a "second floor" concrete swimming pool built into the rear of the house. When we could afford to run it back in the 1980s it was a really nice unit with tile around the top part of the pool wall and a typical water slide on the deep end. I was a toddler and never got to see it as a pool through the remaining years we had the house. Now that pool's been filled in, from what I hear and that makes me a bit sad.
Wow!! 40 years of having to see that daily!!!! Can't wait to see it finished!!!!
As a pool it looks like a remarkable pond.
It’s a splash pool. Depth doesn’t usually go over 4 ft.
I have a small 12ft pool, one with the steel ring and pool liner. I sunk it 18" deep with 1" of polystyrene insulation all around, then decking up to the final level.
I've learned that fish will never starve from the amount of insects that fly in it. Also, chemicals cost a fortune - with direct sunlight you are constantly fighting algae growth and the chlorine evaporates at an alarming rate.
I put in a 40Kw Kerosene boiler which works great for my pool as it's not used often. It's amazing how much heat water takes. My boiler can manage just over 3'C per hour (10 tons) so 3 hours in middle of summer can bring it up close to 30'C and it loses about 6'C overnight.
Unless that pool has a decent cover, solar heating (with fuel boost - solar is no good if it wasn't sunny yesterday) and good insulation then it will cost £1-2k per year to keep usable ... assuming you get rid of the trees.
I'd love to make a proper pool but I'd do it in a conservatory next time, perhaps under a false floor.
Yep, heating water takes enormous amounts of energy. That’s why high-efficiency washing machines (and modern dishwashers) focus on using less water: less water = less water to heat = less energy used. (The energy to run the machines’ motors is negligible in comparison.)
What I find fascinating is the _vastly_ larger amounts of energy needed to change water’s phase (from ice to liquid, or from liquid to vapor). It’s absolutely massive: it takes about 5 times as much energy to take liquid water at the boiling point (212F/100C) and turn it to vapor (at the same temperature!) as it does to take liquid water all the way from the freezing point (32F/0C) to the boiling point!! (Going from 0C ice to 0C water “only” takes 3/4 of the energy needed to take liquid water from 0C to 100C.)
What’s less obvious is that evaporation (at any temperature) requires the same amount of energy for the liquid->vapor phase change. So any water evaporating from the surface of the pool is stealing heat energy from the remaining water. (The same effect as why we feel cold when blowing on wet skin. It’s also how swamp coolers work.) So if you are able to cover your pool to stop evaporation when not in use, you’ll lose way less heat.
I wouldn't mind seeing a full video of this edited down to at least 3 hrs it's so satisfying Tysm for the upload😊
Great work, can't wait to see it all completed 👍👍👍👍👍
I have my pool indoors and it's a blessing to not have all that leaves in the water, and I live up in the north of Europe so if the pool is out doors it will only be usable for about 4-5 month a year but I can use my all year round.
Each time watching such videos, I'm dreaming about having my own pool. Then I recall that I'm living in the block of flats and GYM with a proper full-size swimming pool is in 15 minutes walk from the house :D
I wouldn't mind seeing a full video of this edited down to at least 3 hrs it's so satisfying Tysm for the upload
AWESOME, Can't wait to see the finished pool and landscape. Be sure to post.
Pro Tip: pour pool paint on the floor an squeegee the paint around and then roll it out to make it even... Also work your way to the steps an out!! Tho you know that part!!! 🤙🏼✌🏼💗😊❣️
The part when they shovel out the sludge always gets me. It must smell awful 🤢
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I particularly liked the narration by Mick Jagger.
its amazing what a cleaning and fresh paint can do!! Amazing transformation!
Great work guys, always look forward to the notification of a new video, that was hard graft but a Great transformation, do you ever go back to some of your old installs/repairs to do maintenance or chemical top ups..
Thanks again
Is it common practice in the UK to paint over cement instead of applying a layer of plaster like we do in most pools in the U.S? Great job!
Totally depends on the finish the end user wants along with cost. This is a pool from the 1980s also, so some standards were a little different back then. But the lacquer would've given it a smooth finish.
@@choncord Thanks. I’ve watched several of these pool restoration videos and I don’t recall any of the pools having plaster which is why I asked.
@@imkwuzn this seems to be a cheap and generic way. Others would plaster or tile it for a proper finish.
@@Horizon301. Which would take eons and cost mega buck$.
No because we are a poor country with no queen anymore and that means no standards of quality or decent pools for our council houses so we just paint over moldy walls for extra money saving.
that blue is very nice n makes the pool stand out more n great job all around!!
Absolutely stunning!!
That sludge would be great for a compost heap for the vegetable garden. And. What about do you wear a respirator mask around the paint fumes?
Respirator doesn't fully protect against fumes unfortunatelly. The best you can do is to work outside :) which is they obviously are doing.
I just imagine myself calling them over looking only once what they’re doing and just seeing them vacuuming my outdoor pool
That is hard work! Looks really good. I love the blue
I love what you did here. Very nice work.
Those trees will be the pain in the ass! Great job lads looks amazing 👏
Oh I know! It won’t be fun on those weekly maintenance calls!! Thanks
@@thepoolguyml ah perfect for you 😂 good job mate 👏
It looked like on the side there you painted over algae and mold. Hopefully it doesn't come thru the paint. Unless you used a polymer sealant for finishing the job of painting cement.
Looks really good bit full though! I got ton a rain and when pool over filled bloody creepy Crawley escaped😁
I could watch ur videos all day just cleaning pools. LOL 😂
I agree. Should have been plastered. I'm a retired painter. Any kind of paint under water on concrete won't last very long. Unless there is something new and impervious I don't know about. I agree with the 45 yr veteran pool guy.
rough as a badgers arse
super cool looks very 80’s
GREAT LOOKING POOL GUYS..LOOKS BETTER THAN BEFORE..ALWAYS LOVE THE BLUE COLOR 💙
Trabalho incrível, da até vontade de mergulhar na tela, parabéns 💙
Toda focada no processo quando BUM DÃO E PER NAWM....com todo respeito, q panturrilha enorme e linda
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Would love to see the pool completed
Always got to have a friend that is willing to help by standing watching you work
Well done, great job!
Awesome job what a transformation
Great job but I have quick question. Though it may have cost slightly more why not pressure wash the brick surrounding the pool as well? Aesthetically it would have looked that much better!
Já pensou como ficaria se fosse totalmente azulejada?👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
It makes it look so much bigger painted and cleaned up like that
The memories - I did this for a few years. I can confirm you have the same sludge in Britain heh.
Cheers from NZ
The blue paint dries slightly darker than when it goes on, so maybe if you added a glug of it to the clear lacquer, you’d be able to see where you’d been easier, but it wouldn’t look any different when it dried?
Imagine it taking almost 40 years to find out your pool isn't anywhere near level 🤭
the rain had it filled long ago so would have been obvious back then.
Omg, I could watch the poolvacuming for hours! ❤ do you have a vacumingcompilation? If no, you should def. do one or two of them, so satisfying😊
I watched the whole video. Great job!
So glad you rescued that old forgotten pool, now she is finally finished after all these years! I wish I was rich and has a yucky old pool just so you could come round and fix her 😀👍
What an awesome pool! So crazy it was never fully finished up!
Dude that pump is awesome. With the date and all. I hope he led you guys keep that!
I would of pressure cleaned all around the outside and painted the blocks. Atleast got all the mildew off. Looks 👍
That's gonna be an awesome update when the landscaping is done. Good work!
You’re brave wearing white socks to that job hahahaha.
😂😂
sure wish could have seen the completed pool. love the color
It was a beautiful job. Color was great! Sad it went unfinished so long.
When I get money I will own a pool, abandon it for a whole year, and then call him just to let this man have more great content to post
Lol can't blame u
I was worried we couldn’t see you til spring - just hook it up to our veins 👩⚕️
I think you were referring to the pool he said he wasn't coming back to until spring. He never said he wasn't going to stop making pool cleanup videos
Are you Igbo?
I love this kind of great job ♥️👍
This is soo satisfying ❤️😚
Nice job! hopefully the owner does not take 10 yrs to put in the coping and finish the area around the pool!
Actually one of my favourite videos of yours!
Great content. Makes me want a pool even more.
GREAT RESULTS...NICE JOB!!!
Nice of you to take this nasty clean out on. But did you read the instructions on the paint bucket? So unfortunately this paint won't last. Infant it likely blistered then peeled. First pump out. Then pressure wash with cleaner like Comet or Ajax. Then Acid wash the concrete followed by p2p solution. Surface will be free of dirt and oils. Then wait like 3-5 days to completely dry out. Then sweep up everything. Then primer then epoxy paint atleast 2 Coats. Then wait 7 days to cure. Keep it dry as possible. Then fill...Sorry to be like an Authority. But I've been painting pools 45 years. So I am...but now you know to read directions and follow them.
Me personally I wouldn't feel comfortable getting in that pool with the rest of the yard looking like that. The tile around the pool needs to be cleaned or pressure washed and the yard itself needs tidying. Looks like you would get a foot fungus walking barefoot out there.
I love watching your videos 😍
Nada melhor que um vídeo de alguém lavando e reformando alguma coisa.
One of the best videos so far!
Could you do more content on the different filtration options available I.e sand filters and sandless?
Lobe seeing derelict projects like this come back to life instead of rotting away.
Great job guys!
Cart before the horse. That beautiful new pool will be full of debris once they do around it.
Although I can’t disagree, imagine the landscapers come in and finish up the whole yard, then the pool guys fine they need to replace a whole section of pipe which needs to be replaced and the ground needs to be dug or whatever. No matter which finish the owner chooses - resin, stone, flags etc a pool cleaning fee will always be less than replacing all the again.
Amazing job guy's!
Was my job for 4 years doing this in spain, loved watching the sand move about on a back wash and then seeing the dirty water go out the waste on a rinse
Ficou incrivel 🇧🇷
I did actually jump ahead and found even more that could have been improved. I would have pressure washed the concrete with a hydrochloric acid wash to remove the algae, etc...then skim coated the cement so it would be smooth again. You painted over mold, algae, god knows what else. I think you're going to run into problems down the road but as I said before, I wish you well.
I noticed the same things. I don’t like sounding like a typical online hater, but that did shock me they didn’t think fully cleaning the concrete was necessary. 🤷🏻
Money, Money, Money
Good work you 2 handsome guys ❤
The thumbnail for this video should win some sort of award!
Great work mate! I would love to see a follow up to this video.