DECK COATINGS Got Decks? If so, SCD has got the right deck coating to meet your needs. We are certified installers in Southern California of some of the best deck coating systems available, including the Mer-Ko ( a.k.a Mer-Kote systems), which is important to you, the consumer, because different applications will require the installation of different coatings. Without having a contractor that has a wide array of coatings to choose from, you never know if you’re getting the right material for your project, or simply the only material that the contractor may be approved to install, or knows how to install for that matter. We have an example of the wrong way to apply a deck caoting at the bottom of this page. We do waterproofing and coating work throughout the entire Southern California area including construction, below grade, roof repair, balcony coating, epoxy coating work, pool decks, balcony, walkway, vehicular, and deck waterproofing / coatings. Maintenance, repairs, and new installations in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties are some of our specialties. SCD used a Vulkem vehicular parking deck system for decorative and functional purposes, preventing water from leaking into sub-terrainian parking strucure. Click To Enlarge Photo This job was done in Los Angeles by SCD Coatings to repair a failed coating installation and the surface is now impurvious to water penetration and the "Tudor House Brown" color adds beauty to the surrounding buildings. Click To Enlarge Photo SCD's Fiber-Flex with tile-look finish installed in a courtyard. SCD can do all home, business and new construction. Pacific Polymer's 5000 H.T. vehicular traffic coating on a large retail parking deck over a subterrainian garage structure. So if you have decking work, protect your investment with a coating installed by SCD Coatings, Inc. Please feel free to contact any of our references as well as to take a look at a few of the installations on our more popular products. An exposed dry-rotted substrate caused by improper deck coating installation. See the second set of pictures below taken subsequent to the completion of substrate repairs and the installation of Merkote weather deck coating system. A great product we install is the Weather Deck System by Mer-Ko. Described by the manufacturer as follows: Weather Deck is a multilayered latex mastic roofing system which is trowel applied to a “floating” base sheet. This system provides a slip resistant, waterproof walking surface that is isolated from substrate cracks. Waterproof flashing for drains, vertical surfaces, thresholds, as well as stress relief for thermal expansion are incorporated into the system. The thickness is approximately 3/16"-1/4" (4.7 mm-6.35 mm) and presents few elevation problems at doors, landings, steps, etc. USE: Flat roof decks, observation decks, various other deck coatings and balconies on commercial and residential buildings carrying pedestrian traffic. (For vehicular traffic, refer to Mer-Kote AutoDeck). APPROVALS: Weather Deck has been approved as a Class A fire-retardant roofing system by: • ICC-ES - Report No. 3389 • City of Los Angeles - RR 23811 • California State Fire Marshal ADVANTAGES: • Monolithic, contains no joints or seams. • May be installed over any sound, solid, dry subsurface. • Fire retardant-One Hour Fire Rated – See “One Hour” Assembly Addendum. • Will not soften under extreme solar temperatures. • Installed only by qualified applicators. LIMITATIONS: • Not designed for vehiclar or heavy steel wheeled traffic. • Subsurface must be dry before and during application. • In cold climates, consult manufacturer for specific requirements. • Not for use over OSB board. CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTALLATION: • Subsurface must be smooth. If not corrected, irregularities will reflect on the Weather Deck surface. For example, if a quarry tile deck has irregular grout joints which are not smoothed with underlayment, the grid pattern will show on the Weather Deck surface. • Minimum standards for wood surfaces are 5/8" exterior plywood over 16" o.c. joists or 1/2" exterior grade plywood over sheathing. • To insure perimeter flashng is installed per Mer-Ko specifications, please contact the Mer-Krete Systems/ Mer-Ko Materials a division of Parexlahabra office. • In freezing climates, sufficient pitch is required to insure run-off. When covering a “sandwich slab” or quarry tile deck, provision must be made to vent the envelope created between the existing vapor barrier and the Weather Deck. • Drains must be of a design suitable to receive Weather Deck flashing (i.e. J.R. Smith DX-1240 series). • Concrete subsurfaces must have a minimum compressive strength of 1000 psi tested by “point loading” technique. • The moisture content of the substrate should be checked and approved by authorized Mer-Ko installer prior to installation. • When contemplating a deck installation with an open soffit, or over an unheated enclosed space (i.e. garage, etc.) in freezing, damp or severe climates, consult manufacturer for recommendations. This is a fiberglass deck coating system used on a roof deck of a multi unit complex in Sherman Oaks. SCD has the products and experience to provide leak free project every time. This is an elastomeric deck coating system used on a balcony in Santa Clarita, California. This is a balcony that had a leak in Malibu, California we fixed with a below tile waterproofing system. What you are looking at is an elastomeric coating system with a non-slip (type of) surface on a pool deck in Hollywood, California. Contact SCD Coatings for a professional installation! Tel: 661-251-1648 Customer Testimonials Jake, Now that work has begun, I have a better idea of the scope of the work, plus the way your crew is approaching it. I am very relieved at their efficiency, their neatness, and their respect for our interiors. So far so good. I am also delighted that I can communicate at an acceptable level because I do not speak any Spanish. Lary's deck has had all of the stucco broken away and three of the crew are presently on my roof doing the same thing. The weather should cooperate all week so it should go well. Just wanted to update you on how things are going. Phyllis Read More Customer Testimonials WANT TO SEE WHAT NOT TO DO? Here is a job we went to bid on where the company that installed the original deck coating tried to save money and shortcut the job by never integrating the waterproof membrane. Therefore water saturated the plywood and the wire lath and began to rust and dry rot all the plywood and soak through the surface which required removal and replacement of the sub-structure. Don’t be fooled. Ask Southern California Decking how to show you the right way for it to be done. We will even be happy to review an existing bid for a job you are planning.