We developed our underwater crack-injection technology in 1997 — when the rest of the industry was still insisting every shell crack required a full drain-and-replace. Three decades of proof later, it's still the differentiator that defines our work.
When another company quotes you a shell crack repair, they'll almost always quote the invasive version. It's easier for them. But it's a lot worse for you. Here's the comparison.
A certified diver enters the full pool with specialist equipment and a two-part hydrophilic sealant. The process takes between 90 minutes and 6 hours depending on crack length and complexity.
Diver maps the full length of the crack or separation, identifies the worst point, and marks the injection entry locations.
The crack face is cleaned and chased with a diver-operated tool to create the channel for the sealant to bond in.
Two-part hydrophilic polyurethane injected under pressure. The sealant foams on contact with water, expanding to fill the crack completely.
Sealant cures in 24 hours. Post-repair water-loss test confirms the crack is sealed. 3-year written warranty starts on completion.
Not every pool leak needs a drain-and-replace. In 35+ years of specialist work, we've expanded the underwater repair toolkit to cover the vast majority of pool and spa leaks.
Horizontal, vertical, and hairline cracks in gunite, plaster, and fiberglass shells. Injected and sealed with the pool full.
Pool floor separations, including at the deep-end transition and around main drains. Specialized diver injection.
Horizontal beam cracks at the tile line — common in older pools. Repair preserves the waterline tile.
Waterline tile that's pulling away from the beam. Injected with structural sealant behind the tile, no tile removal.
Cracks at the skimmer throat where the bond beam meets the skimmer. Leading cause of slow pool leaks.
Light niches leak at the conduit penetration and at the niche-to-shell seam. Both repairable underwater.
The reason we can offer 3-year written warranties on structural work — while most contractors offer 90 days — is that we don't use stock repair materials. After 35+ years of in-house R&D, our underwater crack injection uses four proprietary formulations unavailable anywhere else.
Cures in water as cold as 40°F. Year-round Florida repair capability — while stock epoxies fail below 60°F.
Does not decompose in any pool chemistry. Backbone of our Deck-Saver™ internal pipe repair — no deck demolition needed.
Elongation rating over 600% — triple stock silicone. Powers our Keyed Gasket-way™ for expanding/contracting cracks.
Expands 20-30× original volume after injection. Core of our Tile-Saver™ method — saves $20K+ tile-line replacement.
Plus two more proprietary methods: Keyed Gasket-way™ (expanding-crack repair) and Tile-Saver™ (separated tile-line repair). None available from any other contractor — because they weren't invented there. See the innovation story →
If another company has quoted you a drain-and-replace for a shell or plumbing issue, let us look at it first. Most of the time we can solve the same problem underwater, faster, and for significantly less.
Request Second Opinion → Volusia & Flagler(386) 226-0078Brevard(321) 384-6963