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40+ year old pool deck (kool deck) Mr. K 05-16-2009
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Posted by Mr. K on May 16, 2009, 12:02 am
I have a REALLY old kool deck that is beyond repair. Massive cracks
and chipping up everywhere. What I would like to do is to have it
grind down (while the slope is maintained) and have tile put on. I
hear travertine is nice for hot weather, I live in AZ.

Just wondering if anyone else has some good ideas.

Keith

Posted by mook johnson on May 16, 2009, 11:26 am

>I have a REALLY old kool deck that is beyond repair. Massive cracks
> and chipping up everywhere. What I would like to do is to have it
> grind down (while the slope is maintained) and have tile put on. I
> hear travertine is nice for hot weather, I live in AZ.
> Just wondering if anyone else has some good ideas.
> Keith

Tile might get slippery when wet. you want somethign rougher like flagstone
around a pool for traction.



Posted by on May 16, 2009, 11:44 am
wrote:

>>I have a REALLY old kool deck that is beyond repair. Massive cracks
>> and chipping up everywhere. What I would like to do is to have it
>> grind down (while the slope is maintained) and have tile put on. I
>> hear travertine is nice for hot weather, I live in AZ.
>> Just wondering if anyone else has some good ideas.
>> Keith
>Tile might get slippery when wet. you want somethign rougher like flagstone
>around a pool for traction.

Second that. I have silver quartzite flagging around my pool and it
gives very good footing when wet. This comes from Idaho so it is
probably a bit cheaper there.
We laid it ourselves. It is time consuming but if you do it a little
at a time it is not that hard to do. We have about 2000 square feet of
it now (according to the tax collector)

Posted by olddog on May 16, 2009, 11:40 am

>I have a REALLY old kool deck that is beyond repair. Massive cracks
> and chipping up everywhere. What I would like to do is to have it
> grind down (while the slope is maintained) and have tile put on. I
> hear travertine is nice for hot weather, I live in AZ.
> Just wondering if anyone else has some good ideas.
> Keith

What caused the massive cracks? If it is settling do you think it has
stopped? I'd want to know that before I put expensive tile on it.

My pool deck settled and I removed the loose concrete, used Bondo Household
putty to fill the cracks, and then painted with deck paint. If it settles
more I can just fill in and paint. Cost was probably < $70.00. I took a
piece of the deck to HD and matched the color. It's holding up well so far.

I could see where the previous owner did some sort of recoating but it
didn't stop the settling. I'll bet he was pissed.

od



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