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Pool Coping Replacement in Plano
Coping replacement for Plano's aging pools. Travertine, bull nose, and natural stone.
Plano's pools are at the age where the coping gives out. A cap installed in the 80s or 90s has weathered 30-plus Texas summers and winters, and the signs show: cracked stones, edges that have lifted, and gaps between the coping and the deck where water gets in. Across Willow Bend, Deerfield, and Prestonwood, replacing that cap is one of the most common jobs we run.
We pull the old cap without damaging the deck or tile below, clean the bond beam, and set new coping level and true. The detail that makes it last is the expansion joint and flexible bonding behind the stone, the same thing most of these 80s and 90s pools were built without. That omission is why the original cap cracked. We put it back to PHTA standards.
Travertine is the cap most Plano homeowners move to. It stays cool underfoot in summer and handles freeze-thaw without spalling, a real upgrade from the burning concrete coping a lot of these pools still have. Bullnose concrete is the value option and natural stone is the custom route. We set samples on your deck to compare.
Travertine runs about $20 to $35 per linear foot installed, putting a typical Plano pool around $2,000 to $5,000 for full replacement. Bullnose concrete is lower. Most jobs take 3 to 5 days including tearout. We measure and quote a fixed price on site.
If the coping is failing on a pool this age, the waterline tile almost always is too, so handling both on one drain saves money. For a complete refresh, see our Plano pool renovation. We cover Plano, Allen, Richardson, and Murphy, with a free on-site estimate to start.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Decades of weather plus an original install with no expansion joint. With no room to move, the cap cracks and lifts, and water works in from below. We rebuild with a proper joint and flexible bonding so the new cap holds.
Travertine for most, since it stays cool and handles the climate. Bullnose concrete is the budget pick and natural stone is the custom one. We bring samples to set against your deck.
Travertine runs about $20 to $35 per linear foot installed, so a typical pool lands around $2,000 to $5,000. Bullnose concrete is lower. We measure on site and give a fixed price.
If both are failing, yes. The pool is already drained for the coping, so adding the [retile](/areas/plano/pool-tile-replacement) saves a second drain and a second mobilization. On pools this age, both are usually due together.
If only a few are cracked and the rest is solid, those can be reset as a repair. When the cracking is widespread, full replacement lasts longer and matches, since new stone rarely blends with 30-year-old weathered coping. We tell you which one fits.
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