Had a pool deck resurfaced, only to watch it peel or crack within months? We check the slab first and only resurface a sound one.
An overlay bonds to the surface. It does not bridge a cracked, heaving or waterlogged deck, which is why so many start peeling a season later. If your slab needs replacing instead, we tell you before quoting.
The other worry is wet feet. We put grit in the sealer and use textured finishes so the deck is not slippery when wet, in lighter colors that stay cooler in Denver sun. You get a fixed written, itemized price after an on-site measurement. Licensed and insured, in Denver since 2010. Call (720) 782-8086; we reply the same day during business hours.
It looked great for a few months, then started peeling. Hollow sounding spots underfoot, then flaking, then whole sections breaking apart, usually where water pools. On our jobs the slab gets checked for cracks, heaving, soft spots and standing water before anyone mentions resurfacing, and we only resurface sound slabs.
The new surface is slicker than the old concrete. It looks good dry and is close to ice skating rink slick when wet, with kids running and sunscreen on everyone's feet. We put grit in the sealer on pool decks and choose textured finishes, so there is traction where it is wet.
Five companies came to measure and nobody sent a number. Or they sent one and went quiet when it was time to schedule. We reply the same day during business hours, and the price you get after the on-site measurement is fixed and in writing.
A resurfacing job usually fails for one of a few reasons. The deck underneath was moving, so the crack came straight back through the overlay. Water was pooling on it, so the coating let go from below. Or it went down on a wet or unprepared surface.
So the first visit is an inspection, not a sales pitch. We look for cracks with one side higher than the other, heaving or settling, spots that sound hollow, loose or spalled surface, and low areas that hold water. Resurfacing is only on the table if the slab is sound.
If it is not, you will hear that at the estimate. Sometimes the answer is repair and a reseal. Sometimes it is taking out the failed sections and pouring new, sloped so water drains away from the pool and the house. Either way you hear it before you pay for a surface that will not last.
On the sealer, there is a real choice. Penetrating sealers soak in, with no added slipperiness and nothing sitting on top to peel. Film-forming sealers give color and sheen but wear and need reapplying on schedule. We will tell you which we would put on your deck and why. See concrete resurfacing for how we decide whether a slab qualifies.
Wet feet, sunscreen and a smooth sealed surface are how people fall around a pool. A film-forming sealer can be slippery when wet unless a slip-resistant additive goes in.
On pool decks we add grit to the sealer, and we steer the finish toward texture: a textured stamped pattern, a broom finish, or exposed aggregate, all of which give bare feet something to grip.
It is a common story: several companies come out, measure, and are never heard from again. When you are trying to get the deck done before swim season, that costs you the summer.
We reply the same day during business hours. After we see the deck, you get a fixed written price, itemized so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
A new stamped or decorative pool deck runs $12 to $22 per square foot.
Resurfacing is priced once we have seen the slab, because the number depends on its condition. What moves the price: the square footage, how much crack repair comes first, whether any sections have to come out and be poured again, and the finish you choose.
Whichever it is, the price is fixed, written and itemized after a free on-site measurement. No hidden charges, no day-of surprises.
A pool deck here lives through a worse cycle than anything else on the property.
All summer the surface is repeatedly soaked. Splash-out, wet feet and backwash keep the concrete saturated in a way a patio never is. Then winter arrives and that same saturated surface goes through roughly a hundred freeze-thaw cycles, with water sitting in the surface pores expanding about nine percent every time it freezes.
That combination is why pool decks in this market spall years before the patio twenty feet away does. The concrete is not worse. The exposure is.
Two things follow. Drainage has to be right, because any low spot holding standing water going into November will be visibly damaged by March. And sealing is not optional: on a pool deck we would put the interval at the short end of the two to three year range.
Sun at 5,280 feet makes surface temperature a real comfort issue. A dark deck in an open Denver backyard gets hot enough by mid afternoon that people will not use it barefoot. Lighter colors stay cooler, and that is worth more than any pattern choice.
Rain on new sealer or a fresh overlay leaves blisters and rain spots, and a coating put down on a wet slab traps moisture and turns cloudy or lets go. Sealer does not go on a wet slab or outside the product's temperature window, and new concrete cures before its first seal.
Plenty of homeowners assume replacement is the only option. Often it is not: a sound deck with a worn, stained or faded surface is a good resurfacing candidate. A deck that is bowed, heaving, or cracked with one side higher than the other is not, and an overlay would only crack along with it.
Replacing? Carry the same finish into an adjoining patio or walkway for one backyard that reads as a single design.
We'll measure, talk through your options and hand you a fixed written price. No pressure, no hidden charges.
Often yes, if the slab is sound: no heaving, no cracks with one side higher than the other, no hollow or soft spots, and no low areas holding water. We check all of that on site before recommending resurfacing, and tell you plainly when replacement is the better answer.
The usual causes are water pooling on the deck, a slab that moves underneath, or a coating applied over a wet or unprepared surface. A new coat over the same problem tends to peel the same way, so the cause gets fixed first.
Not with the right finish. We add grit to the sealer on pool decks and choose textured patterns so the deck has traction when wet.
A new stamped or decorative deck runs $12 to $22 per square foot. Resurfacing depends on the slab's condition and how much repair comes first, so it is priced after an on-site look. Either way you get a fixed written, itemized price.
Ask whether they inspected the slab for cracks, heaving and pooling water before promising resurfacing, whether they are licensed and insured, how long they have been in business, and whether the price is fixed and in writing. A contractor who quotes resurfacing without looking closely is the red flag.
Dark colors do in Denver sun. Lighter colors stay noticeably cooler, and we steer you toward finishes that are comfortable barefoot.
Get a free on-site quote this week. Honest pricing, no pressure, work backed by a warranty.
