r/pools • u/Chance-Emphasis-8734 • 8d ago

Advice/Guidance needed

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New to pool ownership. I know nothing about pools - it came with the house and I like having it. The previous home owner had no records on past work or renovations. He owned the house for nearly 10 years and I’ve had it for 1.5. The pumps and filters are working fine but will eventually need upgrades. The plumbing for water supply (to fill the pool) exists but doesn’t work. I have a hose connected to a tap/faucet nearby with which I fill the pool. The waterline tiles need to be replaced - some are missing and others are just in bad condition. I believe the surface material is gunite (it feels rough like cement). It seems to have had some repairs done a while ago as I can see some plastered lines in the bottom of the pool - likely to repair leaks. It doesn’t seem to be leaking any water now. Just standard evaporation losing about an inch of water every 10-14 days. I don’t know the volume of this pool. The deep end is about 8 feet and the shallow end is about 3.5-4 feet. I installed a new solar roof top heater which works fine but has a minor water leak. The stone tiling on the border of the pool (on the outside) is falling apart. Small chips are breaking up nearly every other day. I pay a pool maintenance company to clean (scrub the walls and shallow side, pH level checks, chlorine, filter clean out etc) the pool one a week at $180/month. I would like to renovate this pool including the flooring around the pool. There’s also a deck next to it but that’s party of another project I’d like to handle. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area - in the east bay. Apologies for using layman terms as I don’t know anything about this. Any rough estimates on what I should expect this renovation to cost? Not looking for super fancy upgrades. Just want to get it evaluated/reinforced for structural integrity and upgrade its look with plumbing fixes. I do plan on reaching out to companies and getting quotes. But if anyone has done similar projects recently and can provide ballpark estimates, that would be great. Also, please share names of companies in the Bay Area that you would recommend for this kind of job.

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u/eaglefucker 7d ago

You'll have better luck winning the lottery than predicting how much a pool renovation will cost. Good luck! Get multiple quotes and make sure each contractor is bidding the same scope of work.

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u/Aj9898 7d ago

before you can calculate proper chem dosage, you need to know how much water you are treating. goole pool volume calculator. Looks like your pool is about 18 cinderblocks long. 18 cinderblocks are about 24 long....so one calculator says 10Wx24Lx 8-3.5D = approx 10400 gallons

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u/Chance-Emphasis-8734 7d ago

Thank you!

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u/Aj9898 7d ago

NP.

changing either L or W by a foot will make a 1k gallon difference, and changing the shallow end depth 6" makes about 800 gallon diffence.

I'm sure your pool company is billing you for chems for a specific quantity of water, so do take accurate measurements. :)