Pool Deck Resurfacing
We resurface existing concrete pool decks across Brevard County with knockdown spray texture, stamped overlays or thin pavers.
Spray texture concrete is a cement based finish we spray over worn but sound slabs across Brevard County. Around a Palm Bay pool, you may hear it called a spray deck or a knockdown deck. It bonds to the slab you already have, so the old concrete stays put and nothing gets hauled away. The result is a gritty, slip resistant texture in the color you pick, sealed last to resist stains.
We put this finish on pool decks, patios, lanais, walkways and the landing at a front entry. It is the thinnest of the three ways to resurface a pool deck, so the deck height barely changes. For a slate or flagstone pattern instead of a texture, look at stamped concrete overlays. Either way, we check the slab first, since a thin finish is only as solid as the concrete under it.
Tell us about your project. We get back to you fast.
The material is a cement mix modified with an acrylic, so it is a cement coating and not a paint. It goes on about as thin as a skim coat, but the mix carries more sand. That sand gives the finish its rough, gritty feel, and the texture is what grips under wet feet. Most spray texture goes on through an air powered hopper gun, which is the tool behind the name.
The gun throws the mix at the slab in a splatter that covers most of the surface in small peaks. Left as it lands, that splatter coat stays rough, with a coarse grip under bare feet. Knocked down with a trowel before it sets, the peaks flatten into a smoother finish that still grips. That flattened pattern is the knockdown texture, and it is the finish we spray and trowel on our jobs.
Besides knockdown, a spray coat can also be finished as an orange peel texture or a smooth one. The spray pattern and the way the coat gets worked by hand decide which one you end up with. Paper or adhesive stencils can also add a border band or a tile pattern in a second color, and score lines cut in a diamond or tile layout give a one-color finish the look of set stone. If you would rather have real pavers underfoot, thin pavers set over concrete are the other route.
Pool decks and lanais are a natural fit, since that is where wet, bare feet need the grip. Patios and walkways take it just as well, and so does a front entry. Inside a screen enclosure, material comes in by wheelbarrow or gets pumped in, since no machine fits through the door. The same finish can go on a driveway slab too.
A spray texture coat is thin, so it moves with whatever the slab under it does. The mix is made to cover dull but structurally sound concrete, and that is our test at the estimate. Hairline cracks that have stopped moving get cut out and filled, and they tend to stay quiet under the texture. A crack that is still opening can show up again in the new finish, right along the old line.
Brevard's sandy soil drains fast but settles, so a patio corner can drop well after the pour. A slab that has sunk at one corner or split into pieces is past what any spray coat can fix. A backyard slab like that comes out and gets repoured as a new concrete patio on a compacted base. Around a pool, that means a tear out, and a new paver pool deck is one way to rebuild.
Prep comes first, and it decides how well the new texture holds on to the old slab. The concrete has to be free of oil, dirt, loose paint and old coatings before any mix goes down. We pressure wash the slab, then grind it until the whole surface feels rough, like sandpaper. Stable cracks get cut out and filled, and everything the spray could reach gets taped and covered in plastic.
A thin bond coat goes down first, troweled or squeegeed over the clean slab so the texture has a base. Then the texture mix goes into the hopper gun and gets sprayed in a splatter over most of the deck. Before it sets, we walk it in cleated shoes and knock the peaks flat with a pool trowel. The trowel runs in one direction only, so the pattern reads the same across the whole deck.
Once the texture dries, we scrape off loose bits and high ridges, then sweep and blow the deck clean. Sealer goes on last in two thin coats, and the first coat dries before the second one goes on. Plan on a day or two of work on most decks, then a day or two of cure time. Light foot traffic is usually fine after about forty eight hours, and wet weather can push that out.
The texture gives wet feet something to grip, which is why these finishes are often used around pools. Color matters for heat, since light shades reflect more sun and dark shades soak more of it up. Pick your color from a real sample, because a printed chart or a screen can shift the shade. The color charts carry light grays and sandy tans, and terracotta is a standard color on them too.
The sealer is the top layer, so it takes the sun first and wears before the texture does. Plan on a fresh coat of sealer about every six years, and sooner in full sun all day. A new coat brings the color back up and helps keep stains from soaking into the texture. Between coats, a rinse with the garden hose now and then clears pool splash and grit off the deck.
Most of Brevard's rain falls from late May into October, so summer spray days get planned around the radar. These mixes also have a temperature limit for the air and the slab, so in summer we spray early. Beachside decks take salt air every day, which is one more reason to keep the sealer current. Inland or on the beachside, regular care is what stretches the life of a spray texture finish.
Square footage is the first driver, because every coat on the job scales with the size of the surface. Steps and planters add masking and hand trowel work that a tape measure will not show. The state of the slab comes next, since crack repair and grinding off old coatings add prep time. Access counts too, since a screen cage or a narrow side gate means the mix comes in by wheelbarrow.
A stencil border moves the number too, since it takes a second color and a second spray pass. If the slab has to be replaced first, that becomes a new pour, and we price it as one. We measure on site and look over the slab, so the number is priced from your actual job. When your pool deck or patio is ready for a look, book a free on-site estimate.
Free, no-obligation estimates. Based in Brevard County, working across Florida.
(321) 215-5817From the first look at the job to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
Call (321) 215-5817 or send the form. Tell us what you want built or fixed, and where the job is.
We meet you at the property, measure the actual surface, and go through patterns, pavers and colors with you. The estimate is free and priced from the real job.
We prep the ground or the slab, then pour, stamp or lay the new surface. You know the plan and the schedule before work starts, and you hear about anything unexpected immediately.
We review the finished work with you, leave the site clean, and go over cure times and care so the new surface stays looking new.
Common questions about spray texture in Brevard County and across Florida. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
We resurface existing concrete pool decks across Brevard County with knockdown spray texture, stamped overlays or thin pavers.
We pour new concrete pool decks across Brevard County, around new pools and in place of failed old decks, on a compacted base with planned joints.
Concrete resurfacing puts a stamped concrete overlay over a slab that is still sound. Wood plank, flagstone, slate, and brick patterns for patios, walkways, and driveways across Brevard County.
Thin pavers set over your existing concrete porch, patio or lanai. You get a real paver surface in Palm Bay without breaking out the slab first.
New paver pool decks, remodels and deck extensions in Palm Bay and across Brevard County. We look at the deck in person before quoting.
We pour new concrete patios in Palm Bay and across Brevard County. New slabs, extensions off an existing lanai, walkways, and grill pads, finished broom or smooth.
Most outfits lay pavers or pour concrete. We do both, so you see each option priced on your actual project and pick what fits the house and the budget.
Broom-finished flatwork, stamped patterns in colors matched to your home, or a spray texture coat over sound concrete. You pick the finish that fits the house and the budget.
Every estimate comes from a site visit. We measure the real surface, show you patterns and pavers on the spot, and price the job you actually have.
Based in Brevard County and working across Florida. Sun, salt air and summer rain shape how every surface here gets built, and we build for it.
A driveway that needs replacing, a patio you want stamped, a pool deck past its best? Call or send the form. We come out, look at the job with you, and quote it free.
Tell us about your project. We get back to you fast.
