We finally put a pool in our backyard. We love the pool, but the concrete deck around it is cracking and the pool guy says he doesn't guarantee concrete. Does anyone have any idea how to repair (without it looking obvious) cracks? We have tried several different patch products on the market and they are all too obvious. Do you have a creative idea on how we could cover the cracks while adding beauty to the deck (such as covering the whole concrete deck with something)? All ideas appreciated, but we need reasonably inexpensive solutions. No one wants a beautiful new pool to have a cracked, ugly deck!
'they' always say there's 2 kinds of conc - crack'd & will crack,,, w/o knowing what type of crk, not poss to guess what happen'd OR suggest proper repr method.
this is diy-proj IF you remove crack'd sections & replace 'em,,, even then, the color won't be the same as there're no 2 successive loads of conc that match.
as you've already discover'd, repair mtls don't work aesthetically so replacement's the least exp for you,,, pro might be able to repair 'em to your satisfaction, tho.
more'n likely, your pool installer subb'd the work,,, ck your contract carefully.
Hi. We've also had the same problem except our pool is over 20 years old. The previous owner had painted the concrete, which kept peeling and every year we painted again ~sigh~. It would have cost $12K to remove and replace the concrete only to probably have it crack again. i wanted to cover it with composite decking but it wasn't cost effective since the surface is so unlevel and we have a cabana that has a door that opens out to the pool area. We temporarily settled on indoor/outdoor carpet in a tan color. I thought it would look tacky but it really looks nice and is cool on the feet. After putting up the new gazebo and furniture and plants, my friends have told me that it looks like a hotel resort pool. That's good I guess! Anyway, I'll have to wait until Spring to see how the carpet held up over the winter.
Send me a picture. I'd love to see what it looks like. That may be a good solution. Do you know of anyone who has put flagstone over the top of concrete? I thought about doing that even though it would be expensive. A friend does some type of decorative finishing on top of concrete but he charges an arm and a leg.
As soon as I get my home computer up and running again, it crashed, I will post pics. Flagstone would be nice, but I was advised not to do it because of frost heaves (I'm in MA). Right now it looks like a frozen tundra
Check out this website: www.increte.com. Look at the Spray Deck section. We used this technique on our concrete pool deck. Paid contractor $2,200 for 360 sf of decking. This included power wash, degreasing surface, acid etch, application of Spray Deck texture, and 2 coats of sealer. Had this done this past summer. Looks good so far, although it is currently covered with ice and snow. We have been dealing with shifting, cracking, and spalling concrete for years. Hope this solution works for us. So far, so good. Looks great and can be patched with same color if there is a problem in the future.
there's a multitude of polymer-modified dec conc o'lay systems on the mkt,,, just google the same terms.
increte won't resolve the crk'd conc so don't be surpris'd to see 'em reflect thru the coating,,, even when we crk-fill existing crks, they come back,,, the ONLY proven method to eliminate crks is to epoxy-weld & sawcut proper jnts,,, spalling indicates various sections use the crk as a expansion/contraction jnt.
