Slick, cracked or scorching concrete around your pool? We pour a deck that grips wet feet and sheds water away from the house.
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool that people cross wet and barefoot. When we build concrete pool decks in La Porte, IN, the goal is a surface that keeps its grip, stays comfortable in the sun and carries water away from the house.
Most calls start with an old deck that's cracked, sunk at one corner, slick when it's wet or holding puddles that run back toward the house. Usually the cause is under the slab. The base was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, so the dirt settled and took the concrete with it.
The price moves with the size of the deck, whether there's old concrete to break out and haul off, how much base work the ground needs, any deck drains and the finish you pick. A plain broom finish, the light ridges dragged across the top for grip, costs less to place than a stamped or decorative one. The schedule turns on the weather and the cure, which is the wait while fresh concrete hardens before anyone walks on it. The estimate I write after looking at your yard gives you the figure for your own deck.
I keep this simple. You call or send a message, I come look at the job, and nothing gets poured until you've seen exactly what you're paying for.
I come out myself, look at the spot and ask how you use the pool, who's on the deck and whether it's salt or chlorine. The estimate spells out the size, the base work, the finish and the drainage plan, so you can compare it line by line.
We're licensed and fully insured. Before work starts we check with the office that covers your address, and when your job needs a permit or contractor registration, we take care of it.
Once you say go, we set the pour date and I run the crew myself, the way I have since I started this business in La Porte in 2023. I'm there until the job is done and cleaned up. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (219) 258-7141 to set up a visit.
Bare wet feet decide this job. So the first thing I do is help you pick a finish by how it grips when it's wet and how hot it gets in the sun, not just by how it looks. Then we put the money where you can't see it. If the budget has to come down, I'd rather keep the top plain than skimp on the subgrade, the packed ground the slab sits on. A fancy finish over a weak base cracks and sinks just the same, and once concrete sets you don't get a do-over.
A pool deck often ties into other work. If the deck meets a back door or steps down to the yard, we can build the concrete steps in the same job so the heights line up. If you're adding a pool house or a shed nearby, our slab foundation building gives it a level, solid floor to sit on.
Every pool deck goes in the same order, because each step depends on the one before it.
Before we start, I walk you through where the water will run. It goes away from the house and toward or away from any deck drains, without washing dirt into the pool. A problem is cheap to fix at this stage and expensive to fix after the pour.
We dig past the soft topsoil and compact the base in layers, so the slab sits on ground that's done settling. Nobody sees this part once it's poured, and it's the part I watch closest.
We plan the pour around the heat, because concrete placed in the hottest part of the day can end up with a weak, dusty top. After finishing we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a place to crack in a straight line so cracks don't wander across the deck.
Give the cure the time it needs before chairs, grills and foot traffic go on it, because rushing it marks the surface. If a sealer is part of the plan, it goes on once the slab is ready for it.
Send the form or call (219) 258-7141, and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out for a free on-site estimate, look at the spot, ask how you use the pool and write up a price. There's no obligation to go ahead.
(219) 258-7141They vary more than most people expect. Broom, textured, exposed aggregate, coatings, overlays and decorative finishes each grip and hold heat differently, and very dark finishes can get uncomfortable in full sun. Stamped concrete can turn slippery when wet under a standard gloss sealer, but silica sand broadcast into the wet sealer coat adds grip without changing the look of the pattern. The best test is how a sample feels wet and in the sun.
Installing a concrete pool deck across the US usually costs about $10.10 to $12.40 per square foot. That's a national figure, not our price. Tear-out, base work, drains and the finish move a La Porte deck up or down, so the estimate I write on site gives you the number for your own deck.
It can, but the ready mixed concrete trade group advises caution about pouring outdoor concrete in late fall, winter or early spring. The risk comes if the concrete could freeze soon after it's placed, while it's still saturated. If you're planning a cool-season pour, ask how the crew will protect the fresh concrete, and I'll tell you at the estimate what we'd do or whether the date should move. For concrete facing severe freezing and thawing, the same group says to order good quality air-entrained concrete, a mix with tiny air bubbles that give freezing water room, so check that your quote names it.
One sealer maker says film sealers need a fresh coat every 18 to 24 months. Penetrating sealers last three to five years but bring out less color. With a salt water pool, the same maker advises a sealer made to resist chlorides, because the pool throws salt spray onto the deck.
Inside the City of La Porte, building permit applications go in online. City of La Porte Engineering is the office to contact, at (219) 362-2327. Whether your deck needs a permit is the city's call, not ours to guess, so it's one of the first things we sort out.
We're based in La Porte and work across the cities around it, from Michigan City and Westville to Chesterton, Valparaiso and South Bend. Outside city limits a different office may cover your address. If your city isn't listed on this site, give us a call and ask.
Call (219) 258-7141 or use the form, and have your pool type, salt or chlorine, a rough deck size and a few finish ideas ready so the first visit covers more ground.
If you're still weighing finishes or drainage, call and I'll talk it through with you.
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