Olympic Pool Service, Inc. Pool Caulking, Spa Wall Repair, and Pool Tile Repair

Thanks you so much for the excellent work you did on our pool. You were such a pleasure to work with. We especially appreciated that you always returned our phone calls quickly when we had questions. The pool looks absolutely beautiful and we've received many compliments about it. We are looking forward to another great summer enjoying it with our grandchildren. Sincerely,
H.S. and I.S.

Caulking

Our caulk jobs are flush with the deck and coping with no spillovers. Flush caulking prevents algae and plant growth in the coping joint. A good caulk job will prevent frost penetration to help protect tile and coping damage.

We use two part gun-grade polyurethane caulk. We do not use pourable or self leveling caulk. Two Part Gun-grade polyurethane is stiffer and more labor intensive, but it has many advantages.

Two Part Gun-Grade caulk: mixed on site

Can be installed at the same level as the coping and deck
Can be sloped if your deck has been lifted or has dropped below the coping
Develops a quick skin
Has a quick set up time, making it is resistant to blisters from heat and moister
Will not develop sink holes or have over spills
It is our experience that 1 part gun-grade works well when the conditions are perfect, but because of the longer set up time it is more susceptible to blistering than 2 part gun-grade

Pourable or Self leveling caulk will not give you the above advantages.

Self leveling caulk:

By its’ nature must be installed below grade to avoid over spills
At below grade it can accumulate dirt, debris and water causing bacteria and algae growth in the joint
Remains tacky several days after installation and has a much longer set up time

If your deck sinks below the coping, we can apply the caulk at a 45 degree angle to make a smoother transition. It will still look good.

This is an older caulk job but it still looks great. Ideal conditions: Sloping deck for good water run off, drain pipe on opposite side to prevent water from running under the deck, thus causing deck movement during frost.