A type of concrete that is applied with a sprayer to form the pool shell. It can also be used to form slides, waterfalls, pads, and other features.
A construction material composed of cement, sand, and water mixed together. It is applied with a cement gun, and is used in the construction of swimming pools.
A rehabilitation technique that employs steel reinforcement fixed to the existing sewer which is covered in concrete, usually spray applied.
a water, sand and cement mixture that is "gunned" onto the formed shape of a pool interior under construction. After application the walls are troweled. Finally, a layer of a "plaster" finish is applied over the gunite. It is this "plaster" layer, most commonly a marble dust Marcite or an aggregate finish, that will actually contact the water and will be visible.
A concrete and sand mixture sprayed into a reinforced steel form to create a pool shell. Plaster, paint, of some other form of cosmetic finish is applied on top of the gunite structural shell.
Originally a proprietary form of pneumatically projected (sprayed) concrete, it is now used generically. Useful for forming vertical and near-vertical surfaces and free form concrete structures without form-work. Allows concrete to be carved while wet.
a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure
A cement applied by spraying to the roof and sides of a mine passage. Return to the top of the page. HANGING WALL : The wall or rock on the upper or top side of a vein or ore deposit.
A mixture of sand and cement, sprayed with a pressure gun onto roofs and ribs to act as a sealing agent to prevent erosion by air and moisture.
A construction material composed of cement, sand or crushed slag and water mixed together and forced through a cement gun by pneumatic pressure, used in the construction of swimming pools.
A mixture of cement and sand sprayed onto contoured and supported surfaces to build a pool. Gunite is mixed and pumped to the site dry, and water is added at the point of application. Plaster is usually applied over the gunite.
Mixture of cement, sand and water applied to a form in the manufacture of a pool or spa.
A type of spray-applied concrete. MetaMax® EF is especially formulated to help reduce rebound when spray-applying concrete. Similar to "shotcrete".
Pneumatically propelled mortar or concrete which is conveyed through a hose at high velocity onto a backup surface. The force of the jet impacting on the surface compacts the material so that it can support itself without sagging or sloughing even on a vertical surface or overhead.
A term sometimes used to designate dry-mix shotcrete.
a type of "concrete" finish sprayed on pool surfaces.
A dry mixture of cement and sand mixed with water at the "gun"; hence the name. A gunite operator "shoots" the pool's rough shape, while finishers trowel after. EATER: A device used to heat the water. It may be electric, fuel operated or solar powered heat.
A mixture of cement and sand which is sprayed onto the iron reinforced walls and floor of a hole to build a pool. The gunite surfaces are generally plastered.
Trademark name for shotcrete, which is sprayed-on concrete often used in swimming pools or to prevent soil erosion by reinforcing a bank of earth.
A concrete material applied by pumping through a hose; also called dry-mix Shotcrete.