Concrete pool decks in Yakima WA - a surface that grips wet feet and handles winter
Cracked, flaking or slick around the pool? We pour a new deck with a broom texture that grips bare, wet feet.
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What goes into a new concrete pool deck in Yakima?
Concrete pool decks in Yakima, WA are the slabs we pour around backyard pools, built to give bare, wet feet steady footing and to hold up through freezing winters.
Maybe the pool is new and the dirt around it is waiting, or the old deck has cracked, tipped or gone slick enough that you worry every time the kids run on it. The price turns mostly on the deck's size and shape, whether an old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, how easy it is to get forms and concrete back to the pool, and add-ons like a sealer or steps. The schedule turns on the permit side and the weather, because we don't like to pour in midday heat or on a freezing day, and the slab needs to cure, the wait while it hardens and gains strength, before anyone walks on it. Your estimate spells out the mix, the prep and what's included, so you see your own number and what it buys.
How do you know a pool deck needs replacing?
Cracks and sunken sections
You see lines running across the deck, or one slab edge sits higher than the one next to it. That usually means the base underneath moved, and every winter water gets into the gap, freezes and opens it wider until bare toes catch on it.
Rough, flaking surface
Patches of the top layer come off and leave the deck pitted and rough on bare feet. It's usually damage from freezing and thawing, and it spreads each winter, so waiting turns a few bad spots into a whole deck that needs replacing.
Slick when it's wet
The deck feels like a skating rink right after someone climbs out of the pool. That usually comes from a finish that's too smooth or a coating on top, and since a fall on concrete next to water is about the worst kind, it's worth fixing before next swim season.
How we build concrete pool decks
If there's an old deck, we break it out and haul it off first, then dig down and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles with the dirt and the deck cracks with it. We set forms to the pool's edge, lay rebar, steel bars that keep the slab tied together if it cracks, and pour early in the day so the heat doesn't leave a weak, dusty top. Around a pool the surface has to work for bare, wet feet, so I lean toward a broom finish, a light texture brushed into the fresh concrete that gives your feet something to grip. Then we keep the slab off-limits while it cures and clean up before we go. If the budget is tight and you're choosing between a fancier surface and a better base, I'll tell you to put the money in the base, because nobody sees it on day one and it's the one part you can't fix later.
Pool jobs usually bring other work with them. If you have to get down from the back door to the deck, we can pour concrete steps as part of the same project, and a pump house or changing room nearby can sit on a slab from our slab foundation building work.
Broom finish, no sealer
This suits most families, especially with kids or older folks in the pool, because the bare brushed texture gives the most grip you'll get on wet concrete. There's also no coating to wear off or redo.
Broom finish with a sealer
This suits you if you want a coat on top to help with stains or keep the color looking fresh, as long as you go in knowing the trade-off. If you want a sealer, I'll tell you straight what it does to your footing before you pick one.
Get a written estimate for your pool deck
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. I come out, measure and look over the pool area, then you get a free written estimate with no obligation.
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- Yakima, WA 98901
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- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
What happens after you call about a pool deck in Yakima?
Here's how it goes from your first call to the day we pull the forms, and who you'll deal with at each step.
Call or send us a message
Call (509) 452-5002 or use the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. It helps to have the deck's rough size, the kind of pool and the finish you have in mind.
I measure and write it up
I look over the pool area, measure, and ask how you'll use the deck, who swims and whether you want a sealer. You get a written estimate with the mix, the prep and what's included spelled out, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
We prep, pour and clean up
Once you say go, we sort out the permit side, dig and pack the base, and set the forms. I'm on site for the pour and the cleanup, and before we leave I tell you how long to stay off the deck while it cures.
Why Yakima pool owners call United Yakima Concrete
I write your estimate myself
I come out to measure, look over the pool area and write the estimate, and I'm back on site for the pour while our crew digs, forms and finishes. The person who planned your deck is standing there when the concrete goes down, so your questions get answered on the spot.
In business since 2013
I learned concrete on a flatwork crew here in the valley, the folks who pour driveways, patios and walks, then started this business in 2013 to do the work my own way. That's 13 years of telling people straight what a job needs, even when the straight answer loses me the job.
Licensed and fully insured in Washington
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor & Industries and to be bonded and insured to protect the public. We're licensed and fully insured.
To get started, call or send us a message and I'll come out and look at your pool area.
Pool decks, steps and slabs around Yakima
Who signs off on a pool deck depends on whether your house sits inside Yakima city limits or out in Yakima County. Inside the city, a project that adds more than 5,000 square feet of hard surface needs the city's stormwater permit. Out in the county, an uncovered deck no more than 30 inches above the ground is exempt from a building permit, but the county notes that exempt work can still need other approvals, like land use, zoning or utilities. I check which office covers your address and what it asks for on your job, we handle the permit paperwork for our part of the work, and I tell you plainly where things stand before we set a pour date.
The city rates weathering here as severe, and that matches what we see on decks and patios around Yakima, where water soaks into the concrete, freezes, thaws and freezes again all winter. That's why we care about the mix and the base as much as the finish, and we see the same winters on jobs in Selah and Terrace Heights.
Questions about concrete pool decks in Yakima
Call (509) 452-5002I won't quote a pool deck over the phone, because two decks the same size can price very differently once you count tear-out and how hard it is to get concrete to the backyard. Your written estimate lists the mix, the prep and what's included, which makes it easy to compare against other bids line by line. Call (509) 452-5002 to set up a visit.
Air-entrained concrete holds tiny air pockets spread evenly through it, and those pockets give freezing water room so the pressure doesn't build up and break the slab. That's national guidance rather than a Yakima rule, but it fits winters like ours. Ask whether the deck mix is air entrained before the pour, and with us you'll see the mix written on your estimate.
A plain broom finish is the one a concrete expert recommends for outdoor slabs in mild to severe weather, answering in a trade column, along with an air-entrained mix. Yakima's weather falls inside that range, so for a pool deck here that advice points to a brushed texture and nothing else.
It can, because one pool builder found that sealing concrete around pools made it slicker, and he hasn't found a sealer that lives up to its non-slip claims. One sealer maker also says acrylic sealers are sacrificial coatings, meant to wear away, that last 1 to 3 years depending on the product and are designed to be reapplied, so plan on that upkeep if you choose one. Ask how a sealer will change the footing on your deck before you pick it.
Flaking on top, called scaling, is the most common kind of frost damage to concrete, and it goes hand in hand with de-icing salt. A pool deck rarely needs salt in winter, so think twice before spreading it on the deck or right next to it.
Inside city limits, the City of Yakima Codes office takes general permit questions at codes@yakimawa.gov or (509) 575-6126. If your address is out in the county, the county handles it instead, and I check which one covers you when I come out for the estimate.
Related services that often go with a pool deck
Concrete steps construction
Getting from the house to the pool with wet feet and full hands is easier on steps with even heights and the same texture as the deck.
Slab foundation building
If you're adding a building by the pool for equipment, towels or changing, it needs a level slab poured to carry the walls and stay flat.
Service areas for pool decks around Yakima
United Yakima Concrete is based in Yakima, WA, and the 8 cities listed here each have their own page, from Ellensburg down to Grandview. We work in plenty of places in between too, so call even if your city isn't on the list.
Yakima, WA
Start your pool deck with a site visit
Calling before the yard around the pool is finished keeps a clear path for forms and concrete, which makes the whole job simpler.