Thank you Roy for this great video. Very intuitive indeed. I restore gunite swimming pools for a living, including repairing and replacing existing swimming pool tiles. I just learned some very helpful tips by watching your video. You are a master at your trade. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Fantastic job Roy. You are very relaxing to watch. (Bruce Forsyths young brother.) I'm a british guy here woking on pools in florida where all they use is stucco, for the finish. After nine ytears, finally somebody has asked me to tile a pool, but it is a kidney shaped freeform gunite pool. This video is helping me to decide if its even possible. Im guessing there will be a lot of splicing.
I'm a renderer with the same D13 Hitachi drill I've been using for 20+ years. It looks exact same as yours, down to the worn out mixing bit. Fantastic drill. Few new brushes and 5-6 new leads from the labourers breaking it from getting it wrapped around the mixing bit is all its needed.
I worked for Evans/Radford pool pool plastering in san diego . We were the origanle company who first started using jack hammers and striping the plaster all completely off to ensure the best bond possible!! And they were right they removed EVERY SPEC OF WHITE FROM THE GUNITE recently 2as at a house where I bricked a d tiled a pool tbeen Evans/ Radford plastered it over 35 years ago a t it looks new still ot a loose brick tile Ora single thing g ever needed fixing !!!it was maintained by someone who knew how to properly take care of it and that helps
Im an ametuer tiler I do a few of my own projects you make it look easy Roy but it takes alot of patience and practice and a few tiles being smashed out and redone hahaha , i have got a few tips from your videos so thankyou very much
You are simply amazing at your skill set. You have so much knowledge and experience to share. I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent
You are a legend. Watched your videos of pool renovations multiple times. I just wanted to get your advice. I have Quartzon pool. Some supply specialists have indicated I need to chip out all the Quartzon, render again, moisture barrier and waterproof prior to tiling. If as in this video I just fix the dummy spots and adress any cracks is it a suitable finish to tile over the top (deals with hydrostatic pressures okay?).
Excellent video, thanks a million! I have a pool with a similar sand/quartz finish as this one and was looking at tiling it with mosaic tiles, so this was enormously helpful! Happily the pool is rectangular so should involve less cutting. When I get around to doing it I'll be sure to order your special spreader!! Thanks again!
great work i have never seen a pool completely tiled before looks amazing. i would like to see the pool with the water in it. you would add same chemicals as usual.
Roy, I am impressed. My grandfather was a Polish pool builder and built many of the pools in my neighborhood and, of course, I now have inherited one of the largest pool in my backyard. This pool is 20’ x 40’ and about 10’ deep hand dug and built in the early 50s in So. Cal. It’s solid but needs work. Do you think this DIY’er chick can tile the entire pool? I’ll need to pop out some old plaster that’s lifted but I’m guessing it’s all doable even for me! What do you think?
Amazing skills and workmanship Sir., But, - How on earth do you manage to do this strenuous work without dislocating 5 disks? How's your lower-back coping? Its a genuine question & I am probably half your age.
Love your comprehensive videos, easy to follow. My question is concerning cement repairs. I have small sections that need some attention and don't know exactly what type of cement to put. And I have thousands of small indentations (smaller than a dime no thicker than 1/8 inch deep. I am painting over everything. What do I use to fill the indentations? Thank you!
Vi believe those blue tiles have been leeching colour and causing blue stains on all over my concrete pool. At first I though it was copper from algicide, but the stains are heaviest right next to the tile. Strangely the stain also very soft and a pressure washer can clean them out along with a bit of loose concrete. Even with the water out after a bit of rain I can see streaks of colour leeching out and running down the sides of the pool. 😢😢😢
It's funny to see the electric hammers still being used we srart3d out with those on floor and littl3 air powered zip guns / body hamers with pointed chesles wow thats a throughback .oved up to the big 3inch two foot long ones w 2 inch flat chisles run on 90 cmf 7:297:30
Such a great video. Thank you. Quick question please. In your experience, If tiling over pebble creek surfaces, do you need to apply a primer and a waterproof coating before tiling? Many thanks
Amazing work Roy. Can you retile over a fully tiled pool? How do you deal with air bubblers pipes in spas, and secondly the existing spa/therapy jets (as there is no insert like there is in pool returns)
Great video! Question, while the tile will last "for my life time", what about the grout? Don't i have to regrout every 5 to 10 years? Does that mean i have to go line by grout line, taking it off to apply new grout?
You’re an inspiration Sir! I do have a question, is there no need for grout of any kind? I’ve laid tons of tile before becoming a fireman. Never in a pool though! Sorry for the dumb question.
Hello, Great video. I’ve got a 40+ yr concrete/plaster pool under renovation. The plaster is in really bad shape and I’m removing it all with hammer jack with flat chisel so it’s just taking the plaster off. Also taking off all waterline tile. How do I prep the slightly rough concrete for tile? Also it seems easier to use the 2 inch tiles when splicing/cutting is required. Mine is rectangular 2 ft shallow to 7 ft deep, and roughly 14ft wide x 38ft long with only 1 step. I’d really like to tile it myself but concerned about the concrete base prep work. Thanks for any feedback/suggestions. So you used skimmer for initial vertical run. Did you just take perpendicular of skimmer vertical line for floor chalk line? How did you determine floor centerline or does it really matter as long as it is close?
Hi Roy. Great video. I have a question for you. I have a pool with a poured concrete box structure. I covered the inside with a rubber coating so that I was sure it was waterproof. On top of that I glue 60x90 cm natural slate tiles. After.a year or two we started getting problems with efflorescence and tiles coming loose so I am going to have to redo the whole thing. 1/ I only left the glue (Ardex tile glue) a week or two before I filled so perhaps the glue didn't have enough time to cure? 2/ I called Ardex and they said that the glue should be OK but I'm not so sure 3/ I grouted with Ardex grout (which is v hard) unlike the old glue which seems powdery. I didn't put enough expansion joints which pushed the loosish tiles to pop off 4/ I noted the glue you use you added some white liquid as you mixed it - what was that? 5/ I empty the pool during the winter but the efflorescence is almost impossible to remove so it builds up. Do you think it's coming from the glue or the underlying concrete? What do you think?
Hi Kieth I’m afraid the problem you have is very common and it’s difficult to overcome. Google tells me that it’s caused by hard water but I don’t know. It seems like you’ve taken every precaution but still it happens. Once upon a time , let’s say 30 years ago the problem didn’t exist so , let’s look at how we tiled a pool back then. I booked into a motel a while ago and it had a pool which, once seeing it, I realised that I did it 40 years ago. It was in perfect condition and no loose tiles and no cracks and no calcification whatsoever. The glue I used was Kemgrip Super the same as today but I didn’t add Kemcrete to it as you saw me do in my video. The grout I used was my own concoction of sand and cement. I used one part foundry sand ( brushing sand ) and six parts cement. It was a beautiful creamy grout and I only offered the customer 2 choices , grey or white If they chose white then I’d use pure white cement. Nowadays the grout we buy has got all sort of chemicals in it so , GO FIGURE
@@roysouthby1 Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. We have hard water here but that's not the problem. I've got the same tiles elsewhere which are not under water from the main supply, just rain water. After thinking about it, I suspect that the cause is rain water running down behind the tiles before it gets below the pool water level - the majority of the deposits are on the wall that rises 1.5m above the water. I'm going to re-lay the tiles this spring and will direct rain water directly into the pool water. I'll also do some more research into glues and leave the glue and grout 6 weeks to cure. Thanks again.
Looks slippery. I'm about to remodel a pool now and it's used primary for volleyball and things like that I just don't think this would be appropriate because it's too slippery have any thoughts on that?
@@roysouthby1 I just can't belivie this we live at Fairview park., i'm just draining our concrete pool as i contaminated the water, and only today water looking at the walls thinking should i have it tiled, as it's paint i think.. Hence the search on youtube... Do you still run your business ?, it would be just amazing if you could give me a quote etc.thanks again Steve
Hi Roy, is the super spreader ok to use on the 300 x 300 mosaic tiles to do my pool, I purchased on of you but since noticed you were using the ultra on your floor, thanks in advance
I would like to use glass tile, I am in California and will use a salt filter. What advice would you suggest. I have done many intricate tile projects over 40 years.
I just recently replastered my pool using a roll on cement-based plaster (not a paint). When I first started watching this video, I thought, "He's not going to tile the entire pool is he?" Although you did a good job explaining and showing how to do this, I can't under any circumstance believe it's a good idea. Does no one consider just how slippery glazed tile is when wet? I honestly thought you'd do something different with at least the steps, but nope, they got tiled too. And maybe I missed it, but did you even discuss how expensive mosaic tile sheets are? I would guess the kind you used here would cost about $15/sheet and that's probably pretty conservative. Honestly, compared to the cost of just replastering your pool for about $8-10K, I don't see tiling as an affordable, nor smart, alternative.
@@robertoleal8214 the tile may or may not last a lifetime, but in a pool setting no way. Pool chemistry alone will play a huge factor in that, not to mention the integrity of the pool itself could cause some tile popping. Then you have to drain to fix it... Ugh. Beautiful, but even a perfect tile job in a pool won't last longer than say a pebble type plaster finish would can be 30+ years.
You do realize that nearly every stainless commercial hot tub in America is tiled throughout. I'm positive the pool has a handrail that was removed temporarily
You are just jealous because you now have got a shittyroll on plaster job instead of this gorgeous tile. If a tile pops, you find it and restick it wit pure white cement
Roy is literally my favourite person, I dont even have a pool I live in a flat
Tremendous Instruction. I've tiled two houses over the years, and now am planning to do my pool - you've should be how. THANKS ROY!!!
Thank you Roy for this great video. Very intuitive indeed. I restore gunite swimming pools for a living, including repairing and replacing existing swimming pool tiles. I just learned some very helpful tips by watching your video. You are a master at your trade. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Mate! , I would love to buy you a beer, was going to repaint or plaster my pool, but now thanks to you, definitely tiles
Just curious. How did your project turn out?
2 years on, keen to hear how you got on?
Roy. I must say. What you did here is a very difficult task. And you pulled it off quite beautifully. What a great job!
Thank you Roy. You gave me confidence that I can tile my fish pond. You are down to earth with plenty of skills and experience.
God bless this man. What a great teacher.
Fantastic job Roy. You are very relaxing to watch. (Bruce Forsyths young brother.) I'm a british guy here woking on pools in florida where all they use is stucco, for the finish. After nine ytears, finally somebody has asked me to tile a pool, but it is a kidney shaped freeform gunite pool. This video is helping me to decide if its even possible. Im guessing there will be a lot of splicing.
Where in Florida
Love your work Mr Southby absolute privilege to see your years of experience in action thank you so much x
I have a job coming up soon, and this video has been invaluable in helping me understand how to do it better, thanks for uploading it 👍🏻
He is just the cutest man!!!! And the accent awwwe I wanna give you a hug!!!🤗💜
I salute you sir. Much respect for you. I'm a pool contractor from the Philippines.
I'm a renderer with the same D13 Hitachi drill I've been using for 20+ years. It looks exact same as yours, down to the worn out mixing bit. Fantastic drill. Few new brushes and 5-6 new leads from the labourers breaking it from getting it wrapped around the mixing bit is all its needed.
At last someone who explanes how to do things the simple wayWell done roy👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for your advice, I finished successfully my first pool renovation last week, this videos help me a lot in that process. ❤ from 🇪🇨 Ecuador.
Enjoyed that Roy. You may have saved me bundles of money with your tutorial. Reckon taking your time is the key at first. Thank you 👍👍
I worked for Evans/Radford pool pool plastering in san diego . We were the origanle company who first started using jack hammers and striping the plaster all completely off to ensure the best bond possible!! And they were right they removed EVERY SPEC OF WHITE FROM THE GUNITE recently 2as at a house where I bricked a d tiled a pool tbeen Evans/ Radford plastered it over 35 years ago a t it looks new still ot a loose brick tile Ora single thing g ever needed fixing !!!it was maintained by someone who knew how to properly take care of it and that helps
What a pro. Beautiful result that comes from years of experience
I could have watched this for a few more hours. What great work.
pleasure watching you Roy, great experience and great advise with not a spot of glue on you. had to show you to my mates that it was possible!
This is a huge job done by a highly skilled professional. You can't do it yourself.
Excellent video. I loved the cardboard marking trick around corners.
Thanks so much Roy! Perfect timing for us to reno our pool with the tools and techniques you've explained and demonstrated.
I can watch this over and over again, Love it ! 🙂
Great craftsmanship was a pleasure and great experience to watch a true profecional completing a pool, Congratulations Roy
found your channel today, and i wanted to say thank you for taking some of the anxiety away from the thought of doing this work myself. appreciate it!
Im an ametuer tiler I do a few of my own projects you make it look easy Roy but it takes alot of patience and practice and a few tiles being smashed out and redone hahaha , i have got a few tips from your videos so thankyou very much
Roy;
Colossal work in explaining. Brilliant performance. Thank you!
great work God bless you sir
Fantastic instruction, no substitute for patient quality tradesman
Thank you Troy for sharing such a rich Knowledge
Outstanding! Best ways are the most simple highlighting technique and experience.
Thank you Roy! You ARE amazing!
You are simply amazing at your skill set. You have so much knowledge and experience to share. I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent
Such beautiful craftsmanship! Thanks for sharing.
I like this guy!!!
Thanks Herb, I love your channel, it brought back heaps of childhood memories ( I subscribed)
Actually really enjoyed this video. Thanks Roy
Fantastic work and loved the video Roy! All the best from a pool guy in Australia :)
Nicely done Roy...respect frm algeria.
saludos maestro Roy desde México
Very greatful for doing this... you are a legend!
Mashallah, you are an artist, may God protect you. I hope to be with you and learn from you
Hello, good morning from Perú, I an love father, you love 🇵🇪🌎💘👍💪👋🖐️🙏
You are a legend. Watched your videos of pool renovations multiple times. I just wanted to get your advice. I have Quartzon pool. Some supply specialists have indicated I need to chip out all the Quartzon, render again, moisture barrier and waterproof prior to tiling. If as in this video I just fix the dummy spots and adress any cracks is it a suitable finish to tile over the top (deals with hydrostatic pressures okay?).
Thanks Roy. Extremely useful sir. much appreciated
so much respect to your back,i know it musst have hurt from tume to time.
good looking sir🤝🏾
That’s a LOT of work!
AMAZING JOB!!! Thanks for your time and into 👍🏻
Excellent video, thanks a million! I have a pool with a similar sand/quartz finish as this one and was looking at tiling it with mosaic tiles, so this was enormously helpful! Happily the pool is rectangular so should involve less cutting.
When I get around to doing it I'll be sure to order your special spreader!!
Thanks again!
😅p😢😊
Thank you for your very instructive video, you are a true craftsman. My only wish is to see how it was grouted.
Better if you do the repairs before cleaning the pool. You have to clean the grinder dust by cleaning the pool again.
Obviously, hands of steel and a titanium back on this guy.
Beautiful work! Makes it look easy.
Thank you
great work i have never seen a pool completely tiled before looks amazing. i would like to see the pool with the water in it. you would add same chemicals as usual.
Roy you absolute star 🤩🤩🤩
AMAZING JOB!!! Thanks for your time
I envy u , man. What a great back u got.
Roy, I am impressed. My grandfather was a Polish pool builder and built many of the pools in my neighborhood and, of course, I now have inherited one of the largest pool in my backyard. This pool is 20’ x 40’ and about 10’ deep hand dug and built in the early 50s in So. Cal. It’s solid but needs work. Do you think this DIY’er chick can tile the entire pool? I’ll need to pop out some old plaster that’s lifted but I’m guessing it’s all doable even for me! What do you think?
I’m sorry to tell you that it only does the floor but it does it very quickly
Amazing skills and workmanship Sir., But, - How on earth do you manage to do this strenuous work without dislocating 5 disks? How's your lower-back coping? Its a genuine question & I am probably half your age.
Thank you Roy!
Haha this guy is hilarious. Thank you for the video.
Love your comprehensive videos, easy to follow. My question is concerning cement repairs. I have small sections that need some attention and don't know exactly what type of cement to put. And I have thousands of small indentations (smaller than a dime no thicker than 1/8 inch deep. I am painting over everything. What do I use to fill the indentations? Thank you!
Excellent job 👏
Cool man, but as well as glasses, I'd say where an n95 (especially when flat blading those glazed tiles) super silicosus
Legend great video mate thanks for passing your knowledge on
Vi believe those blue tiles have been leeching colour and causing blue stains on all over my concrete pool. At first I though it was copper from algicide, but the stains are heaviest right next to the tile. Strangely the stain also very soft and a pressure washer can clean them out along with a bit of loose concrete. Even with the water out after a bit of rain I can see streaks of colour leeching out and running down the sides of the pool. 😢😢😢
Roy when your tiling over tiles do you need to bond the tiles or score them 🤔
Beautiful work!
superb Thanks Roy
Thank you for sharing Sir.
You are amazing!!!
It's funny to see the electric hammers still being used we srart3d out with those on floor and littl3 air powered zip guns / body hamers with pointed chesles wow thats a throughback .oved up to the big 3inch two foot long ones w 2 inch flat chisles run on 90 cmf 7:29 7:30
Such a great video. Thank you. Quick question please. In your experience, If tiling over pebble creek surfaces, do you need to apply a primer and a waterproof coating before tiling? Many thanks
I'm about to do mine. Some people say just tile over it. Like here. Others says prime and waterproof 3 coats.
I wish you can help me with my pool. You are excellent.
Amazing work Roy. Can you retile over a fully tiled pool? How do you deal with air bubblers pipes in spas, and secondly the existing spa/therapy jets (as there is no insert like there is in pool returns)
Nice work!
Great video! Question, while the tile will last "for my life time", what about the grout? Don't i have to regrout every 5 to 10 years? Does that mean i have to go line by grout line, taking it off to apply new grout?
You’re an inspiration Sir! I do have a question, is there no need for grout of any kind? I’ve laid tons of tile before becoming a fireman. Never in a pool though! Sorry for the dumb question.
I’m sorry but the section on grouting was left out. I don’t know why but yes it has to be grouted
@@roysouthby1 could you give me a idea how much something like this would cost it’s so nice great job Sir
Our pool needs re-plastering but the tiles look good do I need to replace them because I am re-plastering?
Hello, Mr. Roy. Do you need to add HYDRO BAN Cementitious Waterproofing before adding the cement? I am trying to do my own pool, thank you.
you are insane !!
Well, thank you. I would like to have the descriptions of your tools, please thanks
Hello, Great video. I’ve got a 40+ yr concrete/plaster pool under renovation. The plaster is in really bad shape and I’m removing it all with hammer jack with flat chisel so it’s just taking the plaster off. Also taking off all waterline tile. How do I prep the slightly rough concrete for tile? Also it seems easier to use the 2 inch tiles when splicing/cutting is required. Mine is rectangular 2 ft shallow to 7 ft deep, and roughly 14ft wide x 38ft long with only 1 step. I’d really like to tile it myself but concerned about the concrete base prep work. Thanks for any feedback/suggestions. So you used skimmer for initial vertical run. Did you just take perpendicular of skimmer vertical line for floor chalk line? How did you determine floor centerline or does it really matter as long as it is close?
No homeowner could ever pull this off without having prior tiling ability
How long did those tiles last? Are they still secure after a few freeze-thaw cycles?
Do you need a general contractor licenses to do swimming pool tile ?
Larger trowel, knock ridges down, hopefully not skinned over.
I want to tile pools and fountains..
Great video. Can you tell me if I can install glass tiles over the diamondbrite pool? If so what would you recommend? Thanks in advance.
Hi Roy. Great video. I have a question for you. I have a pool with a poured concrete box structure. I covered the inside with a rubber coating so that I was sure it was waterproof. On top of that I glue 60x90 cm natural slate tiles. After.a year or two we started getting problems with efflorescence and tiles coming loose so I am going to have to redo the whole thing.
1/ I only left the glue (Ardex tile glue) a week or two before I filled so perhaps the glue didn't have enough time to cure?
2/ I called Ardex and they said that the glue should be OK but I'm not so sure
3/ I grouted with Ardex grout (which is v hard) unlike the old glue which seems powdery. I didn't put enough expansion joints which pushed the loosish tiles to pop off
4/ I noted the glue you use you added some white liquid as you mixed it - what was that?
5/ I empty the pool during the winter but the efflorescence is almost impossible to remove so it builds up. Do you think it's coming from the glue or the underlying concrete?
What do you think?
Hi Kieth I’m afraid the problem you have is very common and it’s difficult to overcome. Google tells me that it’s caused by hard water but I don’t know. It seems like you’ve taken every precaution but still it happens. Once upon a time , let’s say 30 years ago the problem didn’t exist so , let’s look at how we tiled a pool back then.
I booked into a motel a while ago and it had a pool which, once seeing it, I realised that I did it 40 years ago. It was in perfect condition and no loose tiles and no cracks and no calcification whatsoever. The glue I used was Kemgrip Super the same as today but I didn’t add Kemcrete to it as you saw me do in my video. The grout I used was my own concoction of sand and cement. I used one part foundry sand ( brushing sand ) and six parts cement. It was a beautiful creamy grout and I only offered the customer 2 choices , grey or white If they chose white then I’d use pure white cement. Nowadays the grout we buy has got all sort of chemicals in it so , GO FIGURE
@@roysouthby1 Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. We have hard water here but that's not the problem. I've got the same tiles elsewhere which are not under water from the main supply, just rain water.
After thinking about it, I suspect that the cause is rain water running down behind the tiles before it gets below the pool water level - the majority of the deposits are on the wall that rises 1.5m above the water. I'm going to re-lay the tiles this spring and will direct rain water directly into the pool water. I'll also do some more research into glues and leave the glue and grout 6 weeks to cure.
Thanks again.
Don't you need to waterproof before tiling?
Breathing protection when cutting ...
Amazing
Looks slippery. I'm about to remodel a pool now and it's used primary for volleyball and things like that I just don't think this would be appropriate because it's too slippery have any thoughts on that?
Great video. How do I know when I have filled far enough down the wall and start on the floor?
Hi Shane you tile just past the cove You’ll find that as the pool gets deeper the rows of tiles get longer
Thank you Roy, loved the videos, i only hopped you live in Adelaide Australia. would love for you team and yourself to tile our concrete pool.
Yep I live in Highbury
@@roysouthby1 Adelaide Highbury ?. honestly ?
@@stevelizlangwade5163 and the video was done in Athelston
@@roysouthby1 I just can't belivie this we live at Fairview park., i'm just draining our concrete pool as i contaminated the water, and only today water looking at the walls thinking should i have it tiled, as it's paint i think.. Hence the search on youtube... Do you still run your business ?, it would be just amazing if you could give me a quote etc.thanks again Steve
@@stevelizlangwade5163 yes My number is 0414999970 but I’m out at the moment so can you give me a ring tomorrow morning? Cheers Roy
Hi Roy, is the super spreader ok to use on the 300 x 300 mosaic tiles to do my pool, I purchased on of you but since noticed you were using the ultra on your floor, thanks in advance
I would like to use glass tile, I am in California and will use a salt filter. What advice would you suggest. I have done many intricate tile projects over 40 years.
I just recently replastered my pool using a roll on cement-based plaster (not a paint). When I first started watching this video, I thought, "He's not going to tile the entire pool is he?" Although you did a good job explaining and showing how to do this, I can't under any circumstance believe it's a good idea. Does no one consider just how slippery glazed tile is when wet? I honestly thought you'd do something different with at least the steps, but nope, they got tiled too. And maybe I missed it, but did you even discuss how expensive mosaic tile sheets are? I would guess the kind you used here would cost about $15/sheet and that's probably pretty conservative. Honestly, compared to the cost of just replastering your pool for about $8-10K, I don't see tiling as an affordable, nor smart, alternative.
properly done tiling will last your entire lifetime.
The hint here is precisely that: You are REPLASTERING. Once you tile, you're done for life.
@@robertoleal8214 the tile may or may not last a lifetime, but in a pool setting no way. Pool chemistry alone will play a huge factor in that, not to mention the integrity of the pool itself could cause some tile popping. Then you have to drain to fix it... Ugh. Beautiful, but even a perfect tile job in a pool won't last longer than say a pebble type plaster finish would can be 30+ years.
You do realize that nearly every stainless commercial hot tub in America is tiled throughout. I'm positive the pool has a handrail that was removed temporarily
You are just jealous because you now have got a shittyroll on plaster job instead of this gorgeous tile. If a tile pops, you find it and restick it wit pure white cement
I have a question guys, what is the name of the cutting tile tool?