workmanship problems

Through the past 20 years or so, the vanishing-edge look has become perhaps the most recognizable hallmark of high-end, custom swimming pools.   In that time, these vessels have gone from relatively rare to remarkably common.  These days, in fact, it's a rare builder who doesn't have at least a handful of these projects in his or her portfolio. Unfortunately, this growth in the popularity of vanishing edges has been attended by a dramatic increase in problems with these structures, particularly on the outside surface of the freestanding wall that creates the elegant edge detail.  The problems manifest themselves as cracks, surface delaminations, efflorescence and, in severe cases, as leaks.  These are issues that have led to scores of dissatisfied homeowners and numerous potential

Through the past 20 years or so, the vanishing-edge look has become perhaps the most recognizable hallmark of high-end, custom swimming pools.   In that time, these vessels have gone from relatively rare to remarkably common.  These days, in fact, it's a rare builder who doesn't have at least a handful of these projects in his or her portfolio. Unfortunately, this growth in the popularity of vanishing edges has been attended by a dramatic increase in problems with these structures, particularly on the outside surface of the freestanding wall that creates the elegant edge detail.  The problems manifest themselves as cracks, surface delaminations, efflorescence and, in severe cases, as leaks.  These are issues that have led to scores of dissatisfied homeowners and numerous potential