We had Oklahoma stone on our original coping and are replacing it with travertine. Can someone refer me to industry standards for the width of the mastic? I thought I had read somewhere that it was 3/4" but want to confirm that. Is there a "standard"? We live in Texas
coping remodel, new mastic question
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- Jul 21, 2013
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I like to see a gap that's ½-inch wide between the deck and the coping. The gap should extend downward through the entire depth of the slab, usually about 4 inches.
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I like to see a gap that's ½-inch wide between the deck and the coping. The gap should extend downward through the entire depth of the slab, usually about 4 inches.
Mind the Gaps: Perfecting Control and Expansion Joints
Understanding the purpose and importance of control and expansion joints is a basic matter of education, dedication to quality and on-site awareness.
www.aquamagazine.com
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,792
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
There are no industry standards on coping and decking.
The main problem with joints that wide is it uses much more mastic and foam rope to fill the joint.
I don’t see how weather has an effect on a wider joint. And if anything a wider joint is a benefit if the land shifts. So I think you need to give your builder better reasons why you want things redone which will be difficult once the coping and deck are installed.
The main problem with joints that wide is it uses much more mastic and foam rope to fill the joint.
I don’t see how weather has an effect on a wider joint. And if anything a wider joint is a benefit if the land shifts. So I think you need to give your builder better reasons why you want things redone which will be difficult once the coping and deck are installed.