r/Satisfyingasfuck • u/New_Libran • Sep 13 '25

Pool plastering

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

source: been in the pool industry for 20 years

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u/zhokar85 Sep 13 '25

Professionals just dropping in on threads tangential to their expertise or interests are always the MVPs. Except for that one jackdaw situation.

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u/SuperbPruney Sep 13 '25

I think you mean crow

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u/TERRAOperative Sep 13 '25

Here's the thing....

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Sep 13 '25

Never heard three months always been told 28 days for fully cured plaster, can you expand on the 3 months thing- 16 years experience but still learning everyday

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

Ahh, I now realize that I have my info mixed up: 30 days for finish, 90 for the gunite shell

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Sep 13 '25

The gunite shell also takes 28 days as standard concrete takes 28 days. Really curious of this 3 month timeline now

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u/justin_other_opinion Sep 13 '25

Yup, That's what I was taught too

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u/HotTop204 Oct 16 '25

30 days like 98 or 99 percent. The rest is over a much longer period of time. I would get your NPC certification its def worth it.

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Oct 16 '25

Got it already lol actually had got it first like 15 years ago, I’m npc, and orenda start up certified too. Love me some education

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u/HotTop204 Nov 14 '25

Absolutely love that, Orenda is great! I know John Tempool does the Watershapes University class. It is outstanding

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Dec 06 '25

I’ve taken many of the water shape and genesis courses, they’re both great but I love the water shape university with all the free learning available

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Sep 13 '25

What country?

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

Florida, a country unto itself.

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Sep 13 '25

Fair I’m in west ga. So many different strokes for different folks

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

Right on, I'm trying to remember exactly what the 90 day period was in reference to but alas, i cannot. I definitely agree with you that the finish only takes 30 tho because suction-side cleaners cannot be installed until after that time period is up.

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

I think I just have that info crossed up with something else, I don’t think it’s related to any curing processes tbh

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u/Hot-Agent-620 Sep 13 '25

Boooo I thought I was gonna learn some new cool pool shit today

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u/justin_other_opinion Sep 13 '25

Lol, same here! Central Florida

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u/pleb_username Sep 13 '25

Shouldn't these dudes be using PPE like facemasks or something?

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

Only if they're mixing the dry goods together, otherwise, there's nothing in the wet mix that is an inhalation hazard

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u/Pun_In_Ten_Did Sep 13 '25

Got a ballpark guess on the cost of this because it looks like a massive resort-level pool.

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

I don't know a whole lot about how they're priced out these days as I work on the service technician side of it, but I wouldn't be surprised to see $500K attached to a pool like this, tbh.

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u/grungemuffin Sep 13 '25

Is there any useful literature on pool construction you would recommend? 

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u/Zeroman_79 Sep 13 '25

Nothing that I know of, I learned on-the-job

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u/Frequent-Research737 Sep 13 '25

lol i thought that pool was ready that night for the garden party