Getting Your Pool Ready for Summer? Update the Concrete Too!
So you’ve uncovered your pool for the summer – the warm weather has to arrive eventually and will probably do so suddenly – and you’ve added water and begun shocking it with chlorine to get it clear and sparkly. Maybe you’ve raked and weeded around the pool and put out your outdoor furniture.
How does it look? Still a bit old and tired? It may be the concrete around your pool that’s looking less-than-inviting.
Dirty, old and cracked concrete can take away from your family’s enjoyment of your pool. Even if it’s not cracked or damaged, it may be dull and just plain boring. Consider giving your pool area a facelift this summer with a new look for your pool area: decorative concrete.
What is Decorative Concrete?
Decorative concrete is concrete that’s been polished, patterned and/or colored to resemble marble, granite, tile and other more expensive materials. Used in outdoor areas, decorative concrete is beautiful, durable and long-lasting, and can mimic much more expensive building materials.
If the concrete around your pool deck is in good condition with no cracking or pits, you can apply a decorative finish to spruce up the look of your pool. If the concrete of your pool decking is damaged, you’ll want to repair it before making any enhancements.
Decorative concrete can be applied to a clean, dried concrete pool deck. After the decorative process is applied (it might be stamped in, brushed in or applied via other techniques depending on your design choice), surface sealants are applied to your pool deck to provide a slip-resistant texture and UV-resistant material that both protects your concrete deck and cools the surface slightly, making it more comfortable for bare feet in the summertime heat.
Contact Elite Concrete Systems
Connecticut-based Elite Concrete Systems specializes in customized decorative concrete floors and architectural elements for indoors and outdoors. We provide unique solutions for all your decorative concrete and epoxy flooring needs. We can provide you with industry-leading products, top-notch customer service, and finished products that will rejuvenate existing concrete surfaces and help make your pool a more inviting place to lounge this summer.
For ideas, view our gallery of outdoor and pool-area concrete finishes and contact us at 860-307-9499 to set up a free consultation about how we can help update the look of your pool area just in time for summer.