CAULKING REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT
Swimming Pools and decks are large rigid structures that employ expansion joints to help prevent the development of cracks. Expansion joints allow sections of the pool or deck to adjust to movement and stresses that may occur seasonally or as a result of hydrostatic conditions. If the existing caulk is split, cracked, or pulling away, we can replace it. Our pool professionals will carefully remove the old caulk and clean and tape the joint before reapplying the sealant.
- In pool expansion, joints must be maintained to prevent the pool from leaking. Swimming Pools with plaster finishes will require tiling on both sides of the joint to provide a finished edge for the caulking to adhere to.
- Deck expansion joints are found behind the pool coping, around skimmers and at intervals throughout the pool deck. These areas should be caulked to keep water from penetrating beneath these surface structures. Excessive water beneath the pool deck and behind the pool wall creates voids, corrodes embedded steel and promotes decay of the concrete.
