We drop your water 6 to 8 inches, blast the white scale off the tile, grout, spillways and negative edge with media matched to the surface, then pump the spent media back out. Owner-operated across the Phoenix north valley by Andy Davidson.
Phoenix hard water
Phoenix's naturally hard water leaves calcium on every pool sooner or later, mostly in the band where the water sits against the tile. There is no need to spend hours on it with a pumice stone or harsh chemicals. Specialized equipment takes it off and leaves the tile looking almost like new again.
A commercial grade pump drops your water level 6 to 8 inches so the calcium staining is fully exposed. The pool is never drained for tile work.
Glazed tile, natural stone, Pebble Tec and brick each get the media that is safe for that surface, so the scale comes off and the glaze does not.
The scale and calcium build up are blasted away, then the surrounding deck is rinsed and hosed off.
Spent media and calcium settle to the floor, and Andy's own custom-fabricated portable pump and filter takes them out before he leaves.
Spillways, glass mosaic, slate, stone and Pebble Tec from north valley pools, each in its before and after.
Answer a few simple questions, send some photos, and the estimate comes back over the phone, free.
Average pool, average staining
$350 to $450
That is the general range for tile calcium removal on an average size pool. Heavier scale, big spillways or a negative edge wall are quoted from your photos.
Send photos for a quote24 to 36 hrs
You can swim right away. Any cloudiness from the media filters back to clear in a day or so.
2 to 4 years
Before most pools need it again. Keep calcium hardness between 200 and 400 ppm.
Nobody has to be home
Access to the pool, a source of power and a water source. That is all the job needs.
No sealer, ever
Sealer is what covers tile glaze damaged by the wrong media, and it yellows in the sun. The right media leaves nothing to cover.
Anthem to Paradise Valley
Calcium removal is the work the name is built on. The same truck and trailer also drains and acid washes, cleans pools and spas, and repairs tile, grout, filters and lights.
Pool tile, Pebble Tec, waterfalls, fountains, flagstone, brick, rock and stone
Stubborn calcium off the water line, grout, spillways, waterfalls, fountains and negative edge walls, blasted with media chosen for the surface so the glaze is left intact.
Plaster and interior pool surfaces
Draining the pool and washing the interior with an acid cleaning solution that lifts hard-water staining, algae and dirt. An economical way to renew a pool every two to four years.
Pools, spas and surrounding deck
Chlorine washing, power washing and pool draining for pools and spas that need more than a skim, with the deck rinsed and hosed off when the work is done.
Tile, grout, filters and pool lights
Tile and grout repair, filter cleaning and pool light replacement, including the deck shift that is a common occurrence here in Arizona.
Lettered on the trailer door
Andy Davidson runs Elite Pool Tile Cleaning himself. The trailer carries the commercial grade pump that lowers your water, the blasting equipment, and the custom-fabricated portable pump and filter that pulls the spent media off your pool floor so it is not left for your filter to fight.
Many companies blast pool tile with the wrong media, destroy the clear glaze, then cover it with sealer. Elite uses the correct media for your surface and does not damage the tile, which is why there is nothing to seal afterwards.
Eco friendly and guaranteed not to scratch, etch or damage your tile.
More on how the business works is on the about page, and every finished job worth showing is in the before and after gallery.
Asked before every first job
More answers, on water chemistry and acid washing, are on the full FAQ.
Free quote, by phone
A couple of pictures of the tile, the spillway or the rock, a few quick questions, and you have a price without anyone coming out. Call (480) 818-7235 or send a request, and see how much time and energy Elite can save you.