Concrete pool decks in Palos Verdes Estates CA - a deck built on solid ground
Cracked, chipped or worn deck around your pool? We'll tell you whether it can be resurfaced or should come out, then do it right.
I come out and write your estimate
I come out to your house myself, look at the old deck and the ground around the pool, and write the estimate. Our crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, and I'm by the site while the job goes.
Forms set right before we pour
I learned under an old-school finisher who made me pull and reset any form that was even a little off. We've been in business since 2013, and 13 years on, the base and forms still get that kind of attention.
Licensed, insured and glad to explain
We're fully licensed and insured, and I'd rather spend extra time on your questions than leave you guessing about your deck. Call (424) 307-8097 or send us the form with your deck size and a few photos.
Concrete pool decks in Palos Verdes Estates
A concrete pool deck is the flat concrete around your pool, formed, poured and finished on ground we've graded and packed first. We build new decks and resurface old ones for homeowners in Palos Verdes Estates, where we're based, and the cities around it.
Most calls start with a deck that's cracked, chipped or uneven, or one that just looks tired next to a remodeled yard. The first question is whether the old concrete can take a new coating or has to come out, and that answer moves the price more than anything else. After that, the size of the deck, how much ground work it needs and the finish you pick set the rest, and the estimate I write on site puts a number on your deck.
Your schedule usually turns on approvals and on curing. When your deck needs a permit, we take care of it and set up the inspections, and here in Palos Verdes Estates we'll help you get the Homes Association and Art Jury paperwork ready too. After the pour, the deck needs its curing time, the stretch where the concrete hardens and gains strength, before chairs and bare feet go back on it.
Pool deck resurfacing, new decks and finishes
Resurface the old deck or replace it
I look at your old deck before anything else and tell you straight whether it's a good candidate for resurfacing or should come out. What I'm checking is the concrete underneath, whether it has sunk, lifted at the edges or cracked clean through, because a new top layer can only be as steady as the slab it sits on. If the deck has to go, our crew breaks it up, hauls it off and starts over from the ground, so you're not paying twice for a coating that won't last.
Ground work before the pour
The part of a new deck you'll never see is the subgrade, the natural ground the slab sits on, and it does more for how the deck holds up than the finish does. We grade it and pack it before the forms go in, instead of raking loose dirt level. If the budget gets tight, I'd cut the finish first, because a surface can be redone but bad ground means tearing out the deck. It's the same prep behind our slab foundation building, and if the deck steps up to the house, we can pour concrete steps at the same time.
A pattern without the stamping cost
If you want a design on a tighter budget, we can lay out a pattern with joints and saw cuts in place of stamping. Control joints, the grooves cut so the slab cracks along lines we picked instead of wandering, can form a grid or border that looks planned, and extra saw cuts fill in the design. Finishing guides generally count exposed aggregate, a rock salt finish and a plain broom finish, fine lines dragged across the fresh surface, among the budget-friendly choices, and any of them works with a cut pattern.
A straight answer on your pool deck, resurface or replace
Send your deck size, a few photos of the surface and any finish ideas, and we'll get back to you within one business day. Then I come out, look at the deck and write a free estimate, with no obligation.
(424) 307-8097How a pool deck job goes with us
I look at the deck with you
I come out, look at your old deck and the ground around the pool, and listen to what you want. The estimate I write up tells you whether I'd resurface or replace, and what your finish choice means for the work.
Approvals, then ground and forms
Once you're ready and the approvals are sorted, our crew digs out, grades and packs the ground, then sets the forms. Nothing gets poured until those forms are right, the way I was taught on my first finishing crew.
Pour, finish and walk the job
Our crew pours and finishes while I'm by the site, working inside the city's construction hours, which run Monday through Saturday and end earlier on Fridays and Saturdays. When the deck is done, I walk it with you.
Pool deck questions from Palos Verdes Estates
Should I resurface or replace my pool deck in Palos Verdes Estates?
Resurface if the old concrete is still a good candidate, and replace it if it isn't. Resurfacing lays a new coating over the existing deck, and concrete guides describe it as a cost-effective way to refresh a deck and fix imperfections. I'll tell you which way yours goes when I come out.
How much does a concrete pool deck cost near Palos Verdes Estates?
An installed concrete pool deck in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $4 to $10 per square foot. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and where your deck lands depends on its size, the ground work and the finish. Your on-site estimate gives you the figure for your own deck.
Who approves a new pool deck in Palos Verdes Estates?
Check with the city and the Palos Verdes Homes Association, since most projects here need the association's approval. The city's building list names construction, remodeling, walls and fences but not pool decks, so ask the city's Planning Department what applies. The association's application list includes one for landscape and hardscape work, and its Art Jury reviews outside appearance.
What license should a pool deck contractor have in California?
Look for the C-8 Concrete Contractor license, which the Contractors State License Board sets for contractors who form, pour, place and finish flat concrete like a pool deck. Also ask what goes inside the deck, since another county's building guidance says a concrete deck protects someone standing on it only with bonded steel reinforcement or a copper wire grid.