The pictures below are of jobs that Concrete Jack has recently completed on decks around concrete pools. Additional pictures from other types of pools can be found by clicking on the links in the red box to the right.
Before lifting, Concrete Jack must remove any caulk or mastic that was applied after settlement started or that may interfere with lifting. Therefore, in most of the pictures, there's no caulk between the pool deck and coping. Concrete Jack's technicians are experts at raising and leveling concrete, but not caulking pools; we recommend that after Concrete Jack works on your pool that you have your pool caulked by a pool service or caulking contractor. We will gladly coordinate with your caulking contractor to ensure a hassle-free transition between activities.
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It takes special skill to raise an L-shaped piece of concrete.
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Concrete Jack's expert technicians have those skills.
Before
The slab on the left settled 1 inch, and the corner of the slab on the right was raised up about 1/4 inch (the opposite corner had dropped two inches). This posed a significant tripping hazard.
After
Concrete Jack's skilled concrete leveling technicians raised the slab on the left, and the corner of the right slab that's in the picture came down when the opposite corner of the slab was raised.
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The pool deck slab settled 1 1/2 inches inside this corner by the steps. The corner cracked when it got caught on the coping as the slab settled.
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Concrete Jack restored the surface to a safe level. Our professional caulking and sealing parters were able to seal the crack as part of sealing between the deck and coping.
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The same pool deck had also settled in the water slide area, up to 1 inch below the back of the coping.
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Concrete Jack's conscientious technicians were able to raise the pool deck, with the slide still attached, back to its original level. The patches in this photo are two of the approximately 30 holes drilled through the pool deck as step 1 of the leveling process. The patches are only about 10 minutes old, so they are still wet. However, the patches were mixed to closely match the existing concrete once they had cured (takes about three weeks).
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This pool deck settled more than three inches below the edge of the brick coping. This picture was taken looking across the pool deck surface towards the edge of the coping. The darker grey line below the coping is actually the edge of the concrete pool, which was exposed because the deck had settled so much.
After
Concrete Jack raised the pool deck slab all the way up so that it was flush with the top of the coping (note how you can no longer see the edge of the coping and pool).
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This is a different view of the same location in the pictures above. The light grey line is caulk that was applied by the owner. Concrete Jack removed the majority of the caulk before the slab was raised.
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Concrete Jack raised the pool deck back up to where it was supposed to be. Large voids were discovered under the pool deck, so it took two trips to raise the slab all of the way; the first day Concrete Jack filled all of the voids under the slab. After giving the grout a day to set, Concrete Jack returned and was able to complete all of the raising.
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Removing caulk and mortar applied to the joints between what needs to move and what doesn't need to move is the first step of the raising process. At the corner of this pool, Concrete Jack had to remove caulk and mortar from the joint to ensure independent movement.
After
Concrete Jack raised the slab back up. Unfortunately, some of the coping tiles in the corner had been reset to lessen the tripping hazard that formed as the pool deck slabs settled. Resetting coping stones or repouring small areas of a pool deck to deal with trip hazards is not recommended, because it can prevent proper lifting, or require more extensive repairs to put tiles back in their original positions or replace even larger areas, all in addition to lifting.
Additional pictures can be found by clicking on the links in the red box at the top of the page.
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