Concrete Pool Decks in Yuma AZ - A Finish That Keeps Wet, Bare Feet Steady
Slick spots, cracks or tile lifting at the pool edge? We pour a new deck that grips underfoot and treats your pool edge right.
Concrete pool decks carry wet, bare feet. The finish sets the grip.
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool, the part everyone crosses wet and barefoot. Its finish decides how well it grips under a wet foot and how hot it feels in the sun, so the top of the slab matters as much as the concrete under it.
Most calls start with something you can see, like a deck that's gone slick, cracks running across it, water pooling in a low spot or coping and tile lifting at the pool edge. If the deck meets a back door or a step down, we can build the concrete steps to match.
Concrete is hard to undo once it's poured. Get the finish or the edge wrong and you live with a slippery deck, or you pay for tile work around the pool on top of the concrete.
Ground first on every pool deck. Finish chosen for bare feet.
I'd rather spend an extra hour on the ground than rush a pour, so we dig out and pack the base the way we would for slab foundation building. Then we take extra care with the joint where the deck meets the coping, because that joint is what protects your tile when the deck moves.
We'll help you pick a finish that grips wet feet and doesn't get too hot to stand on. The price moves with the deck's size, tearing out an old one, the finish you choose and how easy the backyard is to reach, and the schedule turns on the permit and the pour, so the written estimate gives you your own figure.
Pool deck work starts below the surface. Here's what's covered.
Tearing out the old deck
We break out and haul off a cracked or sunken deck, working carefully near the coping so the pool edge doesn't take a hit.
Digging out and packing
We dig down and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a deck poured over loose dirt settles right along with it.
Forms and drainage
We set the forms so the deck sheds water away from the pool and your house instead of letting it sit in low spots.
Rebar in the slab
We set rebar, the steel inside the slab that holds it together if it cracks, and pour to a thickness that suits foot traffic and furniture.
Control joints on time
We cut control joints, grooves that give the concrete a planned place to crack, early enough that cracks land in them and not across the deck.
The joint at the coping
We build a flexible joint between the deck and the pool coping so the deck can move without pushing on your tile.
The base under a pool deck carries everything. Skimp and it shows.
Rake the dirt level instead of digging it out and packing it, and the deck settles with the dirt and pulls at the coping. That base is hidden on pour day, so it's the first thing a tight budget cuts. I'd spend your money there before a fancier top.
Midday heat can leave a pour with a weak, dusty top. The American Concrete Institute's hot weather guide lists setting the pour for a time of day or night when the weather is favorable, and keeping the concrete from drying out while it cures, the wait while it hardens. On a hot day we may start early or at night.
From first call to final walk-through. Here's how it goes.
You get in touch
Call (928) 291-0009 or use the form to tell us about the deck, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit.
I come out to look
I come out myself to look at the ground and the pool edge, and I ask how you'll use the deck, since that shapes the finish we suggest.
Your written estimate
You get a plain written estimate. If a permit's needed we handle the application, and in the City of Yuma it's paid for and issued before work starts.
The pour and clean-up
Our own crew preps, pours and finishes with me on site, then cleans up, and I walk the finished deck with you.
Tell us about your pool deck. We'll come take a look.
Send the deck's rough size, the finish you like and photos of what's there now. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, no obligation.
(928) 291-0009Based in Yuma. Pouring pool decks across the area.
We're based in Yuma and pour pool decks across the cities around it, including Fortuna Foothills and Somerton. If your city isn't listed, call (928) 291-0009 and ask.
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Pool deck questions, answered plainly. Start here.
Here are straight answers on finishes, tile, sealing and permits. If your question isn't covered, call (928) 291-0009 and ask me.
Which pool deck finishes are slip-resistant when they're wet?
Salt, broom and exposed aggregate finishes keep a pool deck slip-resistant. A broom finish is fine ridges dragged into the wet concrete for grip. Coatings, overlays and decorative systems vary, so ask how a decorative look grips when wet, and think twice about very dark colors, which can get uncomfortable in the sun.
What keeps a new pool deck from cracking the pool tile?
A flexible joint between the deck and the coping does most of that work. One pool engineering firm says that without a flexible mastic joint, a rubbery seal, deck movement will frequently knock coping and tile loose, and that the joint must run the full depth of the deck. Ask every bidder how they build it.
How often does a concrete pool deck need sealing?
About every 18 to 24 months for a film sealer, or every three to five years for a penetrating sealer, according to one sealer maker. Penetrating sealers bring out less color, so you're choosing between a richer look and fewer recoats.
Who helps with building permits for a pool deck in Yuma?
The City of Yuma's Building Safety Division helps with permits, generally needed for new construction or remodels. I check with the city or county building office before we set a date, and when a permit's needed we handle the application and inspections. Yuma County Building Safety posts its own project guides and applications for decks, patios and pools.
Does a pool deck contractor in Arizona need a license?
Yes, when the work needs a local building permit. Arizona law exempts some casual or minor work from contractor licensing, but that exemption doesn't apply once a permit is required. We're licensed and insured, and it's fair to ask any bidder the same.
Pool decks are one part of it. See our other concrete work.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Planning a pool deck or patio? Ask for a free estimate.
Call or send the form with the deck's size and a few photos, and we'll set a time to look at the ground before anything gets poured.
(928) 291-0009