I’m planning a large elevated patio for a HO. The HO found this site and asked my opinion on this as a decking alternative. I don’t know nothing about the product. In general I am skeptical of new products like this. Would like your opinion.
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The stone is laminated to some sort of backer. I doubt it's been around long enough to have a track record, so be careful what you hang your hat on.
FWIW Hometime Syndicated used it in a show a few years ago. Say the 2003, but I think that might habe been the last time that it was repeated. I think that I saw it a year or 2 earlier.
http://www.hometime.com/TV/pastshow/pastshows/syndication/2002/terrace_dp.htm
You might want to contact the Arch and see if they still like it.
The stone decking is shown on the next page.
make's a nice looking deck. interested to hear what others say about durability.
What would be another option to do a tiled deck... could a regular deck frame be covered with treated plywood, then backer board, and tiled normaly?
That'd be a nice looking deck with those black aluminum balusters dday told me about.
I went to a training seminar for the Miracote Products in October.
One of the guys there was talking about how these cementatious products can be used to make patios out of decks.
Similar to what you say, they lay down 3/4 exterior ply over the deck. Then cover it with 30# felt. Then staple the fake stone or stucco mesh on top.
Then they lay down a base coat of their mud mix enough to cover the mesh and to form sufficient enough of a slope for drainage. After it sets, the next day they come back and place the top coat, again being sure about the slope. This top coat is then decorated as desired. Stained. Stamped. Templated. Engraved. Grouted. Whatever you heart desires. And then properly sealed.
Afterwards, one has a patio (with the underside being waterproffed) rather than a deck. No need for those baffles and drainpipes other systems use to make below decks dry.
I've never tried it, but one of my poker buddies just moved into a megamansion where the decks coming off the main floor and second floor were formed in this manner. Sweet.