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Concrete Pool Deck Resurfacing

If you have a swimming pool in your backyard and enjoy hosting family get-togethers, throwing weekend bashes for friends, or perhaps entertaining clients on occasion, you want your deck to look perfect. However, when walking outside, you notice that it has faded and discolored in areas, you see small imperfections, and overall, it needs a facelift. Fortunately, you can get ready for next summer with pool deck resurfacing.

When resurfacing your pool deck, there are no piles of broken-up concrete, dust floating through the air, or weeks if not months of waiting for workers to finish the job. The reason is that the existing deck should not be ripped out and replaced. Instead, a professional installer can apply a decorative concrete overlay that enhances the current surface or changes the aesthetic entirely. Ultimately, there is no mess, and workers complete the project in days.

You now need to choose the right decorative concrete overlay. For pool resurfacing, Classic Texture is a trusted solution. This acrylic spray-on product is beautiful thanks to a broad range of color choices and design effects. However, it also offers a safer and more comfortable walking surface. For a one-of-a-kind aestheticlook, you can have various aggregate effects added or custom score lines or masonry effects created.

SunStamp is another superior product for pool deck resurfacing and mimics the appearance of natural materials like river rock, cobblestone, wood, brick, slate, flagstone, and more. That combined with beautiful color choices and application techniques make stamped concrete a highly-versatile solution that will wow anyone who comes to visit.

There is also a spray-on acrylic textured product called SunSplash, which produces a gorgeous, safe, durable, and maintenance-friendly surface. If preferred, you can have additives added and design effects created to achieve whatever look you want. Along with being an excellent choice for pool deck resurfacing, you can have this product applied to vertical surfaces such as patio walls, outdoor fireplace surrounds, and more for a cohesive design.

Like most people, there is a good chance that you automatically relate epoxy floors to residential and commercial garages. The fact is that while epoxy is the best flooring solution for this type of environment, this decorative coating actually serves many more purposes. In fact, epoxy floors are now one of the top choices for interior surfaces for both home and business owners.

Although epoxy floors can be installed virtually anywhere, they are an excellent option for the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and outdoor patio. The primary reason is that epoxy is extremely water and moisture resistant. Liquid spills are notorious in all of these spaces. With epoxy, the floor has no damage and cleanup is a breeze.

Being impact resistant is one reason why epoxy floors are so popular in garages. However, if you think about it, things get dropped inside the home as well. When epoxy is used in the kitchen, you never have to worry about scratches or dents caused by dropped dishes, canned food, cooking utensils, and so on. Even when used for an outside patio, this type of floor can withstand all kinds of abuse and still look gorgeous.

Epoxy floors are also resistant to oil, grease, coffee, and even red wine, things that typically cause permanent stains. Because this coating is non-porous, nothing penetrates. In addition, epoxy is capable of withstanding abrasions and even chemicals. No matter where you choose to have epoxy floors installed, you are guaranteed a long-lasting surface that looks amazing.

Whether using SunEpoxy 54 or SunEpoxy 100, the floors are gorgeous. You can stick with varying shades of gray or go with color. For something completely unique, a professional Sundek systems installer can add SunFlex, which are beautiful quartz beads, or SunChips, which are metallic flakes. The size, volume, and color of the additives determine just how much glisten the floor has.

If preferred, epoxy floors can be made slip-resistant. In the bathroom, water spills from the bathtub or shower are never a problem. When installed outside on a patio, rain and snow will not compromise safety. This is also a great coating for the pool deck, again providing people with a safe and comfortable surface to walk on.

Now, if you want epoxy floors in your dining room, hearth room, or foyer, the installer can create a mirror-like finish that is simply stunning. Based on the aesthetic that you want to achieve, epoxy is either rolled or brushed on. After the first coat, colored beads or chips are added, along with slip-resistant additives. Once the final top coat is applied and dried, you will absolutely love your new floor.

When having a new decorative floor, countertop, or wall installed inside the home, you would consider the interior style and color scheme. However, for outdoor applications, the focus shifts to the home’s architectural features, color, and even the poolside landscaping. To enhance your backyard space, it is important to consider appropriate outdoor concrete colors. 

Sundek Products Outdoor Concrete Colors

Especially if you spend a great deal of time outside, having family gatherings, entertaining friends, or hosting special events for important clients, choosing the right color or color combination that complements the poolside landscaping will set the stage for success.

For a cohesive look that is more visually pleasing, while adding value to the home, certain outdoor concrete colors work best.

Consider the type of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs around your pool. Although you want to think about the colors they produce year-round, focus more on summertime colors since this is the season when you will likely use your backyard most often. Therefore, look at blues, greens, and even certain hues of red and orange. If you have landscaping that blooms multiple colors, this opens up more options.

Something else to consider is the way your landscaping is maintained. For example, if everything is pristine, then you might want to stick to outdoor concrete colors that are considered refined and sophisticated. However, if your landscaping has a more natural and countryside aesthetic, then either bolder or more subdued colors would be stunning.

Although you might already have some ideas regarding specific outdoor concrete colors that you like, spend time conducting research online or going through magazines. Using the information that you find, you may be happy with your initial choice. However, you might also find colors to add to your preferred design aesthetic or choose something completely different.

Having unlimited possibilities is what makes choosing outdoor concrete colors that coordinate with poolside landscaping exciting and fun. As an example, SunAcid is a muriatic-based acid coloring solution that produces a translucent mottled aesthetic by penetrating the concrete where it reacts to salts and minerals. As for colors, this particular product is available in earth tones, vibrant green and teal, as well as rich buckskin and cola, among others.

SunH20 is another exceptional choice. As a blend of liquid pigments and soluble polymers, not only are the outdoor concrete colors gorgeous, the application creates one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Available in more than 20 beautiful vibrant colors, you will have no problem finding the perfect solution to enhance the home, pool, and landscaping.