Cool Decking Pool Deck Paint - Coating for Concrete and Decks - Waterproof Concrete Paint that Repairs, Seals, and Cools Your Pool Deck Surfaces - Covers 150 Square Feet of Deck

Follow the instructions. Watch videos. You will love the new surface.

Was looking for a cost effective method to update our pool deck, and this was the answer. We had exposed aggregate pebble deck that was out dated and worn out. After getting some estimates on having it replaced with a Kool Deck I started to look for other options. This was by far a much cheaper option. I have had it down for about a year and have had a few areas that have required some attention. I reached out directly to Encore coatings to ask for some advise on repair and was blown away with their service. Ryan asked me to text him some phots of my issues. He responded within 10 mins (this was after 6 pm his time) and told me he would review and follow up with a call. The next day I got a call from Jeff and he explained to me what had caused my issues (small areas where Cool Deck came up). For me it was not making sure the overlay concrete I applied prior to the Cool Deck was fully cured. In my case I was so excited with results from my test area I didn't wait for the full cure. Jeff gave me some detailed instructions on how to fix those areas. Again I cannot tell you how impressed I have been with their support. I informed him I was going to try it over the weekend and he gave me his cell number incase I ran into any issues. For the areas that did not have an issue the appearance looks just as good as when I applied it over a year ago. I have pressure washed the area multiple times as well as have had lots of organic tree sap and other matter on the deck and has not been an issue. I did not use the sealer, but after talking with Jeff I ordered some from them directly and will apply soon. If you are looking for a good option to really make your deck or patio look new at a reasonable cost this is your product. Just don't rush the process and check out their website, they have a ton of how to and what to avoid videos. Great product and better customer support.

Two buckets 544.90 dollars and covered about 500 square feet if that. We would have had to buy 3 more buckets of this stuff to maybe finish.Go by your local Sherwin Williams and get their cool paint for decks and concrete, blows this stuff away and will save 300 dollars easy.The sherwin Williams product is even cooler on your feet than this crap. Get the Sherwin Williams, put a little sand in it for texture and you have a better product by far. $293.46 for 4 gallons of Sherwin Williams $544.90 for this crap and don't forget you still have to get the paint mixed in, which is $100.00 more dollars. You can paint around your pool for half the price! Not happy at all. It truly is a rip off. A friend told me about this product. We are no longer friends.

We have an old original Kool deck patio around our pool that has worn many colors etc over the years. Every summer we end up having to recoat it or and some of the kool deck was coming up. I did all the suggested prep work - we power washed, then cleaned and primed the surface. I also filled in some of the larger cracks. Was worried about when to apply since I am in Arizona and temps are well over 90 right now. Cautiously started the first coat last night after dark, and woke up to a beautiful finish even with a small monsoon storm that surprised us overnight. Got up early to appt second coat and am so incredibly pleased with the outcome. Our patio has never looked better. There were no issues for me with the rolling/drying too quickly - maybe I am just used to drying rates being faster in Az, but it was not a huge deal on the way I anticipated it would be. Watch the videos - the techniques definitely help. I used Behr exterior paint in Spanish Sand which is a perfect cream color. The product perfectly blended the areas where Kool Deck was coming up and made our patio look brand new.

1 YEAR UPDATE:Cool for Pools accomplishes it’s core goal of making your deck cooler. It has been excellent for that, and in turn has made my house cooler as the concrete around it isn’t baking it. However, I had issues where some came up where water pooled during the So. Cal rain storms. Additionally, and it’s partly because I chose a light color, but the product definitely stains. That’s with the SealBack top coat. Even with power washing, I can’t get the stains off. I have learned to embrace the natural imperfections. I have ordered more to patch it up, but I have to deduct 1 star because while I can understand the water pooling issue, it stained more easily that I’d like, and chipped in a few spots inexplicably. If I had to do the project over, I might have rebuilt the deck after a year or two instead. I’ll revise this another year on.Cool for Pools is the best possible option for a DIYer with a concrete pool deck. It is expensive. I needed 7 of these to complete my project, plus sealer, concrete cleaner, and other supplies. So, this project cost me over $2500, and I was 100% of the labor force. However, your alternatives are slim. You could go to a big box store and buy some concrete paint or stain for a pool deck and do the same sized project as I had for under $500, possible under $250, but the deck would be really no cooler and the finish would last maybe a few years, and it would typically be even harder to properly put down. Alternatively, you could hire a company to lay something like Sundeck, which would’ve cost me about $20,000, and in the end the result isn’t much better, if at all, than if you just used Cool for Pools. I live in sunny San Diego and my concrete gets blasted by sunshine all day, and most of the year the concrete is too hot to walk on around 10AM. $2500 is a great investment for me and my family to be able to walk around our year-round pool any time of the day.Cool for Pools features an excellent anti-slip surface. That’s important to me with little kids. The surface is rough, but comfortable.Expect a project like the one I had to take about 4 days. I spent 7 hours (3.5 in the early morning, 3.5 in the evening when the deck cooled down again) just laying 75% of the first coat. Then I had to of course do the rest, lay a second coat and seal it.You absolutely have to do your prep work to the T. The best way to have that go smoothly is to watch Encore’s videos on how to install it properly. It’s a couple of hours that’s well-worth it. You cannot rush this job, you do not want a mess on your hands, and you want this investment to payoff.Lastly, yes, this is a big time investment and for some people a large financial investment as well. Personally, I don’t mind the price so much as the time investment, but I don’t like other people working on my house when I can avoid it (no one loves your own house as much as yourself). However, there’s no better way to get an excellent-looking, cool-at-all-hours pool deck. Everything else is either 5-10x+ the price, or cheap and mediocre. Watch the instructional videos. Do the prep work. Spend the time. Get the project done right and as cost-effectively as possible.