Deck cracked, slick when wet or too hot to stand on? We pour concrete that drains right and grips under bare feet.
Caliber East Los Angeles Concrete builds concrete pool decks in East Los Angeles. We form, pour and finish the flatwork around your pool, flatwork being the flat concrete like decks, patios and walks, so it drains away from the house and keeps its grip when it's wet and you're barefoot.
Most calls start with something you can see. A corner has dropped, or cracks run across the deck. Water sits in the same low spot after everyone gets out, or the surface is slick when wet and too hot to stand on in the afternoon. Before I talk about a new surface, I want to know why the old one failed, because that tells us what the new deck needs underneath.
The price moves with the deck's size, whether the old concrete comes out or gets resurfaced, the finish you pick, any deck drains and how much work the subgrade needs. The subgrade is the ground the slab sits on. The schedule turns on the permit check for your address, any tear-out and curing, the wait before you use the deck while the concrete gains strength. My written quote spells out what's included.
A pool deck takes water, chlorine and bare feet every day. These are the parts we plan before the pour, because you can't fix them after the concrete sets.
A pool deck needs a planned fall away from the house, toward or away from deck drains as the design calls for, without sending dirty runoff back into the pool. A slab that falls toward the house is one of the mistakes we see most. Ask us how the water will leave your deck before we pour, and we'll walk you through it.
Control joints are lines cut into the slab so it cracks along them instead of wherever it wants. On a pool deck they're planned around curves, drains, corners and posts, because narrow, odd-shaped panels tend to crack. When joints are cut late or skipped, you get cracks in places nobody chose.
The deck and the pool shell can move differently. One guide advises following the pool designer's joint details to separate them, rather than tying the two together with steel. If you have the plans from when your pool went in, have them handy when I come out so we can look at that edge together.
From the first call to the final walk-through, you'll know who's handling your deck. I do the looking and the quoting, and our crew lead runs the work.
Call (213) 338-1030 or use the form. We get back to you to set up a time for me to come out and look at the deck. Photos of the current deck help me get ready.
I come out, measure the deck, ask how you use the pool and find out which office handles your address. Then you get a written quote that spells out what's included.
Our crew lead runs the work with our own crew, from tear-out and base prep through forming, the pour and the finish. You'll know who's in charge on site the whole time.
Before we pack up, I walk the finished deck with you and the crew cleans up. We'll go over curing and when the deck is ready for bare feet and pool furniture.
On a pool deck I care as much about grip and heat under bare feet as I do about the look. A finish that looks good in a photo but turns slick when wet or gets too hot to stand on is the wrong finish for the edge of a pool. We talk through both before you pick a color or a texture.
I'm careful about the sealer, too. On stamped concrete, a standard film-forming acrylic sealer fills the pores and lays a plastic film over the surface, and that cuts traction badly when it's wet. If your old deck is moving, we deal with that first, because a new surface over a slab that's still settling will just crack along with it.
The base is the first thing people want to cut, because nobody sees it once the pour is done. I'd rather you pick a plainer finish than skip digging out and packing the subgrade, since a deck raked level over loose dirt settles with the dirt. We also pour before the midday heat when we can, because concrete that sets fast in the heat ends up with a weak, dusty top.
If the deck runs up to the back door, we can build concrete steps down to it as part of the same project. If you're planning a pool house or a room off the yard, that starts with slab foundation building done the way the plans call for it.
A broom finish is a light texture dragged across the wet concrete so your feet don't slide. It's the plain, practical choice, and staying away from very dark colors helps in full sun, since dark concrete can get uncomfortable.
Exposed aggregate, overlays, coatings and stamped finishes give you more of a look, but they vary in grip and heat. On stamped work, the sealer I mentioned above decides a lot of how the deck feels when it's wet.
We get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. The estimate is free, it's done at your property and there's no obligation. I come out, measure the deck, and you get a written quote that spells out what's included.
(213) 338-1030East Los Angeles goes through the county, and LA County Public Works issues building permits for unincorporated LA County. The county exempts decks no more than 30 inches above grade that aren't over a basement or a story and aren't on an accessible route. The county's East Los Angeles Building and Safety Office is at 4801 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles CA 90022.
If your property sits in one of the nearby cities, a different office may handle your permit, since most of those cities run their own permit counters. I check which office covers your address before we set a date. When your job needs a permit, we take care of it and the inspections that go with it.
We're based in East Los Angeles and work in the cities around it, like Montebello, Downey and Monterey Park, plus plenty of others nearby. A lot of the pool decks we get called about are older slabs that have sat around the pool for years, with cracked panels, a dropped corner or a surface worn smooth.
I worked concrete every summer all through school, finishing next to guys who'd been at it for decades. I started this business in 2013, so that's 13 years, and I still come out and write the quotes myself. Our crew lead runs the work on site with our own crew, so the job stays with people we know.
We're fully licensed and insured. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. I'd rather lose a job by quoting it right than win it by skipping the base or the drainage, and you'll see that in how the quote is written up.
If your deck is cracking, slick or just worn out, send us the details or call (213) 338-1030, and I'll set up a time to come look.
Many pool yards sit a step or two below the back door, and solid concrete steps with good footing make that trip safer when your feet are wet.
A pool house, cabana or new room off the yard needs a slab underneath it, and that slab has to be built the way the plans call for.
We're based in East Los Angeles and build pool decks in the cities around it. These cities have their own page, and we work in plenty of others nearby too.
A concrete pool deck in Los Angeles usually costs about $7 to $13 per square foot installed. That's the going range around here, not our price. Where your deck lands depends on its size, any tear-out, the finish and the base work, and my written quote spells out what's included.
Often it can, if the slab underneath isn't moving. Overlays and microtoppings are thin cement-based coatings that go over existing concrete to fix a worn or damaged deck without tearing it out. If the deck is settling or shifting, that gets repaired first, or the new surface cracks right along with it.
You stay off it until it has cured, which is the wait while the concrete gains its strength. I'll tell you the timing for your deck when I walk the finished job with you. Walking on it or setting furniture down too soon can mark the finish and weaken the top.
It shouldn't crack in random places if the base and joints are done right. Concrete does crack, so control joints give it planned lines to crack along, and a packed base keeps it from settling. The cracks we see in old decks usually come from skipped joints or a base that was only raked level.
In California, any contracting job of $1000 or more, including swimming pool construction or repair, has to be done by a contractor with a current, valid license in the classification for the work. The state's concrete contractor classification covers forming, pouring and finishing flat concrete work like a pool deck.
Call (213) 338-1030 or use the form with the deck's rough square footage, a few photos and your address, so I can check which office covers your property before I come out.
