Orlando pool resurfacing
Coping caps the bond beam at the top of the pool wall, seals it from water and forms the joint with the deck. When stones rock, mortar joints open or a crack runs along the deck edge, the old coping comes off, the beam is checked, and new travertine, pavers or concrete is set with a flexible joint to the deck.
Coping is the cap along the top edge of the pool wall. It sits on the bond beam, the thickened concrete ring at the top of the shell, and it does three jobs: it seals the top of the wall so water does not get into the beam, it gives swimmers a firm edge to hold, and it forms the joint between the pool and the deck. Because it is the meeting point of two structures that move differently in heat and rain, it is often the first thing around a pool to crack, loosen or separate.
Look for coping stones that rock when you step on them, mortar joints that have opened or washed out, a crack running along the joint between the coping and the deck, and chips on the pool side of the edge. A gap between coping and deck lets rain run down behind the tile and into the soil beside the wall, which is why that joint is filled with a flexible sealant rather than rigid mortar. Loose coping is also a warning sign for the tile directly beneath it; if tiles have popped below a loose stone, plan on new waterline tile as part of the same work.
Old coping and its mortar bed are removed down to the bond beam, which is checked for cracks and spalling before anything new is set. New stones or pavers are laid to a consistent overhang and a slight fall away from the water, so rain runs toward the deck, not into the pool. The expansion joint to the deck is sealed last. If the whole interior is also being replaced, coping and tile go first and the new pool finish goes on after, so the plaster line finishes cleanly against the new tile. If you want the deck to match the new edge, resurfacing the deck comes last.
What sets the schedule? The length of the pool edge, the coping material and how it is sourced, whether cantilevered concrete has to be cut out and re-formed, repairs the bond beam needs, and whether tile below is being replaced too.
These usually come up in the same drain, and can be quoted from the same visit:
Scaled, cracked or loose waterline tile taken off to the bond beam and reset in impervious glass or porcelain.
What it involves →Stained, faded or lightly cracked concrete pool decks recoated with spray texture, overlays or pavers.
What it involves →Cracks sorted into cosmetic check cracks or shell cracks, and hollow, flaking plaster diagnosed before anything is patched.
What it involves →Free estimate
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