Concrete pool decks in Marysville WA - a surround planned around your pool's edge
Cracked, sinking concrete around your pool, or chips along the pool edge? We pour a new deck with the edge joint planned before anything else.
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What goes into a new concrete pool deck in Marysville?
A concrete pool deck is the poured slab around your pool, set right up to the coping, which is the cap along the pool's top edge. Classic Marysville Concrete builds pool decks in Marysville, WA, with a sealed gap at that edge so the deck has room to move instead of pushing on the coping.
Most people call us when the old deck has cracked, sunk in places or started chipping at the pool edge, or when a new pool needs a surround. Size moves the price most, along with tearing out an old deck, the finish you pick and how easily we can get concrete into the backyard, and if the deck needs a step down to the yard or the back door, concrete steps add to it as well. The schedule turns mostly on whether a permit comes into it and on curing, the wait while the slab hardens before it can take weight, and the written estimate gives you the figure for your own deck.
How do you know your pool deck needs replacing?
Cracks running to the edge
Cracks that cross the deck and run toward the pool usually mean the slab is moving or the ground under it has shifted. Left alone, water works into them and the pieces start to sink, and a crack that reaches the coping can carry the trouble into the pool edge itself.
Chips along the coping
Chipped or flaking stone or concrete along the pool's top edge often means the deck is pressing against it with no room to move. The longer it goes, the more of the coping breaks loose, and fixing the pool edge is a bigger job than fixing the deck.
Caulk cracked or pulled loose
If the flexible seal between the deck and the pool edge has split, hardened or pulled away, water is getting in where it shouldn't. Resealing is a small job now, but water running under the slab for a few seasons can soften the base and start the sinking.
How we build a concrete pool deck
Before we set a single form, I plan the joint between the deck and the coping, how wide the gap is and what sealant goes in it, because that joint decides a lot about how the pool edge holds up. Then we dig out the old deck or the soil down to the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, pack a base in layers, set the forms and lay rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it does crack. We pour early in the day so the top doesn't dry out before we can work it, give it a broom finish, a light texture that gives wet bare feet some grip, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that tell the slab where to crack so it doesn't pick its own spot. The final caulking at the pool edge waits until the slab has cured, and one coping maker's guide says to wait at least 30 days after the pour so the concrete finishes curing and shrinking first. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what decides whether the deck stays flat. Tell us if it's a saltwater pool, since that changes how we talk about the deck and its care.
Pool decks rarely stand alone. Where the deck meets a back door or drops to the lawn, we pour concrete steps that tie into the new slab instead of butting up against an old one. If a pool house or equipment shed is going up beside the pool, it needs a slab foundation built for walls and a roof, and we can pour that on the same project.
Broom-finished concrete
Most pool decks we pour get a broom finish because it's simple, stands up to foot traffic and gives wet feet something to grip. It also usually costs the least, which leaves more of the budget for the base.
Stamped or colored concrete
If you want the deck to look like stone or tile, a stamped finish or added color gets you there on the same kind of slab. It costs more and takes more upkeep to keep its look, so it suits owners who care about how the pool area looks as much as how it works.
Get a written estimate for your new pool deck
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site visit. I'll measure, ask a few questions, then send a written estimate with no obligation.
(360) 251-0089- Based in
- Marysville, WA 98270
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a pool deck?
From your first call to the final walk-through, here's how a pool deck job runs and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the form
Call (360) 251-0089 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time to come out. A few photos of the old deck and the pool edge help me get a head start.
I measure and write it up
I walk the site, measure and ask what you need the deck to do, from lounging space to where the steps land. Then I send a written estimate that says plainly what's included and what isn't, so you can see what you're paying for before you say yes.
We form, pour and finish
Once you say go, we sort out any permit questions first, then form, pour, finish and clean up. The joint at the pool edge gets its final sealant later, once the slab has cured.
Walk the deck together
At the end I walk the finished deck with you, including the joint at the pool edge and how to keep an eye on it. That's the time to ask about care and resealing, while we're both standing on it.
Why Marysville pool owners call Classic Marysville Concrete
I measure and stay on site
I usually come out myself to look at the deck and measure, and the small crew I've worked with for years does the forming, pouring and finishing with me on site. The person who planned your coping joint is the one watching it get built.
Our own business since 2017
I came to concrete after years of fixing heavy equipment, learned on a flatwork crew pouring slabs like patios and driveways, and started this business in 2017. Nine years on, I still like the awkward jobs best, such as a deck that has to meet old steps or an odd-shaped pool edge.
Licensed and insured, easy to check
We're licensed and fully insured, and Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries. Before you hire anyone, the state's contractor Verify tool shows whether a business's registration is active and whether its workers' comp account is current.
If your deck is cracked or you're planning a new pool, send us a few details or call (360) 251-0089, and we'll set up a time to look.
Pool decks, steps and slabs in Marysville
I don't guess about permits on a pool deck, because the answer depends on the job and on which office covers your address. Inside city limits, the city's Building Services reviews plans and inspects work for city code, and outside them it can be the county you deal with instead. We tell you early if a permit may come into your deck and which office covers it, and we can help with the application and work to the inspections that come with it.
What we see most on jobs here is an older deck being replaced around a pool that stays, so we break out the old concrete carefully near the coping we're trying to protect. We meet the same backyards on jobs in Lake Stevens and Everett.
Questions about concrete pool decks in Marysville
How much does a concrete pool deck cost in Marysville?
In the Seattle area, a concrete pool deck usually costs about $7 to $14 per square foot installed. That's what the work runs in the region, not our price, and where your deck lands comes out in the written estimate after I've measured.
How do I keep a new concrete deck from damaging my pool coping?
Make sure there's a gap filled with flexible sealant between the deck and the coping. One maker's guide says that without it, movement in the deck can crack or chip the coping and the bond beam, the concrete band at the top of the pool wall, and that the risk holds for poured concrete, stone and pavers alike. Ask any contractor you're talking to how they'll build that joint.
Is a concrete deck a good idea around a saltwater pool?
A concrete deck can work around a saltwater pool, but the salt is worth planning for. A trade group for concrete and masonry notes that where winters freeze, salt combined with freezing and thawing can speed up wear on concrete, so it's worth weighing when you plan the deck and its care. One question to ask is whether the mix has entrained air, tiny evenly spread bubbles that a federal highway brief says give freezing water room to relieve its pressure.
How often should I reseal the joint around my pool deck?
Plan to check the joint every year and reseal it about every five to ten years. One maker's guide gives that yearly check and says to fix caulk wherever it cracks, pulls away or wears out, and most elastomeric caulks, the flexible, rubbery kind used in that joint, last five to ten years.
What is the best way to seal a concrete pool deck?
One expert writing in a concrete trade magazine suggests a penetrating, water-repellent sealer for pool decks, since it soaks in and leaves no film on top. The same article calls acrylic sealers sacrificial coatings, made to be reapplied, that last about one to three years depending on the product, so plan on repeat sealing if you go that route.
Where do I apply for a building permit in Marysville?
All building permit applications in Marysville go through the city's Permit Portal. If you're not sure whether your pool deck needs one, a Permit Technician at the city's Permit Services Center can answer permit questions at MsvlPermits@marysvillewa.gov or 360.363.8223.
Related work that often goes with a pool deck
Concrete steps construction
Steps that meet the new deck cleanly, rather than an old step left at a different height, make getting in and out of the pool area easier.
Slab foundation building
A pool house, pump shed or cabana carries walls and a roof, so the slab under it is built as a foundation, not as a walking surface.
Service areas for pool decks around Marysville
Classic Marysville Concrete is based in Marysville, WA, and builds pool decks in the cities around it, including Arlington and Mill Creek. Here are the 12 cities with their own page, though we take jobs in other nearby cities too.
Marysville, WA
Get your pool deck measured and priced
If you have the deck's rough size, whether the pool is saltwater and any old deck to remove ready when you call (360) 251-0089, we can plan the visit in one conversation.