Hello,
We’re currently in the middle of our
37’ x19’ IG build. The decking contractor that had been sub’ed out by the PB, recently poured the coping and the sundeck. The remaining decking is being done by my own concrete guy at a late date. The contract listed a 12” coping width along with the raised sundeck.
After it was poured I noticed several inconsistencies in the work.
1. The coping has three spots that are clearly wider than the surrounding areas. Average coping width is about 12.5” but there are two areas that measure 14” and 17”. In my opinion the forms weren’t set up properly, and it double checked the day of the pour.
2. Expansion joints on the sundeck are sloppy and have several “holes” in the joint itself.
3. Top sundeck stair edge wasn’t finished out smoothly, and had several uneven spots.
4. The plastic coping edge above the tile line is pushed out approx 1/2” from the pool edge. It looks like the cantilever form shifted as the were pouring. The edge is now backed by concrete so there is no way of making it flush again.
5. One small 2’ section of coping is slightly sloped towards the pool. It’s within the lines on a bubble level, but you tell its sloped.
6. There is a small high spot on the corner of the sundeck.
I addressed my concerns with the PB and he setup a meeting with the decking guy for tomorrow. The more I look at it, the less visible certain things become, but I’m still not happy. The stairs and the expansion joints are easy fixes, but the coping is a different story. Am I being too picky when it comes to these issues, specifically the coping inconsistencies?
We’re currently in the middle of our
37’ x19’ IG build. The decking contractor that had been sub’ed out by the PB, recently poured the coping and the sundeck. The remaining decking is being done by my own concrete guy at a late date. The contract listed a 12” coping width along with the raised sundeck.
After it was poured I noticed several inconsistencies in the work.
1. The coping has three spots that are clearly wider than the surrounding areas. Average coping width is about 12.5” but there are two areas that measure 14” and 17”. In my opinion the forms weren’t set up properly, and it double checked the day of the pour.
2. Expansion joints on the sundeck are sloppy and have several “holes” in the joint itself.
3. Top sundeck stair edge wasn’t finished out smoothly, and had several uneven spots.
4. The plastic coping edge above the tile line is pushed out approx 1/2” from the pool edge. It looks like the cantilever form shifted as the were pouring. The edge is now backed by concrete so there is no way of making it flush again.
5. One small 2’ section of coping is slightly sloped towards the pool. It’s within the lines on a bubble level, but you tell its sloped.
6. There is a small high spot on the corner of the sundeck.
I addressed my concerns with the PB and he setup a meeting with the decking guy for tomorrow. The more I look at it, the less visible certain things become, but I’m still not happy. The stairs and the expansion joints are easy fixes, but the coping is a different story. Am I being too picky when it comes to these issues, specifically the coping inconsistencies?
