Concrete pool decks in Glendora CA - Good grip when wet and water that drains away

Most calls I get start with a deck that has cracked, tilted toward the house, or become too slick or too hot to walk on, and some come from owners putting in a new pool. The price moves mostly with the size of the deck, how much old concrete has to come out, the finish you choose and how easily we can get equipment into the backyard. If the deck runs into a patio, the two are usually priced as one job. The schedule depends on that same access, on any permit the job needs and on curing, which is the wait while new concrete gains strength before you put weight and furniture on it. I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate.

Before we talk about looks, I go over three things with you: how the surface will grip when it's wet, how hot it will get under bare feet and where the water will drain. Then our crew breaks out and hauls off any old deck, digs down to firm ground and packs a base, so the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, is solid and even under the whole deck. We set forms pitched so water runs toward the drains and away from the house, place rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it does crack, and pour and finish the surface you chose. Last, we cut control joints, which are planned lines where the concrete can crack out of sight, and we lay them out to follow the shape of the pool and the drain spots rather than a plain grid. The base is the part people most often want to trim from a budget, because nobody sees it once the deck is poured. It's the one place I won't cut corners, since the ground under the deck decides how long any finish on top stays flat and whole.

Pool projects often bring other concrete work with them. If the yard drops down to the pool, we can build concrete steps in the same job so they match the deck. If you're adding a pool house or an equipment shed nearby, it needs a properly built slab of its own, and our slab foundation building work covers that.

In Glendora, permits are handled by the City of Glendora, and every new application goes through the city's Civic Access portal, which also tracks planning review and inspections. Whether your deck needs a permit is something I check for your address and your plans, and I'll tell you at the estimate if I expect one. When a permit is needed, we handle the application and the inspections, so you can follow the city's review on the portal without filing anything yourself.

Our summers are hot, so we pour in the cooler early hours, because concrete that dries too fast in the midday sun can end up with a weak, dusty top. We also see a lot of older backyard pools with patched decks and narrow side yards, here and on jobs in San Dimas and Covina, along with the rest of the San Gabriel Valley and Pomona area we work in.