leaking paving slabs - TilersForums.com

[MTiler]

Hi

Water leaks through paving slabs into the walls of a paddling pool and seeps out through the sand under the slabs which caused the old tiles to come loose along the top. The pointing has come loose and previously someone has tried using silicone to seal the paving and edging slabs but thats now loose. Will completely repointing/grouting everything properly do the trick? There are also Sealers you can get for paving. Theres no drainage system around the pool.
I dont particularly want to remove the edging slabs and re-lay the lot as it'll wreck the tiling we've just done, but it could be the case but I dont know much about paving (if anything). Perhaps I should get someone in who does.
Anyone else come across a similar job?

All this shouldve been sorted before any tiling took place but thats councils for you i suppose.

cheers
missT

 

[user123]

Hi! Strikes me as a similar situation to one of my earlier houses built into a hill - without drainage system around it there is no way of holding back the water, unless the pool itself was set in a waterproof barrier, which doesn't sound likely. You don't say if the pool is privately or council owned, but one or the other has to be done IMO, I don't see any other way around it. To try and repoint, regrout, seal from the 'symptomatic' side sounds a very temporary solution at best. Urrgh, a messy situation - good luck..

 

[doug boardley]

is it a municipal type paddling pool missy (not that it makes much difference, just trying to get a mental picture!) and does everything,surface rain water etc run into the pool. Do the paving slabs overhang the pool? if I'm picturing it right I would say re-pointing the paving should be worth a try first, would also re-bed any slabs that are "rocking"

 

[MTiler]

is it a municipal type paddling pool missy (not that it makes much difference, just trying to get a mental picture!) and does everything,surface rain water etc run into the pool. Do the paving slabs overhang the pool? if I'm picturing it right I would say re-pointing the paving should be worth a try first, would also re-bed any slabs that are "rocking"

I mention at end its a council job. The edging slabs overhang the pool edge but water collects on top but because the jointing is loose its getting in that way and seeps out through the wall and eventually effecting the tiles.
I was of the same opinion as you and to repoint first. To be honest the whole pool area needs to be totally refurbished. He's a pic of the worst affected slabs.