Working many years in the same trade and you turn into an efficiency guru. Small tweaks in the way you move add up and can really mean the difference of getting your knees replaced at age 40 or never. Its fascinating to watch and go through the process of learning and realization yourself.

Did you see the coverage for that tile on 1:36?

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What the hell are you talking about

If it’s sound the tile straight over it. Watch this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ob54eJudstTXfWQ.html

There is no waterproofing

@@MrJFoster1984 the plaster underlayment and waterproof mortar he uses are the waterproofing. No rubberized compound needed like in a bathroom.

No we’re lucky in South Australia that we don’t have to plaster the walls but sometimes I will give the walls a thin coat of adhesive to fill any nasty holes. The adhesive I use on the walls is Kemgrip Super and Quickbond on the floor

Hi Sasha I started tiling swimming pools in 1972 and most pools were called freeform with a lot being kidney shaped. The major difference there is that you first cut the walls so that there is a nice even line and then lay the bulk floor as I just did in the video and then you have to cut the floor into the walls. It’s not hard just takes more time

as long as the paint shows no sign of flaking you will be ok

@@roysouthby1 Thank you so much. Putting a membrane can be expensive. Thank you for solving a headache.

Pool tile are porcelain.

Yes that’s about right

Hi that's amazing! I live in UK too. Have a kidney shaped gunite pool and the stones/guntie are coming away from the walls so it's in need of a refresh. Did you use any primers prior to adhesive? Looking like tiling the pool is going to be the best possible option. But don't fancy paying out for someone to do it. Have experience tiling bathrooms and the like, but nothing with curved sides lol. Did you have any tiling experience before doing yours? Any tips would be helpful thanks :)

@@MC-eq3pm My first comment is that I don't understand how stones/gunite are coming away from the walls, so there may be a difference in construction, or perhaps quality; I did not know, but apparently some gunite pools aren't done well (I've just read that, anyway). However, mine was, although I don't think they did the final top edge as well as they should, because I had to repair it. (It tends to take a beating from winter weather, and I once had ice ~4" thick, although I'm now careful to keep the water level lowered in winter. On occasion, it has overflowed.) With my pool, they carefully dug the hole with a back-hoe, fixed rebar in place, then brought a lorry from which the concrete was pumped through a long hose so as to create a concrete shell about 2" thick. I was told it is extremely strong, and I believe them. They then rendered it with white crushed marble and white cement, finally grinding it smooth. Within about 2-3 years, it was looking dingy. One can empty the pool and regrind it clean and smooth, but do that a few times, and one'll reach the concrete. I tried this a little, and a few other things, which were worse than useless, so resolved on tiles. I used Mapei waterproof tile adhesive, which is widely available, directly onto the render, which was extremely sound, one might almost say ideal. It was only unsatisfactory through discolouration. I should think primer worse than nothing. I bought the 1' by 1' sheets of mosaics from internet website. They're made in Iran. The supplier gave a good price, but when I checked quite recently, I found the same tiles cheaper from someone else. Although mostly variegated, I have some dark blue lines, and a pattern around the frost line, making up sheets using purpose-made mesh (from craft shops) and a jig. I wish I had had the time to incorporate a mosaic in the bottom, like a Roman dolphin, but I didn't want to spend the time. predominantly The pool is 32' x 16' with a 5' radius Roman end, and the cost (many years ago) was about £1,000, and perhaps 3 times that now (guess). I think any professional tiler would have charged many many £'000s to do it. I spent another £1,000 on new coping stones. I didn't think I could lay them well, and was going to pay someone to do it, but the cost made me do it myslef, and it worked, although I can see one place which a pro would have done better (the bedding too thick, where exact level was needed). I often wonder that I had the foolhardiness to think I could do it, as I admire the appearance, and ease of cleaning.

Currently tiling a kidney shaped pool at the minute. I’m just wondering did you put any expansion joints in the interior of the pool and also did you use epoxy grout or cement based thanks

@@user-nf6fp8ns8t I used no expansion joints on tiling, and have seen no adverse result after many years. The grout was cementitious, and swimming pools was included in its list of suitable uses.

thats awesome! how long did it take you to do?

I prefer Kemgrip Super but most people are using Mapai Ultralight S2

Hi Peter once you’ve emptied the pool go over the entire surface to find any drummy spots. These have to be removed and repaired using an acrylic bonding agent and a sand and cement mortar mix The Ultraspreader is only good for the floor so you will have to use a small notched trowel on the walls

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No I only tiled the floor and only up to the coves

@@roysouthby1 hey Roy, can I tile a pool with existing plaster or does it need to be sandblasted? Thank you!

Antonio Estrada the marblesheen has to be sound. Anything drummy has to be removed and repaired before tiling

@@roysouthby1 thank you much Roy!

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No it’s concrete. You can’t tile on fibre glass unfortunately, there is too much movement