Recent content by Mike_I

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    Expansion joint missing, preventing new tiles from cracking

    Thank you, that was one of the diagrams that helped me understand that I am missing the expansion joint. Regarding the material, where would someone find 4mm plastic? Or did you mean 4mil? I see there are 24x36 4mm Corrugated Plastic Sheets for Lawn Signs maybe I can try that. Since 40+year old...
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    Stain vs Paint over new cement overlay (CementAll)

    It's Ivory Tusk color, (light beige). My expectations are low but anything would be an improvement from what was there before (photo in my first post)
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    Expansion joint missing, preventing new tiles from cracking

    I removed the old failing tiles, discovering in the process that there is no expansion joint between cantilever concrete deck and pool shell. Crack runs the entire length around 20x40 pool. Any creative solutions to install new tiles without them cracking right away? Replacing the deck is not...
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    Stain vs Paint over new cement overlay (CementAll)

    Thank you. I just got a few gallons of stain from HD (Dyco brand).
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    Stain vs Paint over new cement overlay (CementAll)

    Hello, I am in the process of applying new cement overlay (Rapid Set CementAll) over the existing deck that is in poor shape. After that is done, should I do a pool deck stain or should I go with pool deck paint in order to even out the color and protect the work? Can I switch later if I change...