Coping
Pool coping repair & replacement in Birmingham, AL
What you get
What’s included
- Removal of loose or cracked coping
- Bond beam repair
- Travertine, stone, brick or concrete coping
- Expansion joint between coping and deck
- Matching grout and sealing
Step by step
How it works
- Inspect
We check the coping, the bond beam under it and the joint to the deck, and tell you what needs replacing.
- Remove
Loose or cracked coping comes off carefully and the bond beam is repaired where it needs it.
- Set new coping
Travertine, natural stone, brick or concrete coping is set level, with an even overhang over the water.
- Joint & seal
An expansion joint between the coping and the deck, matching grout and sealing finish the edge.
Why coping fails
Coping sits where the pool and deck meet, and those two move differently through Alabama summers and winter freezes. Without a proper expansion joint, stones crack or pop loose. We set coping on a solid bed, leave the right joint to the deck and seal it so water cannot get behind the shell.
Materials
Travertine is our most popular choice – it stays cooler underfoot and looks great with both light and dark finishes. White watercolor travertine on a dark onyx pool is a combination we like a lot. Natural stone and brick suit traditional homes; poured or precast concrete is the budget option.
Coping is usually replaced together with new plaster or a liner, because the edge has to come off for those jobs anyway.
Customer reviews
What customers say
Dave and the Elite Pool team did an amazing job with our aged pool of 30 years. They helped connect us with a restoration specialist (Thanks ETS Restoration) that corrected a few issues in our backyard prior to starting the pool work.
Elite Pool Service was an excellent choice for refurbishing our old pool. Their team was very professional, working rapidly to remove all of the old plaster and tiles. Their manager helped us select colors for the new plaster, tiles and coping. They met every expectation we envisioned to create an attractive new pool!
We resurfaced old gunnite pool with new coping, waterline tile, gunnite and corrected steps. We had excellent communication, skilled labor and professionalism. Everything from beginning to end in our project was great!
Can coping be replaced without redoing the pool?
Yes, but the waterline tile and sometimes the liner track are affected. It is most economical with a renovation.
Is travertine slippery?
Tumbled travertine has a textured surface and stays fairly grippy and cool – one reason it is popular here.
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