What Is Coping Around a Swimming Pool?

Concrete Paver Coping

• Concrete pavers are the most commonly used pool coping. Coming in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes, concrete pavers can be laid in a number of patterns around the perimeter of a pool. Concrete pavers also seal well, ensuring a thorough, slip-resistant surface.

Pre-Cast Concrete Paver Coping

• Pre-cast concrete pavers are a material used as pool coping. Constructed in plastic molds, pre-cast pavers are durable, they seal easily, they're slip-resistant and they're unaffected by pool water. A benefit of pre-cast concrete paver coping is that you can have these pavers custom made, matching your pool's curves and turns and providing easier installation.

Poured Concrete Coping

• The most monolithic, uniform form of pool coping, poured concrete allows the coping to be incorporated with the pool deck structure. Poured concrete coping gives a pool deck area cleaner lines and makes a small deck area appear larger.

Natural Stone Coping

• Natural stone and brick coping are extremely customizable, allowing for different types of edging, colors, shapes and sizes. Ranging from quarried granite to natural limestone and natural fieldstone, natural stone coping adds warmth and texture to a pool.

Coping Maintenance

• Over time, coping materials may crack, chip or shift. Due to coping being a safety component of swimming pools, experts recommend repairing damaged areas of coping as soon as they become apparent and purchasing extra coping material during the initial construction to accommodate such repairs. Sealing and adding a slip-resistant additive is recommended.