Hottest new trend in pool coping design

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When it comes to helping your pool stand out amongst the commonplace, the difference is in the details. One of the most important elements in your overall pool design is your coping – it’s not only structurally significant, it’s also a way of adding visual impact.

The latest in pool design is similar to that of an undermounted sink, where the edge cantilevers over the basin making it continuous and seamless.  This look is trending as a premium finish and latest design choice.  The look is a continuous concrete decking that takes your deck right up to the very edge of your pool and even slightly overlapping allowing for water to easily flow back into the swimming pool.

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What is Exposed Aggregate Concrete?

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Concrete’s internal beauty shows through with an Exposed Aggregate Concrete Finish. Exposed Aggregate Concrete is a commonly used method of creating a designer, decorative and classic finish around a pool deck, on driveways, patios and walkways. There are a few different ways of creating an exposed aggregate finish in concrete. The 3 most common ways … Read more

Is Stamped Concrete Good For Restaurants?

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Stamped Concrete is commonly used for residential patios, floors, walkways, driveways, and more. However, it is an excellent choice for commercial businesses, including restaurants. In fact, because of the benefits that concrete provides, this type of flooring is found in some of the country’s best-known restaurant chains. Regardless if you are designing a new restaurant … Read more

Is Decorative Concrete A Good Business?

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With new and easier to use products, a quick learning curve, training readily available, huge demand, along with it being the fastest area of growth in the concrete industry, decorative concrete has a lot to offer, it may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. (if you get in early!) Are you handy with basic … Read more

What is a Pool Deck?

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Concrete Pool Decking Traditional concrete pool decks are offered in a variety of finishes, including stamped concrete, tinted concrete, accent bands, exposed aggregate, complete with edging and expansion joints. As a cost-effective solution for maximizing the beauty and function of the pool deck, a concrete mixture can be poured in a variety of available colors. … Read more

What is Polyaspartic Coating?

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What is Polyaspartic Coating Technology? The chemistry of polyaspartic coatings was first introduced in the early 1990s. It is based on the reaction of an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a polyaspartic ester, which is an aliphatic diamine. This technology was initially used in conventional two-component polyurethane solvent-borne coating formulations because the polyaspartic esters are excellent reactive … Read more