Concrete Pool Decks in Victorville CA - a deck that grips when it's wet
Cracked, slick or sunken deck around your pool? We pour or resurface it with a finish that grips wet, bare feet.
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What goes into a new concrete pool deck?
A concrete pool deck in Victorville is the flat concrete our crew forms, pours and finishes around your pool. It's the surface everyone crosses wet and barefoot every time they swim, so it has to grip and it has to stay put.
Most people call us because the old deck is cracked, chipping or sinking near the pool edge, or because a new pool needs a deck around it, and the first question is whether to coat what's there or pour new. The price moves with the deck's size, whether the old concrete comes out, the finish you pick and how much work the edge along the pool takes. The schedule turns on coating versus a full pour, and on finding a good time of day for the pour. I'll give you a written price once I've looked at your deck.
How we build a concrete pool deck
I start by telling you straight whether your old deck can take a coating or needs a new pour, because a coating over a moving slab is money you'll spend twice. On a new pour, our crew tears out the old concrete, digs out and packs the subgrade, which is the ground the slab sits on, and sets the forms so water runs away from the house without sending dirty runoff into the pool. If the budget's tight, don't cut the base. It's buried on day one and nobody sees it, but it's what keeps the deck from settling, so that's the side I'll always argue for. We place rebar, the steel that helps hold the slab together if it cracks, then pour and give it a finish that isn't slick when wet, like a broom finish, the brushed texture that gives your feet something to hold. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a planned place to crack. One pool engineering firm says deck movement will often loosen the coping and tile unless there's a flexible mastic joint, a soft, sealed seam, between the deck and the coping, so we take care with that joint. Then the deck cures, which is the wait while it gains strength before you put furniture and foot traffic on it.
Pool jobs often connect to other work. If you need a few steps down from the patio or the back door to the deck, we can pour concrete steps at the same time so they match. If you're adding a pool house or a shed nearby, we also do slab foundation building.
Deck for a new pool
This suits you if the pool is going in now and there's bare ground around it. We get to build the base and drainage right from the start, which is the easiest way to get a deck that lasts.
Tear out and pour new
This is for a deck that has dropped, heaved or broken into pieces around the pool. Covering that kind of damage doesn't hold, so the old slab comes out and we start over from the ground up.
Coating over a sound deck
This suits a deck that's still solid but looks tired or feels rough. It's quicker and costs less than a new pour, and I'll tell you at the estimate if yours is a good fit.
Concrete pool decks in Victorville and the permit question
Victorville's permit list covers slabs with footings and exempts home flat concrete such as sidewalks and driveways, but it doesn't name pool decks, so the list alone doesn't settle whether your deck needs a permit. The city calls that list incomplete and asks owners with unlisted work to call the Building Division at 760-955-5100. If your job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate and we'll handle the application ourselves, and when it's not clear, we call the city or county office and ask before we start. A new pool is its own matter, since the city's list does include pools or spas 18 inches deep or deeper.
We're based in Victorville and work in the cities around it across the High Desert. The pool deck calls look much the same on jobs in Apple Valley and Hesperia, with old decks cracking toward the coping and new pools waiting on a deck.
Why Victorville homeowners call Monolith Victorville Concrete for pool decks
I look at it myself
I come out to look at your deck myself, and I'm on site with our crew when the work gets done. You talk to the person who priced the job, not someone hearing about it for the first time.
Pouring flatwork since 2013
We've been in business since 2013, and the flatwork around a home is what we're best known for. A pool deck is that same kind of work, with a wet, barefoot crowd on it.
Licensed and insured for concrete
We're licensed and insured. California's contractor board sets a license class for concrete work that forms, pours and finishes flat concrete like a pool deck.
Backed by our satisfaction guarantee
The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. If something about the finished deck isn't right, tell me when we walk the job together.
Around a pool, the deck has to grip under wet feet and move without pulling the coping loose. Call or send us a message and I'll come take a look.
Request a quoteGet a written price for your pool deck
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out for a free on-site estimate, look at the deck, ask what you need it to do and give you a written price. There's no obligation.
What happens when you call about a pool deck in Victorville?
Call or send the form
Call (760) 493-6027 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. A rough size and a note about the cracks you see helps me come prepared.
I look and price it
I look at the deck, the coping and where the water goes, and ask what you need the deck to do. You get a written estimate that says whether it's a coating or a new pour, so you know the cost before anything starts.
We prep, pour and finish
Once you say go, we set the date, then prep the ground, pour and finish with me on site. Victorville lists construction hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., so a pour moved to a cooler part of the day still falls inside the city's hours.
Walk the job together
When we're done, I walk the deck with you and go over the joints and the coping seam. I'll also tell you how long to wait before you put furniture back.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a concrete pool deck cost in Victorville?
A concrete pool deck in the Riverside metro area usually costs about $5.50 to $13 per square foot installed. That's a regional going rate for a finished deck, not our quote, so treat it as a rough guide. Your own number comes in the written estimate after I see the deck.
Can I coat my old pool deck instead of pouring a new one?
Yes, if the deck is sound, and a coating usually goes on in 1 to 2 days compared with 5 to 7 days for a full pour. Old cracks will show through a coating in time, and a deck that moves, settles or has several wide cracks needs structural repair first. I'll tell you straight which one yours is.
What is the best finish for a pool deck so it isn't slippery?
The best finish is the one with the most grip when it's wet, because slip resistance matters more than looks on a pool deck. Broom, textured, exposed aggregate, coated, overlay and decorative finishes all differ in how well they grip and how hot they get, and very dark finishes can get uncomfortable in the sun. We'll steer you toward the ones that aren't slick when wet.
How much can a contractor ask for up front in California?
California's contractor board limits a home improvement down payment to $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. The board also says later payments must be clearly listed in the contract and based on work completed or materials delivered to your home.
How do I keep the joint between my pool deck and coping from failing?
Check the joint every year and have the caulk repaired when it cracks, pulls away or breaks down, which is what one coping maker's guide advises. That guide says most elastomeric caulks, the stretchy sealant in that seam, last five to ten years, so plan on resealing as part of owning the deck.
What causes cracks in a new concrete pool deck?
Most cracks in a new deck come from a base that wasn't dug out and packed, joints cut late or skipped, or a pour in hot weather. Surface cracking in flatwork is often tied to hot weather, when the top dries faster than water rises to it, and one supplier's guide advises pouring at times of day or night with better weather. So plan on a pour time that may move.
Other work around your pool and yard
Concrete steps construction
If your yard drops from the back door or patio down to the pool, new concrete steps give everyone a safer way down that matches the deck around them.
Slab foundation building
Planning a pool house, a shed or another small building near the water? It needs a solid slab foundation under it, and we can pour it while we're already there.
Victorville, CA
Get your pool deck looked at
Call (760) 493-6027 or send the form with your deck's rough size, its cracks and any new pool plans, and I can tell you sooner whether it's a coating or a new pour.