Backyard build. DECK/CONCRETE/POOL

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Nice progress, as usual!

Thank you sir 

Pool is done. Had 12 people here helping. 

aqua white glass pebbles 

Pool is done. Here is the before and after pic. The 3 pieces of coping that is missing, will install tomorrow, as company who made it, did dimensions incorrectly

I don't know why those little turtle tiles in the pool make me so happy. 

z31maniac said:

I don't know why those little turtle tiles in the pool make me so happy. 

You sound like my wife and kids 

As much as those freaking tiles cost, I could have another set of Yoko A050 for one of my cars 

mr2s2000elise said:

z31maniac said:

I don't know why those little turtle tiles in the pool make me so happy. 

You sound like my wife and kids 

 

As much as those freaking tiles cost, I could have another set of Yoko A050 for one of my cars 

I think I'm mostly jealous, my girlfriend and I really want to buy a house with a pool. But it's hard in what we are going to be willing to spend. Basically all new developments have a community center/pool, and that helps justify the small yards I suppose. 

When my kids leave 

I will fill the pool. 
 

I want to stare at grass
not at pool

then again 8 years on this property, I have never been in the pool

Thinking of ordering these floors for the sunroom 

debating how to do grout so it doesn't get super dirty 

Can you do them groutless? What about lvp?

dculberson said:

Can you do them groutless? What about lvp?

Hadn't thought about groutless 

lvp?

mr2s2000elise said:

dculberson said:

Can you do them groutless? What about lvp?

Hadn't thought about groutless 

 

lvp?

LVP is "luxury vinyl plank". It's super durable, softish under foot, can look a little like wood or tile, and it's great for your semi-outdoor space. The only real downside is that because LVP is generally thin, imperfections in your concrete can show through, so you'd want to go grind down bumps and high spots before you lay it. But you can get LVP that has a tongue-and-groove click-together installation and it's SUPER fast to put in.

Last house had LVP through the main living areas and it was the least stressful flooring I've ever had. Don't worry about water spilling on it, don't worry about stuff getting dragged across it.

the_machina said:

mr2s2000elise said:

dculberson said:

Can you do them groutless? What about lvp?

Hadn't thought about groutless 

 

lvp?

LVP is "luxury vinyl plank". It's super durable, softish under foot, can look a little like wood or tile, and it's great for your semi-outdoor space. The only real downside is that because LVP is generally thin, imperfections in your concrete can show through, so you'd want to go grind down bumps and high spots before you lay it. But you can get LVP that has a tongue-and-groove click-together installation and it's SUPER fast to put in.

Last house had LVP through the main living areas and it was the least stressful flooring I've ever had. Don't worry about water spilling on it, don't worry about stuff getting dragged across it.

Thank you. Will have to look into LVP vs the Porcelin tle I put a picture of above. Prices seem same. The tiles felt more "substantial" in my hand.  Concrete pad is brand new. 

Project continues. This week will be 1400 sq feet turf install and overlay/troweling. Got delivered. Need to get to work. 

Not much progress today except to clean up the whole back yard 

now I can work on overlay and grass rest of week 

just some current pics befor the "big change" of concrete jungle 

Crack mending time 

Update today: 

Started the overlay, stamped. Hopefully can finish it up tomorrow.   Then, will do a stain and sealer on top. 

Crack mender probably won't do anything or at least last very long. Whatever made the many tons of concrete crack is gonna make the brittle cracker you put on top crack again, especially since you stamped it.

Also.....you are probably gonna heavily regret that stamp around a pool. Pool decks need to be smooth so you can walk with barefeet on them. You definitely will not enjoy walking over that.

What are you staining it with?

Antihero said:

Crack mender probably won't do anything or at least last very long. Whatever made the many tons of concrete crack is gonna make the brittle cracker you put on top crack again, especially since you stamped it.

 

Also.....you are probably gonna heavily regret that stamp around a pool. Pool decks need to be smooth so you can walk with barefeet on them. You definitely will not enjoy walking over that.

What are you staining it with?

my front driveway (8 car long), stamped, shows some cracks . However the driveway hairline cracks are nicely hidden in the stamping and not exposed like rear yard was . 
 

my pool deck previously was pretty rough - given old concrete. I walked barefoot on this stamping  _ it's much more improved than before 

having said that, all our kids walk to pool in sandals, and get up and put on sandals. So for our usage, there will be no change from prior 

Haven't decided on stain yet. Gonna see what the store has options wise. Hopefully pick something up Monday. If you have recommendations - all ears 

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

Normal stamp work will hold up fine, but the overlay you put on is very thin and the fake grout lines are taking up most of it.

I don't see any release on the stampwork you've done, it's one of the main reasons the stamp looks so ragged. The release is usually an accent color and you color the concrete for the main color. You definitely can't use the standard acid wash since the concrete cap you poured wasn't finished and your entire backyard would hate acid and what you'd use to neutralize it.

You'll probably have to do water based, which can come with a lot of problems. It'll stay in all the nooks and crannies which will make it darker for one, which might work out since we are talking one color, or you might hate it.

I kinda wish you had asked some questions before this so I could help point you in the right direction, the way you are setup to do it is pretty bass akwards and a lot more work. I definitely would have steered you to at least an open face stamp and some release among other things

Appreciate the help. Lets see how it turns out. Raining last few days, so tackled some interior projects I had been working on
 

i know it's a Backyard project thread but what the heck. 
 

changed colour on cabinets 

adding hardware 

did mouldings around mirror 

Starting kitchen prep. After paint, going to extend the island

Installed the extended kitchen island. Very happy how it turned out last few days.

Added crown moulding

Finished paint

Added lights

Added hardware