Concrete Pool Decks | Forming, Pouring, And Finishing - Part 1

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This video will show you how to set the forms for a concrete pool deck. This is Part 1 of 2. Part 2 will show you how to pour and finish the pool deck. This is a kidney shaped pool. Forming around a pool with a lot of curves has some challenges. Using forms that are rigid but will still curve easily is one challenge. I use Azek PVC trim boards for my curved forms. These forms are strong but curve very nicely. Most of the time when I form around a kidney shaped pool, my customers want to mimic the shape of the pool with the concrete deck. This pool we did that on two of the sides, the other two sides were straight so we could follow along the retaining walls. I set the forms an inch below the pool height so the concrete deck would shed water away from the pool and not into it. I install dozens of concrete pool decks per year, some have curves like this one and some are rectangular. Installing the forms, setting the grades, laying wire mesh, and the final prep work is what you will learn from watching this video. Enjoy!
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@djvasforever 4 года назад

This content really deserves a hundred times more views.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Thanks for that!!

@fasteddie9475 3 года назад

One of the best videos on concrete pool decking I have seen ,admire your work ethic and dedication to doing it right, THX!

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thanks Edward!

@randymiller4978 4 года назад

Had a real satisfying pour today.. time to binge watch me some tips from the pro.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

What did you pour Randy??

@randymiller4978 4 года назад

@@MikeDayConcrete nothing fancy. Just a few porhes. But with the bad weather we have had recently, this job has been hanging over my head. So much mud on the ground. Poured with a Bobcat.

@xXBuckOFiveXx 4 года назад

Hey Mike, I’m a journeyman electrician, the ground wire is actually an equipotential bond not for lightning. Basically it will carry stray current away from a faulty pump or light.🤙

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Thanks for that, good info!

@psidvicious 4 года назад

Living and working in south Florida, I’ve worked on more than a few pool decks. Pools here are almost always shot in with gunite then the coping, then form to that. The most stringent reg for pool decks here is a slope of 3” in the first 10 feet heading away from the pool (obviously). It’s totally non-negotiable. And the grounding of all railing and metal, of course. I guess my finishers are a bunch of baby’s! If I told them we were going to wheelbarrow that, they would look at me like I was crazy 😂. They would insist on a 2” pump and a pea-rock pump mix. If not a boom pump 🙄. 🤜🤛

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

We don't like to wheel barrow either. Just a little less expensive on this job. We don't have any regulations in Maine for pool decks except for grounding them. It's a 50-50 mix between gunite and vinyl pools here. We do a hand full of Z-Poolforms concrete copings. More and more pools are going that way instead of the fiberglass coping like this pool has.

@jamesgibbs8827 3 года назад

I have watched several of your videos Mike, GREAT Work. It's obvious why you are busy all the time. I build but don't usually pour too much concrete, best leave it to you guys, the Pros. I did poor my own Pool apron approx. 23 yrs ago, on our 20' x 40' w a 5' apron to walk around it on, and a 40' x 12' patio area on one side of the pool. We did some fancy curves into it. I used Masonite clapboard siding to make the curves 1/2" x 6" clapboards. They don't crack keep a good form but need quite a bit of stakes behind it to hold the crete in. We used the wire and the Fiberglass? Fibermesh? mixed into the concrete at the pit. Believe it or not we have not had one crack in 23 years. I used a gas tamper to tamp the ground down several days before we poured. Your looks awesome, Love the finish.. Also watched your stamping patios, wow that's sharp looking. Nice you got to bring your daughters in to help out and learn the family business. They worked better than most guys do. I applaud you all. Stay Positive Stay Healthy my friend. Peace from Big Jim in New Hampshire... Amen

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

Thank you James!

@cameronoverfield8764 4 года назад

You are so very good at your videos mike. I can tell you know what your doing, and again good on ya teaching young people how to work

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Thanks Cameron. And thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it.

@user-ju1du6ir8g 9 месяцев назад

Hey Mike this is Anthony out here in California we call them kidney shaped pools most of our pools 99% of them are shotcrete Gunite I've Ben tying rebar 25 years I'm out of the business now we have a heavy engineering that goes into the pool. Here what I mean by that is a lot of rebar knuckles I'm just getting into the cement parts of swimming pool decks are decked our swimming pool deck lot of rebar in them to I look forward to hearing from you

@MikeDayConcrete 9 месяцев назад

Hi Anthony

@kodymittelstrasser1324 3 года назад

Good video. The job I have, we call this a radius deck pool deck. Lots of A and B measurements. The crew I work with, we do every step of the pool and deck process.

@JEDI5464 6 месяцев назад

It’s awesome that you have family in there to help. For me was hard tho cause my son would slack off a lot being that dad is boss. Teenagers 🥴

@DrewFlyer 4 года назад

Hi Mike, love watching your videos. I’ve been in the pool business for 36 years and a little trick we use for the hand rails is a PVC jig. Start by cutting two pieces of 1-1/2” pvc pipe 12” long or so, get two 1-1/2” pvc schedule 40 pressure tees (if you use pressure fittings versus drain fittings they have a deeper glue area for better strength), we like using tees instead of elbows so you can lay a plumbers level across it if you want (we eyeball it when we are pouring). Glue one tee on each of the pipes (legs) using the pass through holes, then cut a piece of 1-1/2” pipe approximately 6” long (this will be the horizontal piece of the jig, you may have to take a little off or add a little to this piece to make sure you end up at 8” on center with your two legs) glue this piece into the base holes of the two tees creating a U shape jig. No need to support it, just pour around it and adjust it as need be as the concrete sets up. Much easier than trying to support a handrail. Another little trick that I’m sure you know is to make sure you put a piece of duct tape on the bottom of the ladder/handrail cups so that concrete doesn’t ooze up into them through the small holes when pouring. Also if any of your pools are equipped with an in-the-wall ladder you can build a dual jig to hold all four cups at once; makes it much easier then trying to support two hand rails at once. Hope you find this helpful.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Good info! A jig would come in handy for sure.

@jontobias1804 4 года назад

another quality mike day job I am currently about to pour a big patio as well your videos are very helpfull

@chrisyoder5815 4 года назад

YES IN THE PROCSESS OF GETTING A CREW TOGETHER NOW AND START MY OWN BUISNESS

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Sounds good. Let me know if I can help in any way.

@gregkahle9046 4 года назад

We have all different types and sizes here in Illinois. Great video!

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Awesome Greg! How many do you install a year?

@gregkahle9046 4 года назад

@@MikeDayConcrete Mike, I don't install any, I'm a boat mechanic lol. But have been watching your channel learning as much as possible. I'll be needing a floor poured in a pole barn, so gathering info, trying to figure out what I can and can't (or doesn't make sense) do. Thank you

@jaasoonkkoeeniig 4 года назад

Another good video. Would be interested in hearing more on how you started your business and the tips you have for those of us wanting to get started in the business.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Jason, I'll do one of those videos soon.

@jaasoonkkoeeniig 4 года назад

@@MikeDayConcrete thanks for the reply. Also, i've been wondering about how/if you warranty your work, and how you deal with any unsatisfactory (inevitable) cracks shortly after a pour.

@naka5times635 Год назад

Yes I wanna start a concrete business

@robs4917 4 года назад

Mike, I really love your videos. I learn so much watching them and listening to your explanation. I would be interested in a business course or any mentoring/advice you had to offer. Please put me on the list of those that want more. Keep up the great work. It is appreciated more than you know. Thank you!

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Thanks Rob, I'll keep you updated.

@barotraumabruce4245 Год назад

Hi, Mike! I’m a retired electrician so the only thing I know about concrete work is…always hire it done! :-))) The reason I checked you out because I wanted to know how my pool deck was formed and poured. Why? I was upgrading to a color changing LED pool light, and the worst possible thing happened. While using the old electrical cord to pull in a jet-line the three wires in the cord actually broke. Hmm. The cord full length including the 6’ wrapped around the wet niche fixture was only 32’. No problem, right? I grabbed a fish tape…and buried 100’ in the conduit! Trying to pull it out, the tape is stuck. My thought is a separated conduit. Digging under the deck to find the conduit it seems I’ve found about a 12” footing following the curve of the decking about 1’ in from the edge, which puts the bottom about 16” from the pool deck surface. Have you ever seen anything like this? Yes or no answer would be greatly appreciated…so when I break out the dynamite I know I’ll have a chance at finding that conduit. Thanks, Mike!

@MikeDayConcrete Год назад

Most all the pools we do have 4' aluminum panels set on the ground, then locked in with concrete at the base of them. Then backfilled and we pour a 4" thick concrete deck.

@barotraumabruce4245 Год назад

@@MikeDayConcrete Thanks for the reply, Mike! Ya gotta know you are very easy to listen to on the videos.

@emassop 4 года назад

Hey Mike! Just started watching your videos. Awesome stuff man! I’m looking to get my pool done. Not sure who to get ideas and do the job. Would love a quote

@ronaldinholanginho1913 4 года назад

Hey Mike, great video as always. I'd love to see your course on starting a business, I've been working with concrete for 11 years now and lately have been really thinking about going on my own. I have the support now I just need the confidence and knowledge to take that first step. Can't wait to see the course! Add me to the list for sure. Thanks for your tips and all that you do, you changed my finished product in a big way just from these videos. Keep up the good work.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

I'll keep you posted on my upcoming videos.

@fillowtree5505 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

You're welcome!

@Genesis30691 Год назад

We call ours up here on saskatchewan. Pool pads. Above ground or below ground.

@hogmom84780 2 года назад

Will you talk about how thick the concrete should be on a pool concrete decking. Thank you

@sapper1297 3 года назад

Mike I do lot pool decks since I'm pool builder up here in New Brunswick Canada. Whats your thoughts on rebar pool decks? that what we do here.

@The_Real_Radaar 2 года назад

Hey quick question mike. The thing the guy that’s taping around the pool ? Will that break if I try to break up the old concrete around the pool when trying to remove the concrete?

@cartersmith4038 4 года назад

Hey Mike, I really enjoy watching tour videos. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I have been doing flatwork for almost 1 year now with a buddy who has been mentoring me and teach me all about concrete work. I would love to hear how you started your business and any tips you have on getting started with my own business

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

I'll do a video about that soon.

@fieldtrailer 3 года назад

What slope from pool edge to outside edge ? Also where does water go that drains back to retaining wall? Thx

@marlonquintana3466 3 года назад

Question: How do you get the sqft of the pool deck on a kidney pool or irregular shape pool?

@ericwaldron5398 3 года назад

Looking to stamp concrete for the first time any suggestions

@qrsservices9576 3 года назад

Hey mike my name is Jose and I pour concrete for driveways and patios I have a job that I’m gonna be pouring concrete around a pool any tips on doing this I’ve never done one before is there anything I have to put where the concrete meets the coupling I’ve been told that I need to put deck o seal after I pour so need a gap between deck and coupling

@jjjustin17favs 4 года назад

Would like to see more detail on the PVC forms

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

What kinds of details?

@juanberdecia7482 3 года назад

How do you measure around the pool

@gnevala 4 года назад

I would be more interested in the pool it’s self. Thanks.

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

There's gotta be some pool videos out there.

@kelseybriere5867 3 года назад

Is the base compacted with a plate compactor?

@MikeDayConcrete 3 года назад

It was, yes.

@richardheinen1126 4 года назад

What is your basic rule of thumb for pin/stake length vs. form height? i.e. 4” form takes a 12” pin

@psidvicious 4 года назад

Depends a lot on the soil conditions. If it’s a hard, clay-like soil, 12” stakes might do it but if it’s a softer, sandy soil they should probably be around 16-24”, for a 2x4 form. Staked off about every 2 feet. 🤜🤛

@MikeDayConcrete 4 года назад

Yes psidvicious is right. I only have 18", 24", and 30" metal stakes so we use them on all our forming jobs. This one had good compaction so we could mainly use the 18" ones. I've never used 12". I put them 2, 3, or 4 feet apart depending on how compacted the gravel is.