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Gunite / Shotcrete Swimming Pools
Gunite or Shotcrete is a type of concrete pool. To build the pool to your specifications for shape and size, pool technicians set a rebar framework into the ground and spray a mixture of concrete and sand over the form. It also offers nearly total flexibility in the design of your pool, and gunite/shotcrete can be finished with a smooth plaster coating, tile or other decorative touches for further customization.
Liner Swimming Pools
Vinyl liners are assembled in modular panels that can be attached to the bottom and sides of your pool in nearly any configuration. There are no limitations to length, width or depth of vinyl liner pools. In fact, in the hands of a skilled builder like J.Spina Construction, vinyl pools can be built in any shape, including curvaceous free-form designs, and they can include water features, sundecks, swim-outs and benches. If you can imagine it, J.Spina Construction can achieve your vision with vinyl.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Shotcrete is a method of applying concrete projected at high velocity primarily on to a vertical or overhead surface. The impact created by the application consolidates the concrete. Although the hardened properties of shotcrete are similar to those of conventional cast-in-place concrete, the nature of the placement process results in an excellent bond with most substrates, and rapid or instant capabilities, particularly on complex forms or shapes. The shotcrete process requires less formwork and can be more economical than conventionally placed concrete. Shotcrete is applied using a wet- or dry-mix process. The wet-mix shotcrete process mixes all ingredients, including water, before introduction into the delivery hose. The dry-mix shotcrete process adds water to the mix at the nozzle. Shotcrete is used in new construction and repairs and is suitable for curved and thin elements
At the crux, nothing. Gunite was originally a tradename for a pneumatically placed dry sand-cement mixture. When the term shotcrete was approved by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) in the early 1950s, it referred to pneumatically placed mortar. Today, it’s not uncommon for companies and people to call dry-mix shotcrete ‘gunite’ when it’s a method of shotcrete application.
Though home and business owners have several installation options for swimming pools, using shotcrete comes with a number of advantages, such as:
- Creating both curving walls and straight surfaces in the same pool;
- Place any textured finish, such as smooth troweling or mimicking exposed rock;
- Meeting close tolerances for infinity edges; and
- Overall quicker installation and construction without a loss of project sustainability.
