As with any of these temporary repair methods, or any repair made on anything ever repaired in the whole of the universe, it comes down to this: The repair you make is only as strong as its weakest point. AquaStitch Staples Don’t Repair Structural Cracks. AquaStitch Staples, the same as Kevlar Staples, rebar and all these [...]
Torque Lock Concrete Repair Staples are the only permanent repair solution made for concrete cracks and also provides staples for corner cracks. When pools crack, the controlled compression of Torque Lock Staples stabilizes the cracks, ensuring they don’t spread, widen or re-crack, making the repair permanent and the pool free of water loss and structural damage. When [...]
Talk about a swimming pool with a history of use, Utah Olympic Park Pool has hosted an annual barrage of users entering the pool wearing skis, snowsuits, swimming trunks, and in all sorts of weather! It’s well above and beyond the use of residential pools, but it suffers from the same structural cracking as residential pools. [...]
Nothing is more frustrating to the local summer landscape than having municipal pool closures during the summer heat. There are countless news articles online that discuss how cities are paying tens of thousands of dollars to inject epoxy into structural cracks and often, let leaking pools sit until they are drained and often becoming [...]
Torque Lock Structural Systems set the industry standard for structural crack repair in solid concrete structures. This includes repairing damaged pool shells. Structural cracking in pools can start small but with water flowing through, the issues become bigger, fast! When a proper leak detection has shown that a structural crack is leaking, it’s time to [...]
When it comes to pool crack repair and water loss in Gunite pools, do not take the advice of repair contractors that claim epoxy injection and quick-fix methods are the solution. You’ll pay twice to repair the crack and you can potentially cause more damage by doing it the wrong way. There is only [...]
Torque Lock Structural Systems, the manufacturer of the patented Torque Lock Structural Repair Staple, introduces a corner staple for structural cracks that run through corners and radius areas in swimming pools. The staples are available immediately alongside the 3 and 6 inch staples the repair industry uses now to permanently repair structural cracks in swimming pools. Structural [...]
Torque Lock Structural Systems has performed an internal study on pools repaired with epoxy and found that zero of the pools they consulted on solved their structural cracking issues using epoxy as a repair solution. With hundreds of pools repaired, every structural crack found that used epoxy as its repair method produced leaks at a [...]
This pool has long suffered from structural cracking. In the past, the homeowner spent both time and money on using 2-part epoxy to try and seal the leaks. It didn't work. It never works. Epoxy is like carbon fiber - it's a band aid that offers brief and temporary relief; the homeowner thinks the [...]
Written from Darren Merlob – Torque Lock Founder: As a swimming pool leak detection contractor I often get phone calls from panicked customers whose pool either lost water or are showing signs of cracking. Here are the first few steps that a homeowner should take. Determine if the pool is leaking. Hire a licensed swimming [...]
