A new pool, or a freshly resurfaced one, needs more care than most plaster companies are set up to give.
A typical plaster contractor sends someone twice in the first week, then they're off the job.
But the surface of your pool is still curing for the better part of a month. The chemistry has to be guided carefully, day by day, while the plaster sets. Done wrong, you get permanent staining, mottling, or a finish that wears out years sooner than it should.
We follow the National Plasterers Council's Start-Up Card protocol, the industry-standard 28-day program. Methodical, unhurried, daily attention in the first week, scaling back as the surface stabilizes. The result is a finish that cures the way it was designed to, and a pool that looks the way it should for the full life of the plaster.
This is also why we don't automatically blame the water when we see calcium leaching years later. A surface that cured badly because the start-up was rushed will leach no matter how well the chemistry is managed afterwards.
Hiring someone to care for your pool is a personal decision. Look around. Ask questions. When the time feels right, we'd be glad to hear from you.
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