Richmond, KY
859.623.0124

More than pools

Cool-deck, broom-finish and stamped concrete, pavers and the hardscapes around the pool

From the deck at the coping to retaining walls, patios, fire pits and driveways, poured and laid for homes and businesses around Richmond and the Lexington metro.

Cool-deck concrete that stays up to 30% cooler on your feet

The line on their concrete page is specific: cool-deck concrete that stays up to 30% cooler on your feet. That matters more than it sounds. A Kentucky deck in July is bare feet, wet feet and children, and plain dark concrete holds a lot of afternoon sun.

Cool decking is a light, reflective surface layer over a sound concrete slab, textured so a wet foot still grips. Because it sits on top of the slab, the slab underneath has to be right first. A cracked or heaving deck gets repaired before anything is laid over it, which is why "repairs" sits in the same sentence as everything else on their page.

Broom finish, stamped and decorative concrete, and pavers

Their words for the range: "All surfaces of concrete styles, pavers, cool-decking, repairs, etc. We do it all!" In practice that is four ways to finish ground. Broom finish is the plain, grippy workhorse around water. Stamped and decorative concrete press pattern and color into the pour for a stone or slate look. Cool-deck handles the heat. Pavers are the fourth: individual units set on a compacted base.

Which one belongs where is mostly a question of what the surface has to do. Around the coping, grip and heat come first. On a patio or a walk where looks lead, stamped or pavers earn their keep. Pavers also forgive a surprise: a section can be lifted and re-laid if something underneath needs work, which a poured slab cannot offer.

Beyond the pool: walls, pool houses, fire pits, patios and driveways

The page is titled "More Than Pools" for a reason. Their list runs from hardscapes and retaining walls to pool houses, fire pits and patios, then to driveways, sidewalks, slabs and custom layouts, residential and commercial. The site's own phrase for it is complete backyard solutions, from pools to outdoor kitchens.

That shows in how customers describe the work. One Google reviewer, C Meyer, had a fiberglass pool and pool deck designed alongside a covered pavilion and a garage, and wrote that the team "never pressured us to upgrade" and kept the budget in mind. One crew drawing the whole yard keeps the concrete, the pool and the outbuildings on the same plan.

Whether you are in Richmond, Berea, Nicholasville or anywhere else in the Lexington metro, the Richmond office handles the quote. Walk in at 265 N Keeneland Dr, Suite 1, Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm.

Long rectangular pool on a broom-finish concrete deck with open Kentucky farmland behind

Long rectangular pool on a broom-finish concrete deck with open Kentucky farmland behind

American Pool & Spa has installed over 300 pool projects, residential and commercial, and pours the concrete around them. Call 859.623.0124 for a concrete quote.

Pick the surface by what bare feet and weather will ask of it

Four finishes, one line of craft each. Finished pools are on the projects page, and tired decks and shells are covered under pool rehab.

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    Broom finish

    A broom drawn across the fresh slab leaves fine ridges for grip when the deck is wet. It is the plain choice around water, and it hides little, so the pour and the joints have to be right.

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    Stamped

    Pattern and color are pressed in while the concrete is still workable, so the deck reads as stone or slate without a single joint between units. A sealer keeps the color from wearing early.

    Rectangular pool with a stamped concrete deck and red umbrellas in the evening sun
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    Cool-deck

    A light, reflective layer over a sound slab, textured for traction. Their concrete page says it stays up to 30% cooler on your feet.

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    Pavers

    Individual units set on a compacted base. A section can be lifted and re-laid if something underneath needs work, and a patio or walk made of them tolerates movement a slab would crack under.

    Lake-shaped pool with a grey paver border, navy lounges and a white pool house

Planning a new pool alongside the deck? The pool types page lays out the shells and footprints, and the contact page gets the quote started.