THE IMPORTANCE OF MASTIC
IN YOUR SWIMMING POOL
What is Pool Mastic and Why Is It Important?
Pool mastic is basically another name for the expansion joint caulking around swimming pools. Some people call it pool caulk or sealant because that’s its job: to seal the pool so that no water leaks from the pool into the surrounding concrete.
If you have an in-ground pool that’s made of concrete, you’ll have what’s known as coping or edging, around the pool.
The coping, in addition to creating a more finished look for your pool, essentially establishes a cap around the pool that prevents water from getting behind the pool walls when it’s splashed out of the pool.
Instead, water should flow to the drains to keep everything in good working order.
The mastic acts like a seal between pool coping and deck to keep your deck dry. If the pool caulking around coping wears down, then you could experience cracks in the concrete or rotted wood decking from spilled-over which can cause some severe damage over time.
Pool mastic is basically another name for the expansion joint caulking around swimming pools. Some people call it pool caulk or sealant because that’s its job: to seal the pool so that no water leaks from the pool into the surrounding concrete.
If you have an in-ground pool that’s made of concrete, you’ll have what’s known as coping or edging, around the pool.
The coping, in addition to creating a more finished look for your pool, essentially establishes a cap around the pool that prevents water from getting behind the pool walls when it’s splashed out of the pool.
Instead, water should flow to the drains to keep everything in good working order.
The mastic acts like a seal between pool coping and deck to keep your deck dry. If the pool caulking around coping wears down, then you could experience cracks in the concrete or rotted wood decking from spilled-over which can cause some severe damage over time.