PHTA-12 Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas - Draft in Development

This standard addresses the cementitious interior finish of swimming pools, spas, and other aquatic facilities, both public and residential. This is an essential document for anyone developing specifications for swimming pools.

Federal, state, local, and international authorities, as well as industry members and consumers, recognize the need for modern, up-to-date standards governing the design, construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, and aquatic facilities and other water-containment vessels.  

The PHTA-12 standard was designed to accomplish this need by standardizing the cementitious interior finish of swimming pools, spas, and other aquatic facilities, public and residential. It sets forth the identification and stipulation of non-structural cementitious finish coating materials for usage in plastering, the application and finishing methodologies based on common accepted trade practices, and the installation of non-structural cementitious interior finish coatings for in-ground swimming pools or other cementitious water-containment vessels.  

Stakeholders: Pool builders, manufacturers, plastering companies, pool service companies, testing laboratories, certifying bodies, pool designers, public health and building code officials, local municipalities, and pool and spa operators.

Revision in Process: This standard is under revision. The PHTA-12 Standard Writing Committee (SWC) is currently in the process of revising the standard. The new version is anticipated to include important updates.

The standard will assist local jurisdictions, as well as national and international regulatory bodies, in the development and promulgation of criteria for the plastering of swimming pools. It is also intended for adoption into the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) published jointly by PHTA and the International Code Council (ICC). 

Current Version: ANSI/APSP/ICC/NPC-12 2016 American National Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas

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Upcoming PHTA-12 Standard Writing Committee Meetings:

• June 17, 11am-12:30pm ET
• July 15, 11am-12:30pm ET
• July 29, 11am-12:30pm ET
• August 12, 11am-12:30pm ET
• August 26, 11am-12:30pm ET
• September 9, 11am-12:30pm ET
• September 23, 11am-12:30pm ET

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