PoolRevivePool restoration
Leisure centre

John Smith Pool, Airdrie

Main pool tank refurbished in three stages at John Smith Pool, Airdrie: base cleaned, repaired and regrouted, failed wall render replaced and retiled, and the pool edge renewed.

Tell us about your pool Back to all projects
Venue
John Smith Pool
Location
Airdrie
Pool
Main pool tank
Work
Chemical clean, patch repairs and regrout, render repairs, wall retiling, new pool edge

The challenge

The original tiling was tired, stained and failing in places. Once the pool was drained, the base showed failed grout and damaged tiles, and the render behind the wall tiles had lost its bond in several areas.

What we did

  • A full chemical clean of the pool base, patch repairs to damaged and missing tiles, and a complete regrout
  • The finished base protected while the wall tiles were stripped
  • Walls tap-tested, with failed render cut back to the structure and replaced with pool-grade render
  • Walls retiled and regrouted
  • Pool edge tiles and backers taken up and renewed along the full run, then regrouted

The result

A clean, regrouted base, sound rendered and retiled walls and a refurbished pool edge, refilled and back open to the public.

Photos

On site

Previous projects: These pool projects were carried out by Dan and his dad as self-employed subcontractors, before PoolRevive was formed. PoolRevive is our new specialist business, trading under TileTrust Ltd, and we’ll add projects completed under the PoolRevive name as they’re finished.

John Smith Pool fully refurbished, refilled and back open to the public.
John Smith Pool fully refurbished, refilled and back open to the public.
The drained pool as we found it, with a stained base, failed grout and damaged tiles across the floor.
The drained pool as we found it, with a stained base, failed grout and damaged tiles across the floor.
Damaged tiles along the lane lines cut out and replaced, set flush and matched to the existing floor.
Damaged tiles along the lane lines cut out and replaced, set flush and matched to the existing floor.
The base after the chemical clean, with stains and scale removed and the lane lines crisp again.
The base after the chemical clean, with stains and scale removed and the lane lines crisp again.
The pool base cleaned, repaired and fully regrouted, with sharp lane lines and T-targets.
The pool base cleaned, repaired and fully regrouted, with sharp lane lines and T-targets.
The finished base covered with heavy-duty protection before any wall work began.
The finished base covered with heavy-duty protection before any wall work began.
Protection run right to the base of every wall, ready for work on the walls.
Protection run right to the base of every wall, ready for work on the walls.
The wall tiles stripped, so the render behind could be checked section by section.
The wall tiles stripped, so the render behind could be checked section by section.
The stripped walls tap-tested around the fittings, so only failed render is taken out.
The stripped walls tap-tested around the fittings, so only failed render is taken out.
A long band of failed render along the bottom of the wall cut out back to the concrete.
A long band of failed render along the bottom of the wall cut out back to the concrete.
Loose and contaminated material cleared from behind the old render before repair.
Loose and contaminated material cleared from behind the old render before repair.
Failed render higher up the wall cut out to clean, square edges, back to the structural concrete.
Failed render higher up the wall cut out to clean, square edges, back to the structural concrete.
Failed areas opened up and prepared in turn across several walls of the tank.
Failed areas opened up and prepared in turn across several walls of the tank.
Pool-grade render applied to rebuild each area flush with the surrounding wall.
Pool-grade render applied to rebuild each area flush with the surrounding wall.
The band at the base of the wall re-rendered true and flat in one continuous run.
The band at the base of the wall re-rendered true and flat in one continuous run.
Heaters and sheeting keeping conditions right while the walls are retiled and regrouted.
Heaters and sheeting keeping conditions right while the walls are retiled and regrouted.
The worn pool edge tiles and backers taken up along the full run.
The worn pool edge tiles and backers taken up along the full run.
The full edge run cleaned back and prepared for new backers and edge tiles.
The full edge run cleaned back and prepared for new backers and edge tiles.
Services on this project
Pool cleaning Tile repairs Pool retiling
More projects

Other work

All projects
The finished pool: new pool base, new bottom course, mosaic patch repairs and a full epoxy regrout.
Health club pool

Virgin Active York

View project
Main pool with lane ropes in: white pool tiles with black racing lanes under clear water.
Leisure centre

Leisure centre main pool and learner pool

View project
Navy floor tiles going down, with new tiles set out across the floor.
Leisure pool

Navy lane pool floor

View project
Start with an estimate

Tell us about your pool.

Send a few details and we’ll get back to you to understand the job. Photos of the tiles, grout and problem areas help us a lot, and you can add them below.

Dan or Jay will be in touch within 24 hours.

What affects the estimate?

  • The pool area and which surfaces need work
  • Joint size and the grout or tiles involved
  • The condition of the tiles, joints and background
  • Access to the pool and the working areas
  • Preparation, cleaning and any repairs needed first
  • The programme and when the pool can close

Photos of the tiles, grout and problem areas. Large photos are made smaller before sending.

WhatsApp Dan