Poured concrete is the most popular and usually most affordable pool decking material.
Modern broom finish concrete pool deck.
As the poured concrete surface sets crews use strong bristled horse hair brooms to brush across the top and create a slightly textured surface.
While a stamped finish is usually a bit more expensive than broom finishing stamping is also much cheaper than stone.
Concrete pool decks can be either broom finished or stamped.
After the concrete surface has been broom finished the scoring is created using a wide concrete tool that creates a smooth surface on both sides of the score joint.
An edger tool not only comes in handy with broom finished concrete patios but we also use it for pool decks stamped concrete patios walkways etc.
A brushed finish is achieved by running a broom over a freshly poured or newly coated concrete surface.
This must be done during the final finishing of the concrete.
Broom finished concrete is sometimes the most economical option.
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A polished concrete pool deck would simply be way too slippery.
Stamped concrete can resemble stone tile or brick.
It is a tool all concrete workers should have in their toolbox.
Read more about brushed or broom finishes.
It includes using basic concrete in it s lightest base color and finishing with a broom for a relatively smooth surface without polishing.
Broom finish the most common and economical way to treat a concrete deck is what s known as a broom finish.
Here are some of the pro s and con s of each type.
A brushed or broom finish will add a slip resistant texture to your pool deck.
Window pane concrete finish scoring can be combined with wide tooling of the surface to create a window pane effect.
This is the least that should be done to give a pool deck enough traction for safety.
Mag float the surface.