The perimeter around the shell is over excavated and rebuilt in compacted layers. This is the step that separates a pool deck that holds its line from one that drops at the coping.
Fall is set so surface water, rain and splash leave the deck rather than running back into the pool carrying grit with it. On a Winnipeg pool this also means water is not sitting against the coping to freeze.
Rounded bullnose edges, no sharp corners, a clean overhang at the waterline, and a surface chosen for grip when wet. Coping is the part of the build you touch every single time you use the pool.
The deck has to survive eight months of not being used. Drainage, jointing and edge restraint are all specified with freeze and thaw in mind, not just with August in mind.
Tyler is on every project. The person who decided how deep to rebuild your backfill zone is on site while it happens, and nobody can inspect that step after the fact.
Our warranty covers the build: excavation, base, bedding, coping setting, laying, cutting, edge restraint and jointing. Paving and coping units carry their own manufacturer warranty, which we register for you.
Coping units are purpose made with a rounded bullnose front and a consistent thickness, so the line around the pool stays true. Cutting is constant on a curved shell, and every cut shows, which is why coping takes longer per foot than anything else on the deck.
Large format slabs suit a pool deck because fewer joints means less grit working loose underfoot. Lighter colours stay noticeably cooler in August than charcoal does, which matters more here than people expect given how intense a prairie summer afternoon gets.
You call or submit a form with your project scope and location. Tyler or a team member responds within one business day with questions and preliminary guidance. If it sounds like a fit, we move to a site visit.
Tyler walks the pool area with you, looks at the shell, the backfill zone, access for machines, and where water currently goes. Deck shape, width around the pool, coping style and stone are discussed on site with samples available.
A detailed line-item proposal separates coping from deck area, because they are priced differently, and states the excavation depth around the shell in writing. Once approved, we lock in a confirmed start date and order materials.
The most important phase. We over excavate the disturbed zone around the shell and rebuild it in compacted layers, then build the deck base on top of it, grading the whole surface to fall away from the water before any bedding goes down.
Coping is set first to a true line around the shell, then the deck field is laid out from it, cut clean, locked with edge restraint and jointed with polymeric sand. The deck is compacted, swept and washed. Tyler walks it with you and explains the warranty.
Tell us about your project and we will help you figure out if Genesis is the right fit. No pressure, just an honest conversation about your space and your goals.
Tell us about your project and we will help you figure out if Genesis is the right fit. No pressure, just an honest conversation about your space and your goals.
