Concrete pool decks in Durango CO - a surface that grips wet feet and drains well
Slick spots, puddles that sit, or a cracked deck around your pool? We pour a new one that grips wet feet and sheds water.
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What should a new pool deck in Durango get right?
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool that people walk on wet and barefoot. In Durango, we build it to grip under those feet, drain water away from the house and the pool, and hold up through the winters.
Most people call when the old deck has gone slick, cracked or started holding water, or when a new pool is going in and the ground around it is still bare. The price depends on how big the deck is, which finish you pick, whether we're breaking out an old slab first and how much ground work it needs. The schedule mostly depends on the city's permit review and the weather, and I'll walk it with you and tell you plainly what your deck would take.
How we build a concrete pool deck
We start under the slab, because a deck only stays flat when the subgrade, the soil it sits on, is dug out and packed hard instead of raked smooth and poured over. Before the forms go in, the boards that set the deck's shape, I plan where the water drains so it heads away from the house and stays out of the pool. At the pool edge we build to your pool designer's joint details, since the deck and the pool shell can move differently, and we don't tie the two together with random rebar, the steel bars inside a slab. We pour early in the day so the heat doesn't leave a weak, dusty top, and we choose the finish for grip first and looks second, because people cross this slab wet and barefoot. Then we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a place to crack if it's going to, and let it cure, the wait while it gains strength, before anyone uses it.
A pool deck often ties into other work. If the deck sits above or below the back door or the yard, we can build the concrete steps in the same job so the heights and the finish match. If a pool house or equipment shed is going in beside it, our slab foundation building gives that building the same careful ground prep.
What changes a concrete pool deck in Durango
Inside city limits, the paperwork comes before the shovel. The city's Building Division handles permitting, and you need a building permit before any work or ground disturbance starts. That covers breaking out an old deck as well as digging for a new one. Before we dig, we check what the city or the county needs at your address, and when a permit's needed we handle the application. If you have a question about your own deck, the Building Division is the office to ask.
The ground is the other half. Swelling clay causes more property damage in Colorado than any other natural hazard. Where it's present, trouble tends to start when the clay dries out too much before the pour, or when water ponds near a foundation during and after the work. So when I walk the job, I look at the soil and plan the base and the drainage around it, the same as we do on jobs around Durango and the cities near it.
- Call (970) 844-8095
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Durango, CO 81301
What happens when you call Durango Concrete Company about a pool deck in Durango?
Call or send the form
Tell us about the pool, the deck you have now and what you want, and we'll set a time for me to come out. We take calls from 8 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week.
I walk the deck with you
I look at the soil, the slope, the pool edge and where your drains and equipment sit, and I listen to how your family uses the pool. You come away with a plain answer on what we'd do, which finish I'd pick for grip and what it'll cost, so you're not guessing at the price.
We line up the permit
Before anyone digs, we get the city or county paperwork in order. Inside city limits, plan on at least 30 business days for permit review, and longer if anything has to be resubmitted, so we set your start date with that wait built in.
We pour, finish and clean up
Our crew does the work, and I'm on site running it through the pour, the finish and the cleanup. Once the slab has cured, we'll tell you it's ready for bare feet and pool chairs.
Why Durango homeowners call Durango Concrete Company for pool decks
I walk every job myself
I come out to look at every deck before we price it, and I'm on site running our crew through the pour. The person who heard what you wanted is the one standing there when the concrete goes down.
Lived-in homes since 2023
I learned concrete on bare lots in new construction, then moved to homes people live in, and we've run this business that way since 2023. On a pool deck, that means planning around your kids, your cars, your garden and the pool itself.
We're licensed and insured
We're licensed and insured. The city requires contractors to hold a valid City of Durango Business License, so it's worth asking anyone you're comparing to show you theirs.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job
That's the promise on your pool deck, from the first walk to the cleanup. If something isn't sitting right with you, tell me while we're there and we'll talk it through.
On a pool deck, the things that count are grip underfoot and where the water goes. Tell us about your pool and I'll come take a look.
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Send the form, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, walk the deck and the pool edge with you and give you a free estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
- Licensed and insured.
- Phone
- (970) 844-8095
- Location
- Durango, CO 81301
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Questions about concrete pool decks in Durango
How much does a concrete pool deck cost in Durango?
You get your own figure at the estimate, because the size, the finish, any tear-out and the ground work set the price. If something has to give, I'd keep the money in the base and go plainer on the finish. The base is hidden on day one, but it decides whether the deck stays flat, and nobody can fix it later without tearing the slab out.
What is the best non-slip finish for a concrete pool deck?
A broom finish, a brushed texture that gives bare feet something to grip, or exposed aggregate, where small stones in the mix show at the surface, are the usual picks for traction. A textured overlay or clear plastic grit mixed into the sealer can add grip while keeping a more decorative look. Skip very dark colors, because they can get uncomfortable in the sun for bare feet.
What causes a concrete pool deck to crack or sink?
Sinking usually starts with a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed. Random cracking usually comes from joints that were cut late or skipped. Concrete can still get small cracks, and I'd rather tell you that now than promise otherwise, but the base and joints described above are what keep cracking small and in lines we chose.
Which way should water drain on a concrete pool deck?
Water should drain away from the house and away from the pool, so dirty runoff doesn't wash in or sit against your walls. Whether it runs toward deck drains or off the outside edge is a design choice we settle with you, based on your yard and where the water can go.
How does a concrete pool deck hold up to Durango winters?
A deck holds up best when the mix has entrained air, tiny bubbles spread evenly through the concrete that can relieve the pressure as water inside it freezes. That matters here because La Plata County's building code rates weathering in the county as Severe. Ask whether the deck mix includes entrained air, and I'll tell you what goes into yours at the estimate.
How long does it take to get a new concrete pool deck in Durango?
Most of the wait usually comes before we dig, during the city's permit review covered in our steps. Once we're on site, the weather and the curing time set the pace. I'll lay out the schedule at the estimate so you know how long the pool area will be out of use.
Other concrete work around the pool
Concrete steps construction
When your pool deck sits higher or lower than the back door or yard, matching concrete steps make the trip safer and keep the levels and finish consistent.
Slab foundation building
Planning a pool house, cabana or equipment shed next to the deck? It needs its own slab foundation, built on packed ground so the building sits level.
Book a walk-through for your pool deck
Have your pool designer's joint details, the drain and equipment pad locations and a few photos of the current deck ready when you call (970) 844-8095, so I can look at the right things on the first visit.
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