A father and his kids laughing together on a pool float
Brentwood, CA · 35+ years · 7,000+ pools

Pool tile and mastic repair around Mount Diablo

Tile falling off the spa wall? Expansion joint cracked and gapping? We repair what you have, match or save the tile whenever we can, and keep your pool out of the remodel bill for years.

What we fix

Repairs that keep your pool looking good

Before & afterPool tile repair, before and after

Tile and masonry repair

Loose, cracked or missing waterline and spa tile, plus broken brick, loose stone, failed coping over skimmers and missing mortar. We reset the pieces you saved or find the closest match.

Before & afterExpansion joint mastic, before and after

Mastic and expansion joints

We cut out failed sealant and old plastic deck strips and install new self-leveling mastic so water stays out from under your deck and tile.

Faux rockFaux rock color work, close up

Faux rock and small repairs

We also handle faux rock touch-up and color restoration on rock waterfalls and water features, plus other small repairs around the pool.

Mastic, start to finish

One expansion joint: before, during and after

Old, failed sealant comes out and new self-leveling mastic goes in, so water stays out from under your deck.

  1. 1 · BeforeExpansion joint before repair, with old failed mastic
  2. 2 · DuringExpansion joint during repair
  3. 3 · AfterExpansion joint after repair, sealed with new mastic
Before you call

Tile fell off? Keep every piece.

Most pool tile is no longer made. Even when it can still be found, a new batch rarely matches the color of tile that has been in the sun for years. The pieces that fell off are often the best match you will ever get, so put them in a bucket and keep them.

Where tile fails first

The spa dam wall, the wall between the spa and the pool, takes the most punishment. Sun and daily hot and cold swings stress the tile bond there more than anywhere else, so that is where most loose tile shows up first.

A spa spilling into the pool over a masonry spillway
Where the spa spills into the pool: the spa dam wall.
Why it matters

Keep the pool ready for the grandkids

Your pool is where the family ends up every summer. Loose tile and open joints are easy to put off, but fixing them early keeps the pool looking good, keeps water out from under the deck, and keeps bigger repairs further away.

An older couple enjoying time together in a swimming pool
Two girls playing in a bright blue pool with float rings
A smiling toddler in a sun hat floating in a swim ring
Jason, owner of Custom Mastic
Meet the owner

Jason, the tile dentist

Jason founded Custom Mastic in 1989. It was the job that paid his way through college, and he never left. The patient, piece-by-piece tile work earned him a nickname with clients: the tile dentist.

You work directly with our team. We look at the problem, explain your options in plain terms, and let you decide.

Read our story
Our work

Real pools we have worked on

Service area

Based in Brentwood, working all around Mount Diablo

From Brentwood and Discovery Bay to Danville, Walnut Creek, Lamorinda and the Tri-Valley.

Send photos, get options

Email a few photos of the problem area and your city to custommastic@gmail.com. Jason will look them over and tell you what your options are. Prefer to talk? Call toll free.