Cracked, sinking or slippery pool deck? We check the slab underneath, then resurface or replace it with a finish chosen for grip and comfort.
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool, and in Rancho Cucamonga we either resurface the one you have or pour a new one that carries water away from the house and keeps dirty runoff out of the pool.
Most calls start with something you can see. It might be cracks that keep spreading, a corner that's dropped, or a surface that's worn slick or gets too hot to stand on. What moves the price is mostly whether the old slab can stay or has to be broken out and hauled off, then how big the deck is, how easy it is to get a crew and a truck back there, and how much finish work you want on top.
The schedule turns on the same question, because a resurface goes quicker than a tear-out and a new pour. After that it's the weather, any permit, and curing, the time concrete needs to harden before it can take weight. After I look at it, you get a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you can see where the money goes.
You deal with me from the first visit to the walk-through, and the people pouring your deck are our own crew.
I've run this business since 2013, and I still look at every job, check the slab, and ask how you use the deck and what it has to carry. You get a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you know what you're paying for.
We're licensed and fully insured. The state licensing board counts forming, pouring and finishing concrete as concrete contractor work, and someone without a license can only take a job under $1,000 that needs no permit and uses no hired help, which rules out almost any pool deck.
Once you say go, we set the forms and pour on a day the weather suits, with our own trained crew doing the work and me on site running it. When it's done, we walk the deck with you before we pack up.
First I figure out whether your deck can be resurfaced or needs to come out, and that comes down to whether the slab underneath is still sound, because a new surface on a failing slab cracks right along with it. If it has to go, we break it out, dig down to solid ground and pack the subgrade, the dirt the slab sits on, so the new deck doesn't settle. That base is the part you never see again, and it's the first thing people want to trim when the budget gets tight. I'd rather cut back on fancy finish work than on the base, because a pretty deck that sinks gets torn out anyway. For the finish, we put grip and how hot it feels under bare feet ahead of color, since that deck spends the summer wet and walked on barefoot.
Pool decks rarely stand alone. If the yard steps down to the pool or the back door sits above the deck, our concrete steps construction work makes sure the steps match the deck and shed water the same way. If you're adding a pool house, a cabana or an equipment pad, that slab falls under our slab foundation building work, and pouring it with the deck can save a second round of forms and trucks.
Every pool deck runs through the same four steps, and each one is there to head off a problem that otherwise shows up a few years later.
We dig out soft dirt and pack the base instead of raking it level, because a raked base settles and takes the slab with it. On a resurface, this step means cleaning and repairing the old surface so the new one bonds.
We set the forms so the deck falls away from the house and the pool, and we check where the water will run before any concrete shows up. A deck that tilts toward the house sends water right where you don't want it.
We pour early in the day when we can, because concrete that sets in midday heat ends up with a weak, dusty top. Then we finish it, often with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives wet feet something to grip.
We cut control joints, shallow cuts that give the slab a planned place to crack, while the concrete is still fresh, so any cracks follow lines we chose. Then the deck cures, and we keep everyone off it until it's ready.
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a time. I come out, look at the deck and the slab under it, and leave you a free written estimate, with no obligation to book.
(909) 552-8210Resurface it if the slab is sound and stable and the damage is surface wear and cracks narrower than about 1/4 inch, and replace it if it's heaving, sinking, cracked all over or the base under it has failed. That's the line one national resurfacing guide draws, and it's the same thing I look for at the estimate. I'll tell you which side your deck is on, even if it's not the answer you wanted.
A textured finish like broom or exposed aggregate in a color that isn't very dark usually works best, because texture gives wet feet grip and one pool deck guide notes very dark finishes can get uncomfortable in sun. Ask about the sealer too, because one finish guide puts a penetrating sealer on exposed aggregate at about 7 to 10 years and a topical acrylic at every 12 to 36 months, so that choice decides how often you reseal.
Plan on 24 to 48 hours before walking on a resurfaced deck and about 72 hours before the furniture goes back, according to a national resurfacing guide. The same guide says most resurfacing jobs take 1 to 4 days, with big decks, heavy prep, decorative work and bad weather adding time.
A concrete pool deck in nearby Riverside usually costs about $5.50 to $13 per square foot installed, and that's the area's going rate, not our price. Where yours lands depends mostly on whether the old deck comes out, the size and the finish, and the written estimate gives you our number for your deck. Every job we do is satisfaction guaranteed.
It can, because all concrete moves, but a packed base and joints in the right places decide where it cracks and how much. The deck and the pool shell may move differently, so one pool deck guide advises following the pool designer's joint details instead of tying everything together with steel. Clay soils can also swell with sprinkler water or rain enough to crack and lift slabs, and you can check for them in your home buyer's disclosures or with the local building department.
In Rancho Cucamonga, permits come from the city's Building and Safety office, which runs the whole process online, so there's no getting one over the counter. Whether your deck work needs a permit is a question for Building and Safety, and if your job needs one, we apply for it with the city and keep track of it so you don't have to.
If the deck is part of a new pool or a remodel, the city's pool standard also calls for a pool enclosure and at least one drowning safety measure along with it. The same standard lists a bonding grid inspection before the deck goes in, covering the bonding of nearby surfaces and the reinforcing steel where they apply, so on a pool build our pour waits for that check. We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and pour decks in many cities around it across the Inland Empire, including Upland, Fontana, Chino and Eastvale.
Pictures of the deck, the worst cracks and a rough size help me show up already thinking about whether yours can be saved, so call (909) 552-8210 or use the form.
If you're not sure your pool deck is worth saving, send a message and I'll tell you what I'd do with it.
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