When it comes to designing a backyard pool getaway, many people need to choose between their favorite design choice and the one they can afford. Unfortunately, the options were limited because there was a choice of concrete or concrete with only a couple color options to go with that choice. Until recently, the options that looked the best were too expensive for most average homeowners. With some advances in concrete engineering, this has changed.

Thanks to engineered concrete and concrete and polymer mixtures, a thin layer of concrete can be applied to an existing pool deck that transforms a backyard into the getaway the homeowner so desired to have. The products available are affordable and many are designed for super quick drying time, allowing a home owner to upgrade the pool deck in as little as a day.

These products are incredibly flexible as well. For example, a homeowner can mimic the look of stone from concrete by utilizing systems that allow for the stamping or tracing of a stencil. If the pool deck area was previously known for its slipperiness, slip resistance can be added. As technology continues to improve, you will only notice a further decline in the cost of deck resurfacing supplies.

A pool deck resurfacing project is ideal for concrete surfaces without any big structural issues, like large cracks or holes. To get started, the surface should be prepared with a buffing; this buffing will enable the resurfacing material to better bond and then the polymer and concrete mixture is applied. Some systems have the installer apply the material with trowels, other systems are sprayed on. Many of the spray-on systems are self-leveling, meaning they do not need to be smoothed with a trowel as they will do this on their own before beginning to setup.

The products that are used for resurfacing a pool deck are incredibly durable and are designed to withstand years of abuse from abrasion, UV exposure and swelling and contracting of the concrete due to temperature or humidity. More so important is the fact that these products are designed to be in a pool area; they will not fall victim to harm pool chemicals like the potentially damaging salt-based systems used today.

A growing trend for some new pool installs is to use a resurfacing method to add pizzazz to the pool area. In terms of cost, it is cheaper to add a basic slab and then customize a thin top layer as opposed to doing all the artistic work on the slab itself. Pool design experts will recommend this if they feel it will save you money and them time on the job.