As part of the pool renovation project which started this week (chipping of the old marcite), I have been working on the patio and pool decks. They have both been ground down to remove high spots where there had been cracks, which have now been sealed. I intend to resurface the decks using Cool, provided by Encore Coatings.
The existing deck drain has not really given me any problems since buying the property 28 years ago, apart from the occasional weed appearing and I usually try to gently pull these through the slats. However, I have a few concerns, the first being that neither end of the drain reaches the end of the concrete slab so I'm not sure where the water is actually draining to. Second, the top of the drain is not removable, making it difficult to clean out silt. Third, there is no continuity where the drain changes direction at the 45 and 90 degree angles. Fourth, one of the 8-ft sections is misaligned at both ends with the next section. Fifth, the two end sections run right up against the house walls.
I'm wondering if it might be advisable to replace the complete drain before resurfacing the decks as this coating is more or less a permanent finish. I would probably want to use something like 1.7" Stegmeier Frontier Deck Drain. The existing drain measures 1.25" wide and the total length is 40 feet, although I would want to install about 50 feet to reach the ends of the slab. Where it currently is against the walls, I would move the line out about 12 inches.
I plan on doing this myself, cutting out the wider channel using an angle grinder and possibly a demolition hammer. Has anyone undertaken this themselves and if so, how did they do it? I would value any advice or reccommendations.
Thanks, Al
The existing deck drain has not really given me any problems since buying the property 28 years ago, apart from the occasional weed appearing and I usually try to gently pull these through the slats. However, I have a few concerns, the first being that neither end of the drain reaches the end of the concrete slab so I'm not sure where the water is actually draining to. Second, the top of the drain is not removable, making it difficult to clean out silt. Third, there is no continuity where the drain changes direction at the 45 and 90 degree angles. Fourth, one of the 8-ft sections is misaligned at both ends with the next section. Fifth, the two end sections run right up against the house walls.
I'm wondering if it might be advisable to replace the complete drain before resurfacing the decks as this coating is more or less a permanent finish. I would probably want to use something like 1.7" Stegmeier Frontier Deck Drain. The existing drain measures 1.25" wide and the total length is 40 feet, although I would want to install about 50 feet to reach the ends of the slab. Where it currently is against the walls, I would move the line out about 12 inches.
I plan on doing this myself, cutting out the wider channel using an angle grinder and possibly a demolition hammer. Has anyone undertaken this themselves and if so, how did they do it? I would value any advice or reccommendations.
Thanks, Al
