Can cracks in fiberglass pool steps be repaired?

Answer 1

Cracks in fiberglass pool steps can be repaired yes and just like new.

You may have a liner pool with a fiberglass step or a straight fiberglass pool no matter which one you have, you will want to investigate the reason for the crack and if it is caused by pool backfill or other causes then address that before a cosmetic or structural repair can be expected to be successfull.

This may be a job for a pool professional ie: Poolstepspecialists.com. You will also find most quality fiberglass pool manufacturers have repair teams which can assist your repair in the field for a reasonable cost or may qualify as warranty work, since things like defects can be part of a lifetime warranty program. Your swimming pool professional will also have the knowledge and tools for a permanent repair.

One last note if your pool has also developed a leak run dont walk for a timely repair before you end up with even more problems, because you waited.

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Answer 2

Drain pool water below below cracked step. Dry the step. Use #80 sandpaper to rough up area. Use a fiberglass resin repair kit from an auto-parts store, follow directions on kit. Apply 2 or 3 layers of resin & cloth. Boat repair shops have tubes of color you can add to the resin to color it. Let dry @ 4 to 5 hrs. before refilling. This procedure is never going to look like new, but it works and saves lots of $$$$. The steps crack from loss of support from the underside. Applying a just a patch over the crack, allows the step to keep flexing when the weight of swimmers step on the step. Best to re-support and strengthen the step. We used a D.I.Y. kit supplied by Pool StepSpecialists.com which allowed us to strengthen the step, repair the crack, and made it look like original.

Drain the water down to the beginning of the steep slope, electrocution is probably not fun. Use an angle grinder with a 24grit sanding pad to remove all the swimming pool gel coat in an enlarged repair area. The area will be brown after sanding of all the white gel coat. Remove all dust, then wash area with Acetone being careful not to get Acetone on surrounding area. Use pool putty to repair the cracks first, then cover area with vinyl ester resin, and cover with one layer of chopped strand mat. Roll mat into resin to remove air bubbles, then apply another coat of resin. Finally, add three coats of swimming pool gel coat. The repaired area will look like new and will last for at least 20 years.

Answer 3

How to repair vinyl liner pool stepsYou can use fibre-shelkote putty and gel coat. Usually a crack is due to loss of underlying support, just putting a patch over the crack will not suffice. Contact pool step specialists who repair just swimming pool stairs to get the proper tread repair completed, or to order a kit. Try Poolstepspecialists.com

Answer 4

It's very hard to fix a leak of anything that is still wet, because few adhesives work at all well on a wet surface (and those that do are generally reserved for medical uses). If you can drain the pool and completely dry out the area that is leaking - and I mean completely - you can then caulk with a silicone caulking compound, which will work with marvellous efficiency. Somewhat less efficient would be something like grout, but you can use it if you prefer. Grout does not require absolute dryness, unlike silicone, but you would not want to use it underwater.

Answer 5

Steps built into vinyl liner pools are always manufactured with fiberglass. These steps can be easily repaired with products sold at www.swimmingpoolresurfacing.com.