Concrete pool decks in Temecula CA - a deck that grips when wet and sheds water
Slick, cracked or puddling around the pool? We pour and finish a deck that's safer under bare feet and sends water where it belongs.
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What goes into a concrete pool deck in Temecula?
A concrete pool deck in Temecula is the flat concrete our crew forms, pours and finishes around your pool, and it has a job most slabs don't, which is to grip and stay comfortable when it's wet and walked on barefoot.
Most people call because the deck they have is slick, cracked or hot, or because a new pool is going in and nobody has planned the concrete around it yet. The price moves with the size of the deck, whether an old one has to come out first, the finish you pick and how much drainage work the yard needs. The schedule turns on that tear-out, any inspections before the pour and the curing wait afterward, which is the time new concrete needs before it's used. I'll measure your deck and put your own figure in a written estimate.
How do you know your pool deck needs work?
Slick when it's wet
If feet slide on the deck after a swim, the finish is usually too smooth, worn down or sealed over until the texture is gone. That doesn't get better on its own, and a slip by a pool usually lands on hard concrete or the pool edge.
Water pooling or running back
Puddles that sit after everyone gets out, or splash that runs toward the house, usually mean the deck was never sloped with a plan. The longer it waits, the more water soaks in along your house and carries dirt back into the pool.
Cracks with a raised edge
A crack where one side sits higher than the other means the ground under that piece has moved. Every season it waits, that edge catches more toes and lets more water under the slab.
How we build concrete pool decks
A pool deck has to grip when it's wet and feel good under bare feet, so I pick the finish for that first and looks second. Before anyone digs, I check where the water will run so the deck sheds it away from your house. Then our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the soil and base the slab sits on, because a deck laid on loose dirt settles right along with it. If the budget gets tight, the base is the last place I'd cut, since you can't see it on day one and you can't fix it later without breaking out the deck. We set the forms, lay and tie the rebar, the steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks, and pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry out before we finish it. Last, we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a place to crack where we choose instead of where it wants. Makes sense?
A deck usually connects to other work. If your back door sits above the deck, we can pour concrete steps with the same grip as the deck, and if a pool house or cabana is part of the plan, that needs slab foundation building made to carry walls and a roof.
New deck with a broom finish
A broom finish is the light texture we drag across the wet surface so bare feet have something to hold, and it suits families who are in and out of the pool all day. It's plain, and it's usually the easiest finish to live with around water.
Stamped or decorative finish
A stamped pattern suits a deck where the look matters, like one that ties into a patio, but a sealed stamped surface can turn slick. We'll talk through how to keep the grip before you pick a pattern.
Resurfacing an old deck
A coating suits a deck that has stopped moving and just looks tired, and it saves tearing out the slab. If you've got an old cracked deck, I'll check whether it's still moving before we talk about coating it.
Get a written estimate for your pool deck
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. I measure, walk the deck with you, and you get a free written estimate with no obligation.
(951) 466-2622- Based in
- Temecula, CA 92592
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about a pool deck?
Here's how a pool deck goes with us, from your first call to the day I walk the finished deck with you.
Call or send the form
Call (951) 466-2622 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Have the rough deck size, photos of any cracks and the kind of pool you have ready, so I come with the right questions.
Walk the deck with me
I look at the site with you, measure, and show you on the ground where the deck, the joints and the water will go. Then you get a written estimate that spells out any tear-out, the base, the finish and the drainage, so you can see what drives the number.
Inspections, then the pour
Once you say go, we handle any permit and inspections the job needs, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. The pour date follows those inspections, so I'll keep you posted on it.
Go over the finished deck
When the work is done, I walk the deck with you and go over how to treat it while it cures. If something doesn't look right to you, that's the time to tell me.
Why Temecula homeowners call Cornerstone Temecula Concrete Works for pool decks
I look at every deck myself
From Temecula down into north San Diego County, I come out, measure and give you the estimate, and our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing. The plan I show you on the ground is the plan our crew builds.
13 years pouring and finishing
We opened in 2013, and before that I spent my early working years patching cracked walks and sunken slabs that someone else had poured. That taught me most trouble starts with something nobody explained, so I explain the base, the slope and the finish before we start.
Licensed for flat concrete work
We're licensed and fully insured. California's contractor licensing board says forming, pouring and finishing flat concrete is a concrete contractor's work, and a pool deck is flat concrete through and through.
Call (951) 466-2622 or request your pool deck estimate, and I'll come out and walk it with you.
Pool decks and the inspections around them in Temecula
Around a pool, the steel in the deck matters for electrical safety as well as strength. Riverside County's pool guideline says the deck only protects someone standing on it if it holds steel reinforcement tied together with wire, or a copper wire grid, and it calls for that bonding to be inspected and approved before any concrete is placed. Inside Temecula, the city's Building and Safety Division handles plan review and inspections, and it's the place to ask whether your deck needs a permit. When a job needs one, we work out which office it goes through, pull it and set up the inspections, and I tell you what falls on your side as the owner.
Many of the decks we look at have a smooth finish that turns slick, or a slope that sends water back toward the house. We see the same calls on jobs in Murrieta and Menifee, and the fix starts the same way, with where the water goes and what's under the slab.
Questions about concrete pool decks in Temecula
What is the best concrete finish for a pool deck that isn't slippery or hot?
A textured finish in a lighter color is usually the best pick, because broom, textured, exposed aggregate, coated and overlay finishes all differ in grip and in how hot they get, and very dark finishes can get uncomfortable in the sun. Choose for wet bare feet first and looks second. For a stamped deck, one contractor directory's guide advises a non-slip additive in the sealer coat and resealing on schedule to keep the grip.
Can I coat my old cracked pool deck instead of replacing it?
You can if the deck has stopped moving, but a coating is only a surface layer, and the cracks under it will eventually show through. A deck that's still moving or settling, or has several wide cracks, needs structural repair before any coating, and that changes both the plan and the budget. I'll tell you which kind you've got before you spend money on either.
How long does a new concrete pool deck need to cure before I can use it?
Curing should run as long as the job's specification calls for, or at least 3 to 7 days. That's the stretch when the concrete is kept damp so it hardens evenly instead of drying out weak at the top. Ask how the crew will handle the deck during that time, and I'll tell you when it's ready for bare feet and when it's ready for furniture.
How much does a concrete pool deck cost in Temecula?
A concrete pool deck in the Riverside area usually costs about $5.50 to $13 per square foot. The finish you choose, any tear-out of an old deck and the drainage work push a job toward one end or the other. I measure your deck and give you a written estimate with your own price.
How do I make sure water drains off a pool deck?
Plan the drainage before the pour, so water moves away from your house and dirty runoff stays out of the pool. Ask whether the water will go to deck drains or run off the edge, because that decides how the slab is sloped and formed. I show you that path on the ground when I come out.
How do I take care of a concrete pool deck next to a salt-water pool?
Rinse off spills and splashed pool chemicals, since they build up where water lands, keep any sealer or coating up as its maker instructs, and keep the drainage clear. Salt-water systems expose the deck to chlorides, which can matter for the steel inside and for metal fixtures, so tell us up front if your pool runs on salt.
Other concrete work around your pool
Many pool decks sit a step or two below the back door, and steps poured with matching texture keep wet feet from slipping on the way out.
A pool house, cabana or covered patio needs a slab built to carry walls and a roof, which is a different job from a deck you walk on.
Areas we serve for concrete pool decks
Cornerstone Temecula Concrete Works is based in Temecula, CA, and builds pool decks in the cities around it, including Lake Elsinore and Wildomar. The 12 areas below each have their own page, and if you don't see your city, call and ask.
Temecula, CA
Plan your pool deck before the pour
The slope, the steel and the finish are all set before any concrete arrives, so the sooner we walk your yard together, the more choices you still have.