Whoever is doing the commentary needs to be a sports announcer or news anchor. It’s obviously HIS pool that’s being resurfaced even tho he kept saying “we”. Enjoyed this!! ThanQ

@TomLeeman

9 ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate that. And thanks for watching.

@daisyninja3674

6 ай бұрын

I thought they sounded like Bob Odenkirk 😂

That guy with the dreads is awesome. Good energy!

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great vid for those of us who have to re-plaster for the first time our pools!

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thus is perfect! I'm having my pool resurfaced right now, this eases my stress!

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. Good luck with your pool.

@domcizek

7 ай бұрын

WHATS YOUR TOTAL COST

This was a well-done explanatory video of the steps to resurface the pool. What brought me to dig into this video was to get information on how to do it. I live in Florida and when we purchased our home the pool was in really bad condition. As I was cleaning it one day I felt a soft spot under and to my surprise there was a hole where then one more and more and so the in the walls the plaster was coming off. I don't have money to pay a company but I consider myself very handy and have the time to do it. I might will bather you when getting in there with a couple questions if you don't mind. Thank you so much and I look forward to checking out more videos on your channel.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks we hired this company to do it and they brought in a whole bunch of people. I wasn’t totally happy with some of the results but all in all it looks pretty good.

@georgesotelo1917

11 ай бұрын

@@TomLeemanhey,.. what is the average price for this? I am in florida and I have many spot like those..and of course I want to do the resurfacing of the pool fully

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

@@georgesotelo1917 we paid I think right around seven or 8000 including the tile and all of the labor but these guys weren’t the greatest. There were a lot of mistakes but it came out looking. OK. Good luck on your thanks for watching.

@benleeper69

6 ай бұрын

In st Pete fl. 7000 gal pool was just under 4k.

@locovidepro

2 ай бұрын

@@benleeper69 im on Spring Hill, FL north of St Pete. Mine was quoted at $4k as well. After watching this video I will finally do this myself. I am confident I can do this. Today is 03/29/24 I have to do this within the next couple of months.

Really nice job with this video, thanks for sharing!

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

We did a great job!

Beautiful!

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

We just tried to get the job done as quickly as possible and fill the pool. I don’t know if there’s anything that you can do to keep it from happening

Excellent let me know how it goes. Good luck and thanks for watching.

When they got done, there was bumps on the bottom and they cement it in my light so I couldn’t remove it so there was a lot of problems with this crew, but the pool didn’t look too bad afterwards from afar

nice job - might be doing this myself - but definitely not alone. clearly gonna want some help.

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

Go for it!

Looks great! I wish you guys were in my area!

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching

@paulgray6100

Ай бұрын

These crews are all the same and it's the same process no matter where you are from and they all work the same way I have been doing this in Florida and NJ all my life

@davebrittain9216

Ай бұрын

@@paulgray6100 I am up in Canada so things are not quite the same here. If anyone specializes in something like this it would probably cost you double here as it would there.

Great Job!

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great job!!! How many days did it take you to do that? And how many minutes does the plaster take to dry while in use? We are doing it ourselves.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Well, it takes a day to drain the pool then it takes a day to ship out all the bad spots and clean all that mess up and it takes a day to strip all the tile off and then it takes another day to do the plaster work if you have enough people And then he takes a day to fill it

This guy is amazed with those spike shoes.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Spikes

Props to the guy who can smoke his cig while he had trowels the steps 😂

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

The only problem is, he dropped a big giant ash and it turned the area gray. Now I have a spot on my son step.

thanks for the video. the installation manual says that coveage of an 80-lb bag is approx 22 sqft. is that your experience?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

I do believe so

I need to hire those guys.

Thank you so much for all the details about this. This crew have done an incredible job. May I know the approximate cost and time for this project? Thank you so much.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Well, it took one day to drain it then one day to tear out all the bubbles or bad parts of the pool and clean it out one day to tear out the old tile and install new tile and then one day to do the CERT resurfacing about 7500+1500 for the tile Thanks for watching.

@jasonpatterson9706

9 ай бұрын

They did it the easy way, should've charged way less. Supposed to remove half inch of the old plaster of the entire surface

Great video Tom! Thanks for posting...If I may ask how big was your pool square feet and gallons? Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

I’m not quite sure how big it is to tell you the truth

I heard that before. Thanks.

thanks for the vid. learned quite a bit about the process. also, your tap water is scary lol

@TomLeeman

19 күн бұрын

I know our tapwater is green so weird. I called the city about it and they said put more chlorine in unbelievable. Good luck with your pool and thanks for watching.

Hi Tom I am currently having my pool replastered. The crew I have just came out to do the demolition today. Anything that I should watch out for or ask them to do to avoid any of the mistakes that you learned in your case?

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

The most important thing is when they smooth out the diamond bright on the surface on the final application. Make sure that they’ve got it. Nice and smooth with no bumps. Good luck. Thanks for watching.

Hi Tom, the tile you picked is very nice. What's the name of it and where you got it from? Thank you.

@TomLeeman

3 ай бұрын

It’s been a while and I’m not quite sure. It was a local tile place in town town.

Looks like a pretty good job with attention to detail. Would you recommend these guys? Great vid and nice play-by-play.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

There were some things that I was not happy with, so I don’t know if I would recommend these guys because they didn’t come back and fix some problems that I had one was there completely in case it light, which was a total mistake and there’s some really rough areas on the surface bottom

@hennasee83

8 ай бұрын

​@TomLeeman what did you mean by they incased the light?

Hey Tom, was the pool painted previously or was it just bare plaster? Just wondering if you had to remove any old coatings before this process and how you did it.

@TomLeeman

13 күн бұрын

We picked a certain color of diamond bright that’s the stuff they put all over the pool and that’s where the color comes from. You don’t really paint it. It’s already in the mix.

This crew never wiped down the finish with towels to expose the aggregate after troweling the way I've seen done in other videos. Wonder why not. Also, others have shown waiting a day before acid washing. Was a different brand of plaster. Does this make a difference in application?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

These guys were not very professional. They screwed up a lot of stuff. Any other constructive criticism. Please write in the comments. Thanks.

@johnpzaccari

2 ай бұрын

Hitting the aggregate with a pressure washer takes off most of the dust that covers the aggregate, once you acid wash it it will make the aggregate pop a little more. Once the pool is filled you brush everyday for 30 days and that will help take off even more of that dust layer from the finish. Keeping the pool acidic during the curing process will help as well.

A concrete mix will work, to mix the plaster??? Good video. Good explanation. Good job thanks for sharing

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

You bet

How smooth was your finish? I’m surprised they didn’t polish the pool after the acid bath. The quartz can be sharp and it’s exposed after the acid washes away the white Portland cement.

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

These guys were not the greatest pool dudes as a matter fact there was a bunch of lumpy bumps on the bottom, and they never came back to fix it

We are in South Florida

Hey Tom--I know you said you weren't completely happy with the plaster result. How about the tile part? Did that hold up well? Thanks!

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

Tile came out good and happy with the look thanks for watching

@anthonydirocco5203

8 ай бұрын

Great to hear!! @@TomLeeman

Cool video

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Yep, that was all the work and the tile and the product

Do you know the kind of tile used on the pool line

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

It’s a glass tile that I want at a tile shop cost me about $1500. It’s twilight series turquoise GT 82323T for glass mosaic tile. We love it. It really gives the pool. A cool look

I have had a pool surfaced with Diamondbrite for about 12 years. It’s a very durable product but it stains horribly with minerals in the water. My pool looks so bad I could never recommend Diamondbrite. I researched it and found other pool owners who had similar issue. How is yours looking now that it’s been a few years?

@TomLeeman

13 сағат бұрын

It actually looks pretty darn good. It’s all white and we’re pretty happy with it so far cross your fingers who knows. Thank you for watching.

Hello, I am watching your video and the price you stated I know I would have to take out a 2nd. My pool looks just like yours. Where are you located for quotes on my pool?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

We are in South Florida and they charge about $7000 plus the cost of materials and tiles

Do you unplug the valve hydrostatic relief?.

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

That’s a great question. I’m not sure.

@rollyhernandez9239

Ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman I didn't know about that hydrostatic valve. But some pools don't come with it. I live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hi, was really good project, do you work in new york?

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

Nope this is a Florida crew. This took probably about five days. It takes a day to drain the pool and it takes a day to chip off all the old tile and knock out all of the bubbles and cracks and things that you have on the old pool then you got a clean it all out and then once you get that done, you can put on your new tile let it set and then you can bring in your big crew and cover the whole Pool with diamond Brite And it takes another day to fill it out. Good luck thanks for watching.

Is there any chance the pool could crack without the weight of the water when drained

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

When we drained ours for this application, it didn’t crack but we had to bust out a bunch of bubbles and then in a really do some work on it so it’s a whole process. Thanks for watching.

@domcizek

7 ай бұрын

NO, BUT IF IT RAINS A LOT, THE GROUND WATER COULD PUSH THE POOL OUT OF THE GROUND, IT HAS HAPPENED

Excellent video, I need this done and it really displays the intricacies and amount of labor. Can you dispatch a Team to do my Pool, bikini models for labor??

@TomLeeman

9 ай бұрын

That would be the best pool company ever if they have bikini models

If you don’t mind me asking, how much did it all cost?

@TomLeeman

4 ай бұрын

About eight grand

@endrettaflores7378

11 күн бұрын

I would pay that good price I live in central California and they say 15k and up just for plaster🥹

How much did it cost for the entire job?

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

Just under 8000

I do this for a living and have never pressure washed the interior of a pool, we always give it an acid wash and rinse it down. Obviously we take care of delaminations

@TomLeeman

4 ай бұрын

I could’ve used your company if you were in Florida, dang it

Using a plastering machine would be easier for mixing/applying the diamond bright/pebble sheen.

@TomLeeman

5 күн бұрын

That's a great idea!

Is there any concern with the integrity of the pool with the water drained?

@TomLeeman

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that’s kind of dangerous because sometimes they can pop up but hopefully you try to get it done as fast as possible possible

@rockridge2376

4 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman Thanks for the reply. So what precautions do you take to prevent that?

It would be more trouble than it’s worth to take them to court for the amount of money. It’d be cheaper really just to fix it myself, but I’m gonna live with it for right now.

How much should something like this cost? I have gotten a couple quotes and compared to the some from last year they are easily 10,000 added to the old price.

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

It was about 7000+1500 for the tile

@totallynottrademarked5279

Жыл бұрын

@@TomLeeman Thanks for the response. I am getting quotes for $17,000 for similar work in about the same size pool. When just last year they quoted around what you just said.

@islandwayaustin

Жыл бұрын

@@totallynottrademarked5279 for a resurfacing?

@totallynottrademarked5279

Жыл бұрын

@@islandwayaustin Yeah. Crazy. Some light paver work around one of the drains where ants undermined them. Other than that it is just resurfacing.

@ernestojuarez6173

Жыл бұрын

Some company here in San Antonio quoted me 18k similar size but in quote it was 11k in labor cost

How much cost this work?

@TomLeeman

23 күн бұрын

Total including the tile which was about 1500 bucks this was just under eight grand

Hi what was the cost of this job? I have a similar pool situation.

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

With the purchase of the tile it was about $8000

@rachelharriott5101

11 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman How many days did this take before you could swim in the pool?

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

@@rachelharriott5101 first you have to let the chlorine dissipate before you drain it then it takes a full day to drain it then you’ve got to go in and bust out any bubbles in cracks and you have to clean all the debris from the interior if you’re redoing your tile that will take at least a day maybe two to terret out and put in the new and then one day to put the diamond Brite on and a day to fill the pool back up so it’s gonna be about a week. Good luck thanks for watching.

This was about 7500 with the tile which I bought from another source, but I have to say these guys weren’t the greatest mechanics and there were some flaws but for the price I guess it was worth it

@alinalarrubia2088

Ай бұрын

What flaws & mechanics please?

Hi can you help me give all the product name from A to Z and where I can buy ??? Please

@TomLeeman

7 ай бұрын

The stuff that they resurface the pool with is called diamond bright and if you Google it, you should be able to find somebody close to you who has it the tile I bought from the Tile Store I’m not sure the name of it and the mud that you used to put it on has to be a waterproof so you may have to do a little research on that one. Good luck. Thanks for watching.

We dump it with the acid? What does it do?>

@TomLeeman

2 ай бұрын

I think it cures it or seals it in someway I’m not really sure

What’s the going price for this needed to do this to my pool

@TomLeeman

3 ай бұрын

This is right around eight grand

@LocsNmore

3 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman thank you where are you located?

What's the purpose of pouring acid ?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

I guess it says the coating

@alejandrocardenas4386

Жыл бұрын

Expose the aggregate.

The bond cote is not meant to be rolled on. It should be applied with a broom to create a rough surface for the plaster to bite

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for those tips. These guys that we hired we’re not the best I can tell you that you see anything else that you think they did wrong. Please write in the comments.

@alejandrocardenas4386

Жыл бұрын

I beg a differ it can be rolled on or sprayed.

@TheGoldenTrout

9 ай бұрын

​@@TomLeemanSo as a subcontractor you acknowledge that you didn't hire a quality crew? Wow, that's not cool. I guess whatever to maximize your profit.

@TomLeeman

9 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldenTrout no as a homeowner, I hired Gulfstream Pools and they hired these guys as subcontractors

@TheGoldenTrout

9 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman ahhhh, got it.

What's the cost to redo all of it?

@TomLeeman

2 ай бұрын

When you include the new tile which was kind of expensive, it came out to about 7500

How much did it cost for this pool?

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

This was just about eight grand

@kevouelt

Ай бұрын

Was that for labor as well?

How much did you charge for this job?

@TomLeeman

3 ай бұрын

About 7500

Why did they add muriatic acid at the end?

@TomLeeman

2 ай бұрын

I believe that makes it cure and harden up because they fill it right after

@doctorstrange1734

2 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman ok thanks

What was the cost?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

7k

@pbutta3000

Жыл бұрын

@@TomLeeman 7K? Where are you located, I need this done in Pensacola, FL.

WHAT WAS TOTAL COST?

@TomLeeman

7 ай бұрын

About 8000

So labour intensive I want to. buy fiberglass

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, this takes about five days one day to drain it one day to chip out all of the tile and grout one day to pop all the bubbles and holes and tear out all the loose diamond Brite one day to put the tile on one day to let it dry and fix itself and then you need about 10 guys to come here and put the diamond Brite on and then you gotta fill it up which takes a day. It’s a whole process.

Is this crew for hire?

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

I don’t think so. I tried to get them to come back and fix some things, and they just ghosted me.

Well "we" certainly got the job done.😄

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

Yes, we did

This guy kept saying we a lot like he was part of the crew doing the work 🤣🤣

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

When I say we, I mean them

For a point of reference, can anyone give me their best estimate of how much this job would cost today?

@TomLeeman

4 ай бұрын

I think about eight grand

@asdf1475963

Ай бұрын

30k

@endrettaflores7378

11 күн бұрын

😢

HOW MUCH DID THIS COST YOU?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Well, the tile was $1500 and the job was 7500

@whitephoenixfire88

Жыл бұрын

​@Tom Leeman where at in the US?

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

@@whitephoenixfire88 Florida

@dreamteamrealestate1301

4 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman that seemed like a LOT of work for $7500 to be divided among all those guys. It was extremely labor intensive. I thought some of the applications were very sloppy (and dangerous) but cheap labor comes with a price. Always.

@dreamteamrealestate1301

3 ай бұрын

@@TomLeemanyes understood. But they cannot spend or eat tile. So they had to divide the $7500 for the labor part.

Why mix like that why not a paddle mixer seems harder I been doing this for years never seen it mixed in a barrel nice job

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments. Any other constructive criticism that you have let me know. Thanks for watching.

@johnnysouth4982

Жыл бұрын

@@TomLeeman when I do my bond kote I broom the walls left to right instead of up an down helps keep it on the walls with no sag or drop off when you trowel on your first scratch during plastering.

Damn the way they were throwing that hydrochloric acid around is terrifying. My safety engineer would die if he saw us even pick up a bottle barehanded in the lab 😅

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

I know right I mean how about some masks these guys are crazy

I got a quote for 25$ grand to do this and tile. Sound like to much?

@TomLeeman

26 күн бұрын

As three times more than these guys charged

Is the commentator Clark Howard?

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

Yes, he is. Thanks for watching.

@BeardsandBibles

Ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman genius!!! lol we are getting ready to do this to our pool lol

Delray is where I'm from .

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

What are you love?

They should’ve pressure washed the pool after they chipped everything out. The pressure wash was pointless since there was more dust created. Another thing is the shell of the pool should be dried with weed burner torches unless the sun dried it out. If the old plaster or gunite is wet or damp the bond kote won’t adhere as well. Also I can’t believe none of them are wearing PPE. I do this exact process for my job everyday and there is so much bad stuff in there Omgggg 🤢

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that constructive criticism anything else that you say that you know is incorrect please write it in the comments these guys or not the most professional

@dreamteamrealestate1301

4 ай бұрын

Pressure wash? Not acid wash?

Typically a professional would tape your waterline tile off. ESPECIALLY GLASS TILE

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think these guys are professionals

@richggg4050

Жыл бұрын

No necessarily, if done correct it can be cleaned during the process as they did and after with a brush and flat head to remove any plaster in the grout. However, I did find it odd that they did not acid wash it prior to adding bond kote and no mixer?¿

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

@@richggg4050 please add any other comments or criticisms that you see I appreciate it. These guys made a lot of mistakes.

@harrymuhammad9835

10 ай бұрын

My dad would use duct sometimes.

WHO is the Company? Why not credit the creator

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

These guys didn’t even have a name for their company. They were just a bunch of blokes that came over and did the work.

So this is more of a guide to what it looks like when you hire someone to redo your pool 🤣

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

Yes, you could say that

@toddwrenn7741

10 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman I imagine that was a very expensive project. Not many people know how to do this kind of work anymore. In 2014 I was quoted $20,000 for a pebble tech finish on my very ugly 17,000 gunite pool. My pool is empty and my paint is peeling. I was really looking for a way to strip it and refinish it

@TomLeeman

10 ай бұрын

@@toddwrenn7741 it was about 8000 including the tile and they use diamond. Brite busted out all of the bubbles and cracks took about five days when they put in the diamond right that was done in one day. Good luck thanks for watching.

12:13 🤣

Ended up paying a contractor it was too stressful

@TomLeeman

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, this is a tough job to do by yourself

It is not going to be an inch thick

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

I think that you could be correct

this why we have trade unions in this country

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

You can say that again

Complete guide “It’s a B”

You acidwash the same day.

@TomLeeman

3 ай бұрын

That’s what these guys did

This is a horrible job the way they work they mix the material and put acid I would hire people like that

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they completely screwed up our pool, anything else you notice please write in the comments

@gilev3230

Жыл бұрын

@@TomLeeman lol there's always one. 😁

How do you deal with hyrdostatic pressure once draining the pool? Theres no why I can accomplish this in a day before having to fill back up the pool before jt shifts?

@TomLeeman

9 ай бұрын

Our pool was empty for about a week. It’s weird to bust out all the holes and holes tear out all the tile and it was fine.

@justpassingthrough3166

9 ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman maybe that's why it was ok. The holes released the pressure I'm a big DIY'er. I've built additions, rewired my whole home, and many other big projects but after careful research I'm thinking this job is much bigger than what a man and his wife can do....😆

@TomLeeman

9 ай бұрын

@@justpassingthrough3166 the problem with this is everything up until you put on the diamond Brite you can do yourself but once you get to that phase you need like five guys to get it done super fast in one day. Good luck thank you for watching.

@domcizek

7 ай бұрын

THERE IS A BOTTOM DRAIN THAT HAS A PRESURE RELIEF VALVE FOR THAT PROBLEM

Clicked on this video cause this is what my dad does and they did a 6/10 job. I wouldn't pay more than 8k for the shit they did, but it was a large pool for an awkward shape so you cant blame them. Just wish they were more meticulous lol

@TomLeeman

11 ай бұрын

You can say that again I didn’t do a very good job. As a matter fact they sealed up one of my lights. I tried to get them back to fix everything and then they ghosted me if you notice anything else please write them in the comments. Thanks for watching.

@harrymuhammad9835

10 ай бұрын

My dad didn't do much advertising,all word of mouth. Once we did one pool on a street, we would get the rest of the street.

@danielm6068

Ай бұрын

@@TomLeeman Great video thanks for posting. Curious, are you going to take them to court for the screwups that needed to be fixed or did you need to hire someone else to fix up some of the mistakes they made? If so, i take it that was an added cost on top of what you paid originally. Sucks they were not the most professional but kudos to you for making this video so that the rest of us can learn. Thanks again!

"We doing this we doing that" you're just filming them you aint doing shiiiiit

@TomLeeman

Жыл бұрын

That’s my job

you should stop using the word "We" !!

@TomLeeman

8 ай бұрын

L O L

Yeah, these guys weren’t the greatest. I can tell you that a lot of mistakes.

Nothing like a client who stands over you recording a video and narrating about shit he knows nothing of. Fuck, go inside. Let them do their job. I like how you say "we" when desribing the workers. You are a class act. I bet you drink wine and vote democrat as well

@TomLeeman

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching

❌🫨Who owns the company?!!!🫨❌ Why wouldn’t you make the workers wear respirators while pouring the resurfacing mixtures? These are young men. They will end up with major medical problems, if not lung cancer down the road!

@TomLeeman

6 күн бұрын

I know I was like flabbergasted. There was some problems with it, and I needed them to come back and fix it, and they just disappeared and ghost me.