Using Rubber Safety Surfacing On Your Pool Deck

Your home's swimming pool can be one of your family's favorite features of the property. However, it is important to appreciate the potential risks that can accompany having a swimming pool on your property. In particular, the installation of rubber safety surfacing can help with mitigating some of the more common safety hazards that come with having a swimming pool.

What Are The Advantages Of Adding Rubber Safety Surfacing To Your Swimming Pool Deck?

Slipping and falling is one of the most common ways for individuals to be injured around swimming pools. Often, the deck around the pool can become wet and slick, which can make it remarkably easy for individuals to injure themselves. Rubber safety surfacing can help with mitigating this threat by improving traction on this surface while also acting as padding for instances where individuals do slip and fall. For the maximum improvements to traction, you should opt for a highly textured rubber safety surfacing.

Can You Install Your Own Rubber Safety Surface?

Rubber safety surfacing may seem like it will be extremely easy to install, but there are many challenges that will need to be addressed to effectively install this upgrade. For example, the surface will have to be prepared for this type of upgrade, and the steps involved with this will vary greatly depending on the material that is being surfaced. Incorrectly installing this type of upgrade can both reduce its overall effectiveness while also potentially damaging the surface that it is covering. This can occur due to moisture getting trapped or complications. These challenges can make it ill-advised for individuals to attempting to install their own rubber safety surfacing.

Will The Rubber Safety Padding Be Difficult To Maintain?

Rubber safety surfacing is highly durable, and this can help to limit the amount of maintenance that this upgrade will require. Typically, homeowners will only need to regularly clean this surfacing to keep it in good condition. This is particularly important for rubber safety surfacing that is near swimming pools as the chlorine in the water can be extremely harsh on rubber. Also, this safety surfacing can be more prone to growing algae, and this can be extremely slick. However, cleaning this surfacing at least once a week will reduce these potential issues. Exposure to strong sunlight can degrade rubber after many years. This can lead to it becoming brittle, but a yearly coat of a sealant that blocks ultraviolet light can avoid this damage.

Contact a resurfacing contractor for more help.