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When we bought our house in 2008 the pool just had been resurfaced 4 years ago, i.e. everything was ok.
Usually a pool surface lasts for about 12 to 15 years. Ours was starting to become spotty and cloudy after 8 to 9 years. As we did not like the stamped concrete deck around the pool and Maria had been asking for a hot tub for a long time we thought in 2017 that the pool area was ready for a complete overhaul: