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- Drain
Pool: Either a sump pump or a gas pump will
be used to drain the water out of your pool. This
water must be dumped in an area within 100 feet of
the pool. The prep crew will select a convenient area
unless you request otherwise.
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Pressure
Release:
This is the process used to remove water pressure
from under the pool. If this is not done sever damage
will be done to the pool. Te process involves removing
the plug inside the main drain pot. An electric pump
will be placed either in this opening or a pipe left
by the pool builder. Water will then be removed from
under the pool thus relieving the pressure.
- Undercut
tile, plumbing, fitting, lights, etc.: Exclusive
double cut process. Our well-trained prep crew will
make one cut directly under the tile and a second
cut about 2” below the first. Similar cuts will
be made around lights and fittings. The cuts will
be about ½” deep. Material between the
two cuts will be removed with special chipping hammers.
Hydraulic cement is then used to coat the skimmer
area, outlet area and light niche area to prevent
future leaks that might occur. This process is on
one of the MOST IMPORTANT
procedures, ensuring a proper installation of the
fish you chose. Many companies do not do the double
cut process and the final job quality will be compromised.
- Remove
loose and rotted surface: The prep crew will
also sound out the existing pool wall and floor surface.
This process will detect any areas that may be loose
and soft. As with painting, all bad existing surfaces
must be removed. Typically pools will have no more
than 10% of their entire surface removed. We will
do our best to determine the extent of this removal.
On rare occasions some areas are not seen until the
pool is empty. In these rare occasions a small additional
charge will be required to cover the cost to remove
and fill in with extra material. On some pools, sandblasting
may be required.
- Replace
Fitting: We will replace the return fitting
in your pool. In very rare instances, occurring with
older pools the return fittings needed for a proper
fit are no longer made. We will try to reuse the old
fitting if possible.
- Acid
wash and neutralize: The process of acid washing
will remove any contaminants that will interfere with
the bonding of the Bond Coat. Acid also etches the
surface creating a rough surface that will facilitate
a stronger bond.
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Apply
Bond Coat: The Bond Coat material is an acrylic
modified cement and sand mixture. The two-part material,
one part resin and one part bonding cement is mixed
together and the rolled onto the pool wall and floor.
The Bond Coat will cover the entire pool and will
ensure the bond of the new DIAMOND BRITE finish.
NO RESURFACE JOB
SHOULD BE DONE WITHOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS.
Also please not that the SGM Bond Coat is the only
bond coat capable of giving the best results. Any
other bonding agent, by any other name the original
SGM is inferior and should NOT BE USED!
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Apply
Diamond Brite: We confidently install Diamond
Brite Exposed Aggregate. Diamond Brite comes with
a complete 10 manufacturers warranty. Premier
ONLY APPLIES SGM DIAMOND BRITE AND HONORS THE 10 YEAR
WARRANTY ALONG WITH A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON LABOR
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Finish
is put on with two coats: The pool finish is
installed to an average thickness of 3/8” To
achieve this thickness two coats are used. The first
coat is called the “scratch.” This first
coat is the base for the second coat to stick to.
The second coat is the fish coat and is needed to
achieve the proper thickness. The coats are put on
quickly as there should be minimum drying time between
coats. This process can only be completed with the
use of an industrial mixing machine located outside
of the pool area. OLD FASHIONED barrel
mixing is the improper way to mix the material making
it impossible to scratch coat and also causing inconsistent
mixing, leading to premature failure of the material.
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Exposure
of Diamond Brite: This is another very important
process. There are to ways to expose DIAMOND
BRITE. One way is the inexperienced way of
acid washing or what is called the “Burn.”
This process is done after the final drying time has
occurred. In order to do this procedure, about 16
gallons of acid is used. The acid is applied to the
entire surface material then discharged. WARNING:
THIS PROCESS CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE MATERIAL
ALONG WITH STREAKS, BLOTCHINESS and ROUGHNESS.
The proper way to expose DIAMOND BRITE is to hand
wash using specifically designed brushes. Before the
Diamond Brite is completely cured, we hand wash the
surface area and then discharge the residue or “past.”
This process is very unique and takes a very experienced
crew to achieve this level of DIAMOND BRITE
application. At Premier, all of our crew hand water
wash our pools leaving the pool with a picture perfect
appearance for many years to come.
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Treat
Water Prior to Fill Up: Water is chemically
treated prior to fill up with a commercial grade sequestering
agent to remove all impurities from the water, preventing
stains and metal deposits to form. If the supply water
used to fill the pool is from a well, a carbon tank
will be used. Well water needs more treatment and
a carbon tank must be used.
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Balance
Chemicals: Once the pool
is full we will send a trained water technician to
balance the chemicals in your pool. We will add chemicals
to balance water, stabilizer, chlorine and acid will
be added. The pool pump will be restarted.
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Renovation Corp.
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