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Originally Posted by PPLEPEU
Our house had Kool Deck applied by T&D during construction. Even on the hottest days, you can walk barefoot on the concrete. NICE!
While we like it, after 5 years in the Florida sun, the Kool Deck is beginning to fade and look a little shabby in spots.
It appears to be some kind of flexible floor covering, kind of like a rubberized paint. We have a couple nickel-sized small spots that peeled off and you can feel the flexibility when you push on the edges of the hole.
We had some concrete cracks repaired and re-painted with the leftover paint -- the color and texture of the repaired area really never matched well.
We called T&D to ask about re-doing the lanai to keep it looking sharp, but they said while they do new applications, they no longer resurface areas already covered by Kool Deck. The person I spoke with didn't know or wouldn't provide the reasons behind their position.
I'm *guessing* that Kool Deck needs to be ground off before you can recover the concrete. That would be a messy, expensive proposition. I emphasize that I'm guessing as I have yet finish researching how to replace/recover ours...
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Thank you for giving me your experience with Kool Deck. Is the surface easy to keep clean? Not to keen on the fact that your Kool Deck doesn't look so good after only 5 years.
I'm leaning towards thin pavers. I know pavers need maintenance to keep them looking good. The pavers will cover the hairline cracks in the lanai floor and also the controlled cracks. I don't know of any other surface that will get rid of all the cracks, including the controlled cracks with the exception of the Chattahoochee River Rock.
I think I'm eliminating the Chattahoochee River Rock because it is extremely slick with rubber soled shoes/sneakers if wet.