Replacing Tiles Around A Swimming Pool

Watch this how to video on repairing your loose pool tiles.

Replacing tiles around a swimming pool.

How to fix tiles in a swimming pool. To replace pool tiles start by draining enough water to leave the damaged tile exposed and dry. Basic materials like porcelain and ceramic average between 2 000 and 4 000 for a standard sized pool. Glass and mosaics can run you up to 50 or even 100 per square foot average labor rates fall between 4 and 32 per square foot or 30 to 120 per hour.

Be aware the shades will not match exactly. Porcelain tiles are high fired and each batch will have different die lots. Ceramic waterline tile starts at about 600 800 for an average pool. Glass and other decorative tiles are more expensive.

Rob shows how to build up the bed behind the tile in preparation to replace pool tile pieces that have fallen off the pool wall. As an in ground swimming pool ages the ground around it begins to settle. New waterline tile can dramatically change the look of your pool. You can pick up some tile repair mortar from home depot for under 10 00 if you have just a few t.

So you have a problem with the tiles in your pool. This part of the pool is about twelve inches tall also known as the bond beam. Coping also has another use in which it acts as a frame around the pool. Looking at the coping from the pool side there is usually a strip of pool plaster above the tile and below the coping or a grout joint in between the two.

This is often thinly applied and can fall out with movement or ice issues. Then use a grout saw to remove the grout around the cracked tiles. The shade of tiles or stone may vary within any given color which is an inherent quality that enhances their beauty. This may cause minor cracks and shifts in the pool s walls and beam.

The coping separates the pool structure and the pool decking. Maybe you have a few cracked tiles or chipped tiles or more commonly you have a few that have fallen off and you want to replace them. This is important if you are adding or replacing existing tiles. Take a hammer and place the tip of a chisel in the joint of the cracked tile and tap it with the head of the hammer to break it off.

Use a pool plaster mix or waterproof tile grout to repair the area after chipping and cleaning. Pool tiling averages about 15 000 but can get as high as 70 000 for large pools with luxury materials.