Concrete pool decks in Oxnard CA - a deck that grips wet feet and drains well

The safest finish is one that grips well when wet and stays comfortable in the sun, since people cross a pool deck barefoot. Finishes differ in both, and very dark colors can get uncomfortably hot, so we weigh grip and heat before looks when we help you choose.

It's less likely to when the ground underneath is dug out and packed, and the joints, the cut lines that tell concrete where to crack, are planned around curves, drains and corners. Narrow, odd panels tend to crack, so we lay out joints to avoid them and slope the deck to carry water away from the house and the pool.

Sometimes, if the old slab is a good candidate for a new surface. One concrete cost guide calls resurfacing a cost-effective way to refresh concrete and fix its flaws, but a coating is only as good as the slab under it, so I look over the existing deck first.

You may, so check with the city before work starts. Oxnard's Planning Division says almost any exterior change to a structure needs a planning permit, and its building permit list names fences but not pool decks. When one is needed, we prepare and file it and meet the inspector, and when it's unclear we ask the office first.

In California, it takes a contractor licensed by the Contractors State License Board once labor and materials to build or alter a structure total $1,000 or more. A licensed concrete contractor forms, pours and finishes flatwork, the slabs on the ground like your deck, along with other concrete work such as slab foundations.

Rinse off chemical splashes, keep the sealer up as its maker directs and keep the drains clear. Pool chemicals can build up where water splashes, and a drain that stops working leaves water sitting on the deck.