The interior surface of a pool plaster is usually very hard. And as a result of this hardness, it usually takes a long time for the pool plaster to get cured thoroughly.
Meanwhile, you should always check the government’s swimming standards for pool startup after installing your new interior surface. In this article, we shall be discussing how long it takes pool plaster to cure.
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How Long Does Pool Plaster Take To Dry
Typically pool plaster gets tough under 24 hours. But to get a thorough result that will end in almost a lifetime, your pool plaster will take 30 full days to get thoroughly cured! Do not run out of patience at this time so that your pool plaster can be cured perfectly.
For instance, if you’ve pool needs a replastering simply brush the entire pool surface after you must have drained your pool then brush again to remove all the plaster dust.
Then take time to cure your pool plaster even though it was just a re-plaster. Meanwhile curing your re-plastered pool shouldn’t take too much time, unlike a new pool plaster. It should take at most 7 to 15 days.
Does Pool Plaster Change Color As It Cures?
Pool plasters can change colors even as it cures. The plaster color will be slightly uneven throughout the entire pool. So as the plaster gets cured, the color would switch a little.
Why Is Curing Your New Plaster Important?
Curing is vital to the health of your swimming pool. Normally after your pool plaster has been installed, you would notice that there would be some slight imbalance in the water chemistry including the pH, Calcium, and alkalinity level.
And this new pool plaster is possible causes discoloration. For the first few weeks. Now if your pool plaster is well cured, it will help reduce call, staining, and pitting. It will also remove every form of plaster dust from the surface of the pool and give it a smooth finish.
Steps In Curing Pool Plaster
To perfectly cure your pool plaster there are certain procedures you must take. First, you must fill your pool with water.
You can do this by turning on your filter system. Meanwhile, keep checking on the water chemistry with the aid of a pool tester and keep brushing your pool. Try to make proper chemical adjustments when necessary.
Meanwhile, during this time, the pool has to be brushed a minimum of two times daily. To be on the safe side, and to have a blissful pool plaster finish, try to follow the standards outlined by the NPC (National Plasters Council) to cure your pool plaster.
But when all these procedures aren’t followed, and curing your pool plaster is not done, then your pool stands a risk of having a standard pool surface.
Imbalanced water chemistry would cause total destruction to any pool surface. So when your pool is not cured, the new plaster will form a rough patch, and there would be staining, and discoloration as well.
Can Any Pool Plaster Be Cured?
Yes. Any pool plaster can be cured. In fact, there are different classes of pool plaster;
White pool plaster
This pool plaster is the commonest type of plaster that is usually used to finish any kind of concrete pool. The reason is that the white pool plasters are quite economical.
They also tend to give your pool a sleek and perfect finish. Instead of the busy look from other pool plasters. The white plaster offers an appealing look which also transforms the pool water to be light blue in color.
Pebbled pool plaster
This plaster is usually chosen by pool owners for the sake of texture feel. Although some people usually prefer this pebbled plaster because it is not too harsh on their feet when they swim, and it isn’t also too harsh on their swimsuits.
They also like the pebbled plaster because it gives the pool an eye-catching look. It makes the pool look fancy and swimmable.
Aggregate pool plaster
This pool plaster is usually made from the normal regular plaster, with some tiny pieces of stone like stone glass, quartz, and granite.
Aggregate pool plaster will give your pool a ‘stand-out’ look, because the effect of it is that, the pool will turn shinier and brighter as a result of the shiny tiny pebbles in the plaster. However, the aggregate pool plaster is very much more durable than the white pool plaster.
FAQs
How long after plaster can I swim?
Plaster material can be cured within 10 days but at most 30 days. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait that long. Once your poll is filled, after 2 weeks to be safe, you can take a swim.
What does it mean for a pool to cure?
Curing your concrete means that after it has been sprayed on, the period of leaving the concrete and allowing it to harden not just dry is called curing. And for a pool, it usually takes 28 to 30 days at most to get it hundred percent cured!
How often should a pool be replastered?
Check your pool if it needs replastering. If it does, then you should plaster. However, replastering your pool should be every 10 years.
How does plaster cure?
Plaster is manufactured as a dry element and then it is mixed with water to form a stiff paste before it is applied to surfaces. So the process whereby the water frees heat through a process called crystallization, then the hydrated plaster then hardens. That is how plaster is cured.
Final Thought
Pool curing lasts for up to 30 days. Although some pool owners stay up to 10 days to get their pool plaster cured. Curing a pool plaster isn’t a tedious task.
It is something g that you can get done within hours. However, a pool expert can still be contacted to get the job done.
Pool plasters have been categorized into three different types. There is the white pool plaster, the aggregate, and the pebbled pool plaster. An interesting fact about these categories of pool plaster is that all of them can be cured, and they also take the same duration of days to get cured as well.
