Platform Decks

What types of aggregate can I use when laying a concrete pool deck?

I need some creative ideas please. Thank you!

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1. You can buy bags of colored pebbles for your type of projects. You also have colored mud to work with and design of course. Take your time and look around, I got in a hurry on a driveway of mine........and I sure wish I hadn't. It's just as easy to do something nice as it is just average. You also have stone, brick, rock, and scoring divisions. Good luck and have a happy new year and fun with the design.
2. you can use stone, sand, glass, shells, and more. Here is a blog that goes over some popular concrete aggregates. http://blogs.findanyfloor.com/consumer/ConcreteFlooring/TypesofConcreteAggregate.xhtml That should give you some creative ideas.
3. There are a million different options of stone out there for pool decks. If you are just talking about a concrete pool deck, then stamping the concrete and using color hardeners and antique release powders will give you the most dramatic effect... With hardeners you throw powder onto the thin mortar layer on the face of the concrete and trowel it in to make a colored concrete that is slightly more dense than normal concrete and mimics stone better, after applying the hardener the concrete sets up and you throw an antique release powder onto the slab and stamp the concrete with whichever type of stamp you prefer (there are dozens of different patterns) after you stamp it you scrub the surface with water and muratic acid to reveal a true multi-colored stone effect for cheaper than real stone..good products to use are Brickform...they are the industry leaders... If you don't like the stamp idea, you can add a standard color to the concrete and then create your own pattern with deep groovers...You can create symetrical patterns and basically your imagination is the limit on this one. You simply lay out the perimeter on paper and draw a design that you would like to create with straight lines...when you pour you lay out the end points of the lines on the forms and then use twine to snap the pattern into the wet concrete at which point you use the deep groover to create the joints as per your design...This same method can be done after concrete is hard with an architectural concrete cutting saw, but you need a skilled operator to make the cuts look clean. Otherwise there are some really slick stone options out there. I recently saw a backyard where a guy laid black slate stone around the pool deck in symetrical patterns (but not square like tile) it looked pretty slick...it was pricey though..the guy lives in Montecito California and has more money then he knows what to do with... You can stamp, groove, cut, or use stone or tile...but if you opt for the stone or tile visit a local quarry or tile store to see what they have available...cultured stone has come a long way and there are some pretty amazing materials out there...otherwise if you are using concrete stamping is about the cleanest look you can get...Hope this helps...