Sacramento concrete resurfacing
Pool decks resurfaced with textured overlays such as knockdown and spray texture, in light colors that stay cooler underfoot and give bare feet some grip when wet. The coping and the joint between the deck and the pool get attention too, because that joint is where water gets under the slab.
Sacramento averages about 23 days a year at 100°F or higher, and a concrete pool deck in full sun gets far hotter than the air. That heat shapes how the work is done, not just which color is chosen. Cement-based overlays lose water fast on a hot slab, which shortens the time the crew has to texture them and can leave a weak, dusty surface. Summer deck work generally starts at first light, the slab is pre-dampened so it does not pull water out of the mix, and large decks are split into sections that can be finished before the afternoon sun reaches them.
Most textured decks are built in layers. After grinding and crack repair, a bond coat and a smooth base coat of polymer-modified cement go down. A hopper gun then throws a second, colored mix onto the surface in random splatters, and once those have stiffened slightly they are flattened with a wide trowel, which is the “knockdown.” The flattened tops are comfortable under bare feet while the low valleys between them give grip when wet. A spray texture without the knockdown pass is rougher and more slip-resistant, which suits steps and ramps.
Where the deck meets the pool’s coping stones there should be a flexible joint, because the pool shell and the deck slab move independently. On many older decks that joint was filled with grout or mortar, which cracks and lets splash water under the slab. The fix is to cut out the old filler, insert a foam backer rod and fill above it with a flexible sealant made for pool joints, kept off the coping itself. The deck overlay stops at that joint rather than running into it.
Splash-out from salt-water and chlorinated pools is hard on cement, so a deck sealer has to tolerate both and should not turn slick. Because “swimming pool coatings” at 340 g/L in the local air-district rules cover the coatings inside a pool, a deck sealer is normally treated as a concrete sealer, limited to 100 g/L. Water-based, UV-stable sealers that leave a matte finish suit most decks better than glossy solvent acrylics.
Decks poured with the 1970s homes in Citrus Heights often show spalled edges and failed coping joints, while hillside decks in Fair Oaks may need drainage dealt with first. Cracks get repaired as described under crack repair and sealing, and the same textures can carry out onto a patio or walkway.
How long does it take? Most decks take two to four days including prep, texture and sealer, and the pool can usually stay full. Cure time before heavy use is on the quote.
These often come up on the same property or the same visit:
Patios, front walks and side yards brought back to one even, slip-resistant surface.
Read more →Cracks routed and filled, joints re-caulked and the surface sealed - sometimes all a slab needs.
Read more →Stone, slate and wood-plank textures, stains and color stamped into a thin overlay.
Read more →Written quote
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