Legal Question in Construction Law in California

Re: Swimming pool decking

You need to speak with a concrete expert - a reputable concrete contractor. As an attorney, there really is no way for me to answer this question.

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Re: Swimming pool decking

This is probably more an engineering question than a legal question, but as a lawyer with a degree in engineering, I would say the cracks are not normal and the easy chipping, while it might just be a sign of slow curing, isn't usual; the whole thing taken together suggests improper mixing, dirty water or aggregate, improper compaction of the sub-bed, failure to provide additional moisture during the early stages of curing, or some combination of these problems, and my amateur's hunch is that sealing won't stop it; if lack of moisture to complete the setting of the concrete is the cause, it would more likely make the problem worse. You need a written opinion from a concrete expert, with a camera, at the earliest possible date.