Exterior · Specialty
The surface everyone walks on barefoot — wet, in flip-flops, sometimes in Michigan November. It needs to be safe. And it needs to hold up.
Bare concrete around a pool is a problem waiting to happen. It absorbs water, gets slippery when wet, cracks under freeze-thaw stress, and stains from chlorine splash and bare feet. Most people don't realize the surface can be properly coated until someone slips or they're staring at a cracked deck.
A pool deck coating is formulated specifically for this environment — UV-stable so it doesn't fade in the sun, moisture-tolerant, and applied with a non-slip additive mixed directly into the topcoat. That last part is the most important thing on this job.
What the non-slip additive actually is: Fine silica or polymer beads blended into the coating before it goes on. You can't see it when the job is dry — the surface looks like a clean, coated deck — but the traction difference under wet feet is real and significant. This isn't the stuff you sprinkle on top after the fact. It's mixed in so it lasts for the life of the coating.
Non-slip additive
Mixed into the topcoat — not sprinkled on after. Part of the coating itself, so it doesn't wear or wash off with the seasons.
Freeze-thaw protection
Seals the surface pores so Michigan winters can't force water into cracks and expand them. Your deck ages a lot slower.
Color options
Standard is light gray or sand — colors that stay cool in summer sun. I'll show you what works with your pool surround and house.
Crack & spall prep
Surface cracks and pitting get filled before coating. You can't coat over damage and expect it to hold — prep is the whole job.
Pressure wash & degrease
The entire deck surface gets thoroughly cleaned. Mildew, algae, and chlorine residue have to come off completely before anything else happens.
Fill cracks & etch
Surface cracks get filled with a flexible filler. Then the concrete gets acid-etched so the coating bonds — adhesion is everything on a surface taking constant foot traffic.
Primer coat
Primer seals the concrete and gives the topcoat something solid to grip. Skipping this is why cheap deck jobs peel after two seasons.
Topcoat with non-slip additive
Non-slip additive goes into the coating mix, then applied in one or two coats. Typical cure time is 24–48 hours before foot traffic resumes.
Pricing
From $2,000
Final price depends on square footage, surface condition, and coating system. Reach out and I'll come take a look — I'll give you a real number, not a ballpark.
Get Your PriceReach out and I'll come take a look. I'll tell you exactly what condition the surface is in, what it needs, and what it'll cost — straight answer, no runaround.