"you should be able to save those and grout in the pavers around the drains. We even usually grout set the 3-5 pavers around the drains as well so that nothing moves away from each other over time.
Good luck. If done right, you will love the pavers,…"
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Rick Chafey buildredrock.com replied to Thomas Kwan's discussion 'Pool Deck Replacement' in the group Pool Owners
Thomas Kwan replied to Thomas Kwan's discussion 'Pool Deck Replacement' in the group Pool Owners
"I have a 3" round drain at each of the four corners of the decking around our rectangular pool."
Rick Chafey buildredrock.com replied to Thomas Kwan's discussion 'Pool Deck Replacement' in the group Pool Owners
"I do not have an office in So Cal, wish I did, 114 degrees here currently. We are about to do some design work for a project outside of San Jose.
Do you have area drains (3-4" round or square drain grates) or linear drain systems…"
Thomas Kwan replied to Thomas Kwan's discussion 'Pool Deck Replacement' in the group Pool Owners
"Hi Rick, I am in Southern California just north of Fullerton. We are on a hill, and the pool is built on compacted decomposed granite that was used to fill in the valley of hill. That's why the leak was to hard to detect, the leak sound the…"
Rick Chafey buildredrock.com replied to Thomas Kwan's discussion 'Pool Deck Replacement' in the group Pool Owners
"Not sure what part of the country you are in, or what your soil conditions are, we regularly use pavers around pools, concrete, travertine, and artistic. Depending on your soil conditions, you might want to pour a sub slab for the first 4' or…"
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Pool Deck Replacement
Hi, I had a leak in one of the return lines that has been fixed. The problem is that the fix left behind six holes in the decking where the repair people dug up thinking the leak was under that part of the decking. So the deck has six areas with a different shade grey of concrete and a different type of smooth finish.Any ideas on how to replace the deck without using concrete? I was thinking along the lines of the pavers that can be put down on sand. Would that work, and would I still need the…See More
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