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Swim platform leak
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Swim platform leak
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Re: Swim platform leak
The culprit and where water can get in, is where the screws go into the swim deck where the storage box is. Last summer I removed the inner liner on my storage box, removed the screws, drilled out the holes a bit and injected epoxy in the holes to seal them up to prevent more water intrusion. This will hopefully slow down the problem.
If your swim platform is worse than that and is saturated, you will have to remove the fibreglass skin, either on the top or the bottom and have the swim platform recorded and repaired.
If there is a lot of water saturation, over time your platform will become soft and punky.
Hope this helps.
Greg
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Re: Swim platform leak
Leaking swim platforms are common on just about any brand given time. What it'll take to repair really depends on the type of platform, how the water is getting in, and what if any damage is present and how widespread. If the core is saturated, that's something your surveyor should have determined right away but since you didn't mention that in your post, it's either not saturated, he didn't report it yet, or he missed it, but leaking water should have been a clue for further assessment.
Is this a one piece unit or is it a hollow 2 piece platform?
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Re: Swim platform leak
A pre-emptive repair is a great way to go forward. Doesn't sound too good water dripping out after 5 months in heated storage, is the water clear or stained ?......hopefully the surveyor will check and comment.
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Re: Swim platform leak
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