Jointed Floating

Posted November 2, 2008 By admin

Jointed Floating
Any good books etc.on concrete slab work for a pool deck????

I’m putting in a concrete deck around my pool, about 1200 square feet (including the pool of 500 sq. feet), and I’m not finding many books on making forms, installing drains, spacers to be used between the slab and the house, expansion joints, etc. I’m not sure if Ortho or Sunset makes one that goes beyond the basics or not. Anybody know of any books or websites that cover this topic?? It seems that most cover small jobs like a pathway or small area. Contractors charge a lot of money, and although I know I will need help floating it out, I know enuf about carpentry and landscaping to do the forms and downspout drains as well as surface drains. Not sure if there are any books or info specifically on pool decks??? Any help is most-appreciated!!!! Thank you!!!! Am I underestimating the difficulty of this job, and should I be looking for a good concrete contractor??? Seems they all want like 12-18 bucks a square foot and I know that material costs are only about $3 per foot.

Im going to give you a crash couse in laying concrete, what you are doing shouldnt be that bad, as long as you have to do it right. You may have to email me to get clarification on some things.

I have a couple questions for you before we get started.

What kind of soil do you have around the pool now? example sand, black soil, gravel?

How much higher is the pool than the surrounding grade?

Will the concrete extend from pool to home foundation?

Do you live in an area that has extended freezing weather?

send the answers back to jerry@jerrymleko.com\

if possible draw, scan and send a sketch with measurement and surrounding areas out 10 ft on all sides.

Somn 45kg 1,93m-rapala jointed floating 13