Tips for Upgrading Your Property

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Tips for Upgrading Your Property
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If like many other homeowners with swimming pools
there is no doubt you have or are thinking about
installing a swimming pool patio the greatest
question for most people is the choice between
swimming pool concrete and paver stone
installation. This is the burning question in the
world of swimming pool patio. Both the materials
are durable, the look great and are relatively
affordable you need to learn about the pros and
cons of both materials so you can make an
informed choice.  
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Stamped Concrete Stamped swimming pool concrete
has a number of advantages the first one is the
number of patterns that are available you can
choose from slate, seamless stone, and flagstone
which are the most popular ones there is also a
wide variety of colors to choose from.
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Swimming pool concrete can be made to mimic
several other materials such as slate, flagstone
or brick at a fraction of what the natural
material would cost you. Since it is sealed it is
protected from the elements in addition to pool
chemicals as well as salt from salty water
systems.  
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There are a few disadvantages that you have to
bear with when it comes to swimming pool
concrete it can crack easily but no one can
steal it without your knowledge. You need to get
a good masonry contractor who is able to place
control joints so that when it must crack it does
only in particular places. Take note also that
you have to put in place an anti-skid agent
because the surface can be somewhat slippery.
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Paver stones One of the best things about paver
stone installation around your swimming pool
patio is that when it has been installed
correctly you can be sure that it will not crack
and it can easily add to any time in future. You
can also do a seamless fix any time an
underground repair is needed. Further, unless it
is sealed, paver stones installation isnt
slippery and you dont expect sealing to be done
around pools.
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On the downside when doing paver stone
installation, unless you have a highly qualified
and experienced paving stone contractor who will
be able to do a proper installation, the stones
will start moving over the course of time. You
also need to use the correct sand or else you
will find weeds growing between the pavers you
need to use polymeric sand which has some
additives that bind together between the pavers
causing them to harden.
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What this means, therefore, is that when you
decide to put up a swimming pool patio, the
choice between paver stone installation and
swimming pool concrete should be done after you
have looked at the advantages and disadvantages
of both. You may also want to check the
compatibility of each material with other
elements of your yard and whether or not you plan
to expand your swimming pool patio in future.
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