Local Conditions
What actually shortens joint life in Laguna Hills.
On a graded lot the pool shell and the deck are effectively two separate structures sitting on two different kinds of ground. They were never going to move together, which is the whole reason the joint is there. What we find on these hillside decks is that the joint has usually done its job for years, quietly absorbing the difference, right up until the sealant lost its flexibility and the movement started showing up as cracks instead. In Laguna Hills that shows up on the decks around Nellie Gail Ranch, Moulton Ranch and Aliso Meadows, which is where most of our Orange County work starts: a joint that still looks continuous from the patio door and is already open when you kneel on it.


