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HEARD installed on the pool wall. This keeps the pool wall and coping separate from the deck with a mastic cushion in between so each can move freely during earthquakes, soil shifts and settlement, preventing the pool wall and coping from banging into each other, causing damage.
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SOLUTIONS If you already have a cantilevered deck, which is very common around commercial pools, all is not lost. There are three approaches to correct the issue and help prevent future damage. Meaning, if the pool is suffering from cracks or tiles breaking or falling off due to the single pour cantilever deck pushing against the pool wall, a remodeling company can implement different solutions. Option 1 (most expensive) – Remove the deck and install a new deck and coping leaving an expansion joint between them. This is the most expensive option. Option 2 – Cut behind the pool wall and remove the part of the cantilever deck that is extended over the pool bond beam. Replace with coping and leave room for an expansion joint to be filled with mastic. Option 3 (least expensive) – Sawcut into the cantilevered deck behind the pool wall wide enough to leave room for a good expansion joint. The cut must be deep enough to go beyond the depth of the deck, preferably down to the dirt. This leaves the original cantilevered deck material on the pool wall for a consistent look yet solves the problem of cracking. The good news is, if you don’t have damage, then don’t poke the bear. These solutions can wait until your pool decks need repairs. Mark Feldstein is the Chief Financial Officer/Sales Manager for Gardner Outdoor and Pool Remodeling. Mark can be reached at (909) 374-5520 or by email at markf@GardnerRemodel.com. Gardner Outdoor and Pool Remodeling has been serving the Southern California area since 1969. As one of only 50 licensed PebbleTec® applicators in the entire United States and the exclusive SoCal referral partner of Leslie’s Pool Supplies, Gardner Remodeling is the premier pool contractor in San Diego County, LA County, Orange County, and Coachella Valley. You can contact Dave Cole, Outdoor Consultant, at the Indio office at (760) 342-9756.
Congratulations to Sam Rodriguez, CMCA, AMS, Associa Desert Resort Management, for being chosen by CAI National as their recruiter of the month for recruiting 11 new members.
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