Ever wonder the difference between Shotcrete and Gunite Swimming Pools?
24 Aug Ever wonder the difference between Shotcrete and Gunite Swimming Pools?
I have often heard the terms “gunite” and “shotcrete” applied interchangeably, but a distinction exists between the two. Gunite generally refers to the dry gun process of pneumatically applied concrete, and shotcrete refers to a wet mix method. This wikipedia article explains the difference about as well as anyone could, so here is the introduction and link to the original post:
Shotcrete
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shotcrete is concrete (or sometimes mortar) conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface, as a construction technique.
Shotcrete is usually an all-inclusive term that can be used for both wet-mix and dry-mix versions. In the pool construction world, the term “shotcrete” refers to wet-mix and “gunite” refers to dry-mix. It is important to understand that these 2 terms are not interchangeable. The attributes of these 2 products does vary greatly.