STAMPED CONCRETE<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Stamped concrete for pools and gardens<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStamped concrete works for a pool surround as long as it has a non-slip finish and a light colour<\/strong>, so it grips when wet and doesn’t burn bare feet. In the garden it’s used for paths, barbecue areas and lawn edging, with no joints for weeds to grow in.<\/p>We explain which finish to choose, how it meets the pool edge and the soil, and the mistakes we see repeated every summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAround the pool: three non-negotiables<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNon-slip<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe texture of the pattern helps, but it isn’t enough. On pool surrounds we add anti-slip aggregate to the sealer. It loses a little shine, but the kids can run around without giving you a heart attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNot too hot<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDark grey in the August sun in the Axarqu\u00eda can go above 60 \u00b0C. Beige, sand or off-white stay well below that. That’s why almost all the pool surrounds we lay are in light tones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWater drains away<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe paving is laid with a 1.5\u20132 % fall away from the pool, or towards a drainage channel. That way chlorinated water doesn’t run back into the pool or pool along the coping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tFinishing at the coping<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe junction between the paving and the pool edge is where you can tell if a job has been done well. There are two ways to do it:<\/p>
- With coping stones<\/strong> (reconstituted or natural stone): the stamped concrete meets them with a thin, sealed expansion joint. This is the most common option and the easiest to maintain.<\/li>
- With the concrete itself<\/strong> forming a bullnose edge: it looks very seamless, but it needs careful formwork and can’t be rushed.<\/li><\/ul>
There must always be a joint between the paving and the pool shell. Concrete moves with heat, and if it has nowhere to go, it pushes the coping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tIs it affected by chlorine or salt water?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe concrete itself isn’t. What suffers is the sealer, which wears faster with chlorine, salt and sun than on a driveway. For pools we recommend resealing every 2 years, and rinsing with fresh water from time to time if it’s a saltwater pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tIn the garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPaths and walkways<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA stamped concrete path 1\u20131.2 m wide, with a random flagstone or wood pattern, looks natural through the lawn and doesn’t fill with weeds like loose slabs. It’s laid 10 cm thick with a hidden edging so the lawn doesn’t eat into the edge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tBarbecue and outdoor dining areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is where it gets dirtiest: grease, wine, charcoal. A mid-tone colour and a good sealer mean it cleans with soap and water. Avoid very light colours here \u2013 the opposite of the pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tLawn edges and flower beds<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA 30\u201340 cm strip of stamped concrete around the house or the lawn stops sprinklers wetting the fa\u00e7ade and saves you strimming right up against the wall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tColours and patterns that work best outdoors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor pools: beige, sand, cream or off-white, with a stone, slate or light wood pattern. For paths and barbecue areas: earth tones, ochre or mid-grey.<\/p>
To see the full range, there’s a photo guide in stamped concrete colours<\/a> (in Spanish), and what affects the price on stamped concrete price per m\u00b2<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tBuilding or renovating your pool?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf the pool is new, ideally we come in once the shell and coping are finished. If it’s a renovation, we check whether your existing slab can be used. Either way, we give you a price after the visit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stamped concrete works for a pool surround as long as it has a non-slip finish and a light colour<\/strong>, so it grips when wet and doesn’t burn bare feet. In the garden it’s used for paths, barbecue areas and lawn edging, with no joints for weeds to grow in.<\/p> We explain which finish to choose, how it meets the pool edge and the soil, and the mistakes we see repeated every summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t The texture of the pattern helps, but it isn’t enough. On pool surrounds we add anti-slip aggregate to the sealer. It loses a little shine, but the kids can run around without giving you a heart attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Dark grey in the August sun in the Axarqu\u00eda can go above 60 \u00b0C. Beige, sand or off-white stay well below that. That’s why almost all the pool surrounds we lay are in light tones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t The paving is laid with a 1.5\u20132 % fall away from the pool, or towards a drainage channel. That way chlorinated water doesn’t run back into the pool or pool along the coping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t The junction between the paving and the pool edge is where you can tell if a job has been done well. There are two ways to do it:<\/p> There must always be a joint between the paving and the pool shell. Concrete moves with heat, and if it has nowhere to go, it pushes the coping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The concrete itself isn’t. What suffers is the sealer, which wears faster with chlorine, salt and sun than on a driveway. For pools we recommend resealing every 2 years, and rinsing with fresh water from time to time if it’s a saltwater pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t A stamped concrete path 1\u20131.2 m wide, with a random flagstone or wood pattern, looks natural through the lawn and doesn’t fill with weeds like loose slabs. It’s laid 10 cm thick with a hidden edging so the lawn doesn’t eat into the edge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t This is where it gets dirtiest: grease, wine, charcoal. A mid-tone colour and a good sealer mean it cleans with soap and water. Avoid very light colours here \u2013 the opposite of the pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t A 30\u201340 cm strip of stamped concrete around the house or the lawn stops sprinklers wetting the fa\u00e7ade and saves you strimming right up against the wall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t For pools: beige, sand, cream or off-white, with a stone, slate or light wood pattern. For paths and barbecue areas: earth tones, ochre or mid-grey.<\/p> To see the full range, there’s a photo guide in stamped concrete colours<\/a> (in Spanish), and what affects the price on stamped concrete price per m\u00b2<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t If the pool is new, ideally we come in once the shell and coping are finished. If it’s a renovation, we check whether your existing slab can be used. Either way, we give you a price after the visit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tAround the pool: three non-negotiables<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Non-slip<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tNot too hot<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tWater drains away<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Finishing at the coping<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tIs it affected by chlorine or salt water?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
In the garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Paths and walkways<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLawn edges and flower beds<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Colours and patterns that work best outdoors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Building or renovating your pool?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t