Update Pool Decking

[Dimes]

My pool is about 20 years old now and the decking which is just plain concrete is showing it's age.
I power wash it each year, but it just doesn't look great.
I would love to be able to replace it with a nicer look.
Could I have someone just take off the top layer and replace with something nicer?

Has anyone done this, and if so what was involved.

Appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

 

[kimkats]

Any thing is possible with a fat enough wallet! Saying that share a pic of what you are dealing with so we can know for sure what the right answer is for your pool deck.

Kim

 

[Divin Dave]

I dont know any TFPers who have done it, but yes.

The process is knows a skim coating, resurfacing and a few other words. (Google that on you tube).

The two primary methods are just skimming over the top of the existing concrete - or - grinding off a bit of it and reapplying. The trick to the longeviety of the skim coat will depend on how well the old surface is prepped and whether or not a bonding agent is applied prior to putting down the skim coat.

Our Facilities folks where I work skim coated a long concrete walkway about 15 years ago, and it was nice. About 5 years later, the skim coat started cracking and not long after that, it started coming off in places .

My pool is about 20 years old now and the decking which is just plain concrete is showing it's age.
I power wash it each year, but it just doesn't look great.
I would love to be able to replace it with a nicer look.
Could I have someone just take off the top layer and replace with something nicer?

Has anyone done this, and if so what was involved.

Appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

 

[wogster]

My pool is about 20 years old now and the decking which is just plain concrete is showing it's age.
I power wash it each year, but it just doesn't look great.
I would love to be able to replace it with a nicer look.
Could I have someone just take off the top layer and replace with something nicer?

Has anyone done this, and if so what was involved.

Appreciate any feedback.

Thanks.

Have you considered using a good quality outdoor concrete paint? There are also epoxy based concrete coatings that are used in garages that are quite thin and can give a new look, without requiring demo.

 

[sacredcow]

I applied Encore Cool! to my deck in July of last year, and so far I've been pretty happy with it. You can tint it to whatever color you like using a gallon of paint and it's fairly easy to apply.

They claim that rust stains can just be hosed off, but I got some really nasty ones over the winter from some rusting plant stands that did not hose off. However, I got a brush and some mild abrasive scrub (like SoftScrub) and it came right up. I plan to clean the entire deck in the coming weeks and re-seal it for the summer.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

There are decorative concrete artists down my way that will stain your concrete..... some of it looks *amazing*.
Google "decorative concrete finishes"

Maddie