Suntan answers:

No i wear flip flops on the pool deck all the time it can be dangerous though if ur not careful and u are goofin off cuz u could slip and fall but wearin any kind of shoes on the pool deck is dangerous

Suntan answers:

Wire mesh reinforcing should be fine. All you need is to reduce cracking. All portland cement concrete cracks. Be sure no steel in the slab touches the ground or sticks out of the surface. It needs at least an inch of concrete under it and over it.

Be sure he leaves cracking control joints, and expansion joints if it is a large placement.

The old material should either be removed or beaten down into the base. You need a uniform thickness in the new work, and you don’t want point loading. I.e. It should go down over a smooth surface of gravel.

Check out his history with the State. You will need his contracting license number, which any reputable contractor will have given you up front, but should be on his card, his paperwork and in any ads he has in phone book etc.

If you are afraid of calling him on deficient work, hire somebody to watch it for you. Ask the building inspector (if a permit is required) to tell you where to look for one.

Suntan answers:

You’d have a tough time enforcing a claim against him in court. Usually, and I don’t know your local law, to win against someone after a warranty period you would have to show that ne knew or should have known that a latent, hidden, defect was going to cause problems that he should have foreseen and avoided through normal care. A lawyer can tell you better than I. You might try a campaign of letter writing as to the Better Business Bureau, State Attorney General, Chamber of Commerce, professional associations he is a member of, etc. This may or may not prod him to action. Small claims court, which probably will not cover all your injury, might be a way to get something without having to hire a lawyer.

Suntan answers:

There are non-slip coatings made specifically for pool decks.

Http://www.intheswim.com/Pool-Accessories/Pool-Paint-and-Deck-Coatings/Patio-and-Deck-Paint/

Suntan answers:

This being a pool deck leaves a lot open to what went on concrete. They may have used pool paint, which is either rubber chlorinated paint or epoxy.
You can use solvents to figure it out. If it’s an epoxy based paint, solvents will dissolve a small chip you remove from an inconspicuous area. If it doesn’t dissolve, it’s a rubber chlorinated paint.
Same goes for either them using a latex (doubtful in a high traffic area) or acrylic or oil. A solvent will dissolve an oil chip. It won’t touch latex or acrylic.
The underlying rule of thumb is that you can’t apply anything but an oil or epoxy based paint over an existing oil or epoxy. You CAN apply them over a properly prepped latex or acrylic though.
The reason for it, is that oils and epoxies cure for a very long time, releasing gasses that would quickly bubble off a water based paint applied over them. Water based paints on the otherhand, don’t do this.