b'FEATURE: Taking The Plunge with MAPEI solutions resuscitate a historic swimming pooland renamed Belmont Park. Overcompletelyrenovatethenatatori-theyears,duetooutdatedsafetyum literally from the ground up, or codes, The Plunge closed and thenrather from the roof down. Pacifica was revamped in 1988 with mod- spokesmanChrisWahlsaidthat ern safety codes. Although much ofinitiallythecompanybelieved the original tile work was removed,thattheycouldsimplyrepairthe somehistoricfeatureswereleftbuilding and the pool, but deeper intact, including steps leading intoinspectionrevealedotherissues the pool and a pedestal at the bot- besidestheleakingroof,suchas tom of the steps. But in 2014, thecorrosioninthestructuressteel waters of The Plunge once again,columns and beams. becametroubled,and thehistoricpublicpool wasclosedforunex-pected repairs.MAPEI products on the jobsitePacificaEnterprises (aSanDiego-based developmentcompany) owned the property since 2012andusedtheclo-sure as an opportunity toShowers and bathrooms after large panel installation.Large-format tiles installed using MAPEI Ultralite S2.42TileLetter | September 2019'