Concrete Deck Concern

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batesp1

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My concrete deck around my pool was not poured all at once. They were within two days of each other, but the color of the concrete does not match up. I was told they would eventually match each other. Is this true? See attached picture. Thank you.
 

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Maybe, Maybe not.
Is any type of coating planned?

Personally I would not be happy with that as it might take years for the colors to start to match (basically as it ages and gets dirty). Although I would think if you pressure washed after a few years, there would still be a color difference.
 
jblizzle said:
Maybe, Maybe not.
Is any type of coating planned?

Personally I would not be happy with that as it might take years for the colors to start to match (basically as it ages and gets dirty). Although I would think if you pressure washed after a few years, there would still be a color difference.
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Thank you for answering me. Should we put a coating on it?
 
That would be 1 option.
Like a Kool Deck coating which would make the entire deck appear uniform (make sure they apply it all at the same time ... they tried to do mine in 2 days and the texture was very different between the days, so they has to re-coat again to match.)
The other option you could present is a full replacement of the decking to be poured same day.
Either way, I would expect the builder to shoulder much if not all of the cost.

I would hope for some others feedback in that if they would expect the colors to match given time.
 
jblizzle said:
That would be 1 option.
Like a Kool Deck coating which would make the entire deck appear uniform (make sure they apply it all at the same time ... they tried to do mine in 2 days and the texture was very different between the days, so they has to re-coat again to match.)
The other option you could present is a full replacement of the decking to be poured same day.
Either way, I would expect the builder to shoulder much if not all of the cost.

I would hope for some others feedback in that if they would expect the colors to match given time.
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Thank you for answering. I am definitely not happy with it, but I keep getting told the two will match.
 
It's not the plant but the mix. The darker concrete is probably a higher strength psi concrete which is more Portland making it greyer. Give it a week and see what happens with some dry time. Easiest fix is to stain it.
 
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