Concrete pool decks in Gardena CA - a deck that moves without cracking your pool edge
Old deck cracked, or the pool edge chipping where the slab meets it? We pour a new deck with the joints planned before the pour.
What goes into a new concrete pool deck in Gardena?
A concrete pool deck is the poured slab around your pool that runs right up to the coping that caps the pool's edge. H&J Gardena Concrete Contractors builds concrete pool decks in Gardena, CA and the cities around it, with a flexible gap at that edge and the control cuts planned before the pour, so the slab can move without chewing up the coping.
Most pool deck calls start with a crack running across the old slab, or chips and flakes along the pool edge where the deck has been pushing on it. Replacing it means we break out the old concrete, dig out and pack the base, set forms and steel, then pour and finish. If you need concrete steps down from the back door to the deck, we can build them as part of the same job.
The price moves with the size of the deck, how much old concrete comes out and how easy it is to get concrete into your backyard. The schedule mostly turns on the city's permit review and an inspection that usually has to pass before we pour. A pool house or cabana slab is slab foundation building work, and it's easier to plan alongside the deck.
What makes a concrete pool deck hold up
Most of what decides whether a pool deck holds up is settled before the concrete truck shows up, so these are the things I go over with you at the estimate.
A gap at the pool edge
We leave a gap with a flexible joint where the deck meets the coping, because a slab shoving against the pool edge can crack or flake it, whatever the deck is made of.
Control joints planned first
Control joints are cuts sawn into the slab so it cracks along those lines as it shrinks. We plan where they go before the pour, since the right time to cut depends on the heat and the mix.
Careful tear-out at the coping
When there's an old deck, we cut it loose from the pool edge before breaking it out, so the hammer isn't working against your coping.
Fiber helps, steel holds
Fiber mixed into the concrete helps it resist pulling apart, so you get fewer cracks, but it doesn't reinforce the slab the way steel does.
Pool deck questions we hear in Gardena
What does a concrete pool deck cost near Gardena?
A concrete pool deck in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $6.50 to $13 per square foot installed. That's the going range around here, not a quote, and where yours lands depends mostly on the tear-out and how hard your backyard is to reach. Your own number comes from the measurements I take at the estimate.
Do I need a permit for a pool deck in Gardena?
Plan on asking the city, because Gardena requires a building permit for most construction and remodel work, with exceptions for detached decks under thirty inches high and open walkways. We check with the city or the county for your address, and when a job needs a permit we pull it and line up the inspections before we pour. When one applies, the city wants an application and plans in PDF before work starts, and the city's permit page has the current steps.
Can a handyman pour my pool deck in Gardena?
Only if the job is truly small, because California lets someone without a contractor's license do minor work up to $1,000, and only when the work needs no permit and they have no employees. In Gardena, only a properly licensed contractor or someone exempt under the state's contractor license law can take out a building permit, so ask whoever you hire to show you their license.
How do I keep a new pool deck from cracking?
You choose where it cracks and keep movement away from the pool edge, since all concrete shrinks as it cures and dries. That's the job of the cut joints and the coping gap described above, so ask any contractor how they'll place and time both. Some homeowners want fewer cut lines because they look cleaner, and I'd rather have the lines than let the slab pick its own.
How often does the pool edge joint need new caulk?
One sealant maker's guide says to check the deck-to-coping joint every year and replace the caulk when it cracks, pulls away or wears out. Most of these caulks last five to ten years, so plan on a reseal somewhere in that span.
How long does a new pool deck take to cure before the edge gets caulked?
One sealant maker's guide says to wait at least 30 days after the pour before caulking the joint at the coping. That gives the concrete time to cure and do its first shrinking, so the caulk isn't stretched before it ever sees the sun. We'll tell you when the deck is ready to walk on before we leave.
Why Gardena homeowners call H&J Gardena Concrete Contractors for pool decks
You get the owner at your pool, a plain answer about what the deck needs even when it's not what you hoped, and a crew I work beside.
The owner measures your deck
I come out, look at the old deck and the pool edge, and measure the job myself.
I'm on site with the crew
Our crew does the tear-out, the pour and the finish, and I'm on the job with them.
Pouring flatwork since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and flatwork like driveways, patios and walks is most of what we pour.
Fully licensed and insured
We carry both on every pool deck job, from breaking out the old slab to the last control cut.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed
That's our promise on every deck we pour, and it starts with a call to (424) 528-1322.
Get your pool deck measured and priced
Have your pool size, a rough deck area in square feet and the state of the old deck ready, and the first call goes quicker.
What happens after you call about a pool deck in Gardena?
We plan your pool deck around the city's review and the inspection before the pour, so you know what's happening and why at each step.
You get in touch
Call (424) 528-1322 or send the form with your pool size and rough deck area, and we set a time to come out.
I measure the job
I come out, look at the old deck and the pool edge, and measure everything myself so the estimate fits your yard.
Written estimate, then permit
You get the work spelled out in writing. If a permit is needed we file it, and the city's first plan check takes about 10 business days unless a zoning or other special approval is needed.
Prep, inspect, pour
We prep and form, and when the city calls for its bonding inspection of the steel or copper grid around the pool, that passes before we pour. Then we pour and finish, and I walk the job with you before we leave.