concrete finish for deck replacement
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Replacing wood/concrete sonotube wall with poured concrete
Comments (6)"Two things that influence whether poured concrete is a good choice ... do you live in a mild climate where the footer need not be excessively deep and can you get a concrete truck along the wall to pour directly in the forms. It's not only just the depth of the footing that has to be calculated in earthquake country ( of which this particular location is on a very active fault line ) it is the width of the footing as well as an appropriate steel schedule . Having the concrete truck be able to pull right up to the forms is irrelevant. Pumpers are easily available . My office is not that far from this site and I have worked in this county and the counties surrounding this area. The cost for permit submittal is about the same as in other surrounding counties with the exception of some areas in Carmel. The average course of action in construction with these common retaining walls is to remove the rotting wood and replace with pressure treated wood. This will sail through the permit department especially if the concrete piers are in good shape and the cost of the permit will be in the couple hundred dollar range. There will be no additional engineering costs if you simply replace the wood. The planning department may want to see a drainage detail , of which you can use a standard detail that is provided in the UBC. They even had their own detail booklet put together ( about 20 years ago ) that homeownera and designers could purchase for a couple of buck that had common details for retaining walls documented. It also will not cause any problems when the house is sold and goes through the re-sale inspection process....See MorePlain ol'concrete salt finish decking?
Comments (0)Does anyone use plain concrete with salt finish for decking? And a light colored cast for coping? When I look on Pinterest or Houzz I'm not sure the material I am looking at. It looks like plain concrete to us. But after further investigation, often times we find it is limestone or travertine. We have an existing salt finish concrete patio that we will be tying into. It is unstained but it has gotten dingy from leaves, acorns, etc. Is it a bad idea to use plain concrete around a pool? We like the classic look and nothing dark or brown. Our home is Spanish style (yellow stucco) with a multi colored red tile roof. If you know of pictures of concrete, please direct me to the links. I would also be interested in knowing how limestone or travertine compares in cost to concrete. Any way to estimate the percentage premium?...See MoreConcrete Deck Finishing
Comments (6)-haven't seen your pics, but if you're REALLY unhappy w/it, maybe you could cover it w/Stardek or Spraydeck and stencil a stone/brick, etc. pattern on it. It would look TOTALLY different from stained concrete though....See MoreEstimate for entire concrete deck replacement
Comments (7)Your best bet would be to call a concrete construction contractor or a pool construction contractor. I looked at your pool picture on the other thread. If you had less than 400sq/ft I'd charge 15+-per sq/ft, and if you had around 750sq/ft I'd be around 11+-. This is a job where I look more at the amount of the total invoice than I do at the unit pricing. I'd want 4500-5000 on a small 300+- deck, around 7500 for a mid sized 700+-, and 10000 if it was a deck around 1000 square. This would be a demo, haul-off, and re-pour quote. My area is SE Texas, and our prices may be lower than your area. I hope this helps. See ya, Kelly...See MoreFori
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