Textures and coatings can give you a lasting concrete pool deck to match your needs and weather challenges. Creating a slip-resistant, concrete pool-deck surface can be achieved by texturing the ...

Question: After every heavy rain, I find dozens of fat earthworms drowned in my pool. If I don’t vacuum them out immediately, some stick to the bottom and leave a stain that won’t brush out. How can I ...

The house is freshly painted and the yard newly landscaped; the concrete patio is old, but a new one is outside the bounds of the renovation budget. Besides, a new patio will just make the old ...

After the originally specified materials for a commercial pool deck put too much of a strain on the client's budget, Rich Capachione, owner of New England Hardscapes, was faced with a challenge -- ...

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Once you have finally checked off that deck project that's been on your to-do list, you'll want to finish it off with a coat of stain to improve its appearance and protect the surface. Not all times ...

Staining a wood deck can protect it from water, ice, and snow. When staining a deck, prepare the area, repair the deck, and clean it, before applying the stain. Stain the deck during the spring or ...

It used to be that every backyard swimming pool looked just about the same. Everybody relied on the same product to keep the deck around the pool comfortable under bare feet: Keystone Kool Deck. Today ...