Abilene, Texas · Taylor County
A pool deck in Abilene has to stay cool enough to walk on barefoot in a month when the average high is 96.4°F, grip wet feet, and shed splash water away from the pool and the house. Abilene Concrete Builders pours new concrete pool decks, replaces cracked ones, and resurfaces decks that are sound underneath but tired on top. We pour the deck. The pool itself is the pool builder's work.
The deck should fall away from the pool and from the house, toward the yard or a deck drain. We leave a joint at the coping so the pool shell and the deck can move separately, and seal it with a flexible sealant so water stays out from under the deck.
In our opinion, finish and color matter more than anything else for how hot a deck feels. Lighter colors and textured finishes like a knockdown or a light broom stay more comfortable than dark, smooth concrete, and they grip better when wet. We'll bring samples to the site look.
A stamped deck looks great around a pool, but any sealer on it needs grit for traction, and our concrete sealing page covers resealing. Our stamped concrete page covers patterns and colors.
The City requires permits for in-ground pools over 24 inches deep, larger than 250 square feet of surface area, or holding more than 3,250 gallons, and for spas both in-ground and above ground. Designing, building or altering a pool or spa takes a City swimming pool contractor's license, with exceptions for a homeowner building at their own home and for pools designed by a Texas-licensed architect or engineer. When an engineer designs the pool, the City expects the plans to include concrete specifications for the shell and the deck.
The City's pool handout sets the pool at least 3 feet from property lines and keeps it off easements, at least 10 feet horizontally from overhead utility lines and 5 feet from underground lines. If you're widening a deck toward the fence or the alley, those lines are worth knowing before you plan the edge.
A pool at a single-family home has to be fully enclosed by a fence or wall at least 4 feet high, with self-closing, positive-latching gates. The City also requires any metal within 5 feet of the pool, such as ladders, grab bars, fences and nearby windows, to be grounded. If a new deck changes fence post locations or adds metal near the water, plan it with your fence builder and electrician before we pour.
If the deck is level and mostly sound but stained, rough or faded, resurfacing can give it a new top without a tear-out. HomeGuide puts pool deck resurfacing at $3 to $12 per square foot nationally, or $1,500 to $10,800 for a 500- to 900-square-foot deck. A deck that has heaved, sunk or broken into pieces needs replacing, or lifting first. See concrete leveling.
Send a photo of the deck, its rough size and whether the pool is in use. Call (325) 728-4111 anytime, or use the quote form and choose "Pool Deck."
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