Is your old deck cracked, slick when wet or too hot to stand on? We pour a new one planned for bare feet and drainage.
A concrete pool deck is the flat concrete we form, pour and finish around your pool in Manteca, CA. It gives you a surface that holds up to wet bare feet, splashing and sun.
Most calls start with a deck that's cracked, sinking at one corner or slick by the steps. Others come from a new pool that needs a deck around it. Before we talk about pouring, I want to know why the old deck failed. A crack along the coping, the cap along the pool's edge, and a sunken panel by the lawn usually have different causes.
The price moves with the deck's size in square feet, how much old concrete has to come out, how many curves and drains the layout has and which finish you pick. The schedule depends on demolition, whether the city wants a permit, and curing, the wait while fresh concrete gains strength. My written estimate lays out the scope so you can compare it with other bids.
These are the parts of a pool deck you'll notice every time you swim. They're also the parts that cause trouble later if nobody plans them before the pour.
Feet on a pool deck are wet and bare, so grip matters more here than on a driveway or patio. So does how hot the surface gets by afternoon. We help you weigh both before you settle on a look, because people stop using a deck that's slick or scorching.
Rinse and splash water has to run away from your house without carrying dirt back into the pool. Drains, skimmers, coping, pipes and the equipment pad all get placed together before forming. It pays to settle that layout early, not on pour day.
Concrete shrinks as it cures and moves with heat, so it will crack somewhere. Control joints are grooves we cut to give those cracks a straight line to follow. On a pool deck the joints have to work around curves, drains, corners and columns, because odd, narrow panels crack easily. If your deck curves, ask to see the joint plan.
From your first call to cleanup, you'll know who's doing what. I handle the visit and the estimate myself. Our crew lead runs the work on site.
Call (209) 707-1014 or send a request with your pool's shape, a rough deck size in square feet and any finish ideas. That gives me a head start before I come out.
I come out myself. I look at the pool, the old concrete and where the water runs now, and I ask how you use the space. Then I put the scope in writing so you can compare bids.
Once you say yes, we handle any permit the job needs. Our crew lead runs the demolition, base work, forming, pour and finish, and I check in on the work as it goes.
Our crew lead sees the job through to cleanup. After that, rinse chemical spills, especially where people splash out. Keep any sealer up as its maker directs, and keep the drains clear.
I start with wet bare feet and the pool edge. Before anything is priced, we go over finishes with you for grip and heat. We also work out the drains and joints before the forms go up, including the flexible joint at the coping. Then comes the part you won't see. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a deck raked level over loose dirt settles with it.
When a budget gets tight, people usually want to trim the base first, since nobody sees it once the concrete's down. I'd steer you the other way. If you need to save money, pick a plainer finish, like a broom finish, which leaves light brushed lines that give bare feet some grip. Keep the base. A fancy surface on a settling base cracks right along with it.
Inside the slab we set rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together and keep cracks from opening wide. We cut the joints on time, because joints cut late or skipped let the slab crack wherever it wants. After the finish, the deck needs curing, which means keeping it from drying out too fast so it gains full strength before chairs and foot traffic go on it.
A pool deck usually ties into other concrete. If yours steps down to the lawn or up to a back door, we can form concrete steps as part of the same job so the heights and the finish match. If you're adding a pool house or cabana, our slab foundation building work covers the slab under it, and we grade both so the water runs the same way.
If your old deck is sound underneath, a concrete coating over it is a cost-effective way to refresh it and cover imperfections. If it's sunken or badly broken, a coating won't fix that, so we'd tear it out and pour new.
A plain rectangle is the easiest layout to joint and form. Curves and cutouts look good around a freeform pool, but they need more planned joints and more forming work, and that shows up in the price.
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to look at your pool and deck, then write up a free on-site estimate. There's no obligation and no pressure to book.
(209) 707-1014The City of Manteca issues building permits for new or remodeled pools and spas at single family homes. Its list names pools and spas but not decks, so it doesn't settle whether a deck by itself needs a permit. That's the city's call, so we check with them on every project. When a permit is needed, we handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
There are two more things to know before you sign. If you're building a new pool, the city's pool barrier handout says a pool or spa built under that permit needs at least two of seven listed drowning prevention features. Also, California's contractor board caps a home improvement down payment at $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. Any other payments have to be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered.
Around Manteca and in nearby cities like Ripon and Lathrop, many of our pool deck calls come from older backyards. Usually the deck has cracked along the coping or a panel has dropped near the lawn. The first thing I do is figure out why, because each of those problems needs a different fix.
I spent years doing upkeep for a property management company. A lot of that work was cracked walks, sunken slabs and water pooling where it shouldn't, and I kept wondering why the same problems came back. So I learned the trade on real jobs and started Prime Manteca Concrete in 2021. Five years in, we're best known for working out why the old concrete failed before we pour new.
I come out and write every estimate myself. Our crew lead and crew do the forming, pouring and finishing, and I check in as the work goes. We're fully licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. If something about your deck is bothering you, call (209) 707-1014 or send us a request and tell me what you've noticed.
Concrete steps get you from the deck down to the yard or up to the back door on solid, even rises, finished to match the deck.
A pool house, cabana or shade structure needs a level slab under it. Building it alongside the deck keeps the grades and drainage working together.
We're based in Manteca and work in the cities around it in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. The cities below have their own page. If yours isn't listed, give us a call and ask.
Installing a concrete pool deck usually costs about $10.10 to $12.40 per square foot across the US. That's a national figure, not our price. Your number depends on the deck's size, removing the old one, curves, drains and the finish. I'll put it in a written estimate after I see your yard.
Pick a finish that grips well when wet and stays comfortable in the sun, because slip resistance matters most on a pool deck. Broom, textured, exposed aggregate, coatings, overlays and decorative finishes all vary in traction and surface heat. Very dark finishes can get uncomfortable in full sun.
Usually the deck moves and nothing at the pool edge lets it. One pool engineering firm says a flexible joint between deck and coping must run the full depth of the concrete. Without it, deck movement will often knock coping and tile loose and crack the waterline tile. A coping maker advises checking that joint's caulk every year, since most caulks last five to ten years.
The state contractor board's C-8 Concrete Contractor class covers forming, pouring, placing, finishing and installing flat concrete work like a pool deck. Building the pool itself, or a spa or hot tub, falls under the board's C-53 Swimming Pool Contractor class. A new pool with a new deck can involve both trades.
Yes, but the pour needs planning, because hot weather speeds the drying of fresh concrete. Placing concrete at night, when it's cooler, is one way to reduce that. We set the pour time with the heat of the day in mind so the top doesn't dry too fast.
Have your pool's shape, a rough deck size in square feet and any finish ideas ready. Tell me early if your pool runs on salt, because a salt system adds chloride exposure that can matter for the steel in the deck and for metal fixtures.
Call (209) 707-1014 any day from 7 AM to 11 PM, or send the form tonight. Tell me where the old deck is cracking or holding water so I know what to look for when I come out.
