Local Conditions
What actually shortens joint life in Westminster.
The failure we see most often in this band is not dramatic. The bead does not tear open, it slowly hardens, loses its stretch and then lets go along one wall. Damp mornings and hot afternoons cycle the material thousands of times a year, and a sealant that has gone stiff cannot follow the slab any more. By the time it looks bad from standing height, water has usually been getting underneath for a season or two. If your pool is in Westminster, including Little Saigon, Sigler Park and Westminster Village, the question is rarely whether the joint is failing. It is whether it has been open long enough for water to have reached the base under the deck, which is the part that decides how expensive the next few years are.


