Cracked, sunken or too-hot concrete around your pool? We check the base first, then pour new or refinish what's still sound.
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool, formed, poured and finished into a surface you walk on. In Malibu we either build a new one on a properly packed base or refinish the concrete you have if it's still sound.
Most calls start with a deck that's cracked, sunk in spots or too hot to cross barefoot, and the first question is whether it has to come out. The price moves with the size of the deck, how much old concrete we break out, what shape the ground underneath is in, how easily the crew can reach the pool and the finish you choose. The schedule turns mostly on what the city asks for at your address, which I look into before I price the job, and on curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before you use it. I measure all of it at the estimate and send a written scope with a price you can compare line by line. We're based in Malibu and take jobs in many of the cities around it, so if you're not sure we cover your address, just ask when you call. If you'd like a pattern pressed into the surface, that's our stamped concrete work.
I come to your property, measure the deck area, look at access for the truck and crew, and check any existing concrete. Our crew does the work with me on site, and we work alongside your engineer, architect or soil consultant when the project has one.
I spent years running a sign shop, where a job was only right if every measurement was right, and I've run this business since 2023. Your scope spells out what goes under and into the concrete, from the base to the steel, before any work begins.
We're fully licensed and insured. If you ask me something I can't answer on the spot, like what the city needs for your lot, I'll check and get back to you instead of guessing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (424) 388-5404 or use the form below to set up a visit.
Send the form, call (424) 388-5404 or email estimates@concretemalibu.com, and we'll reply within one business day by phone or message. I'll come out for a free estimate with no obligation, measure the deck, look at access and any old concrete, then send you a written scope and price. It helps to have your lot size, the rough deck area and a few photos of the current deck ready.
Malibu takes permit requests through its Development Portal, and the city's list names building, pool and spa, and excavation work but not pool decks, so the list alone doesn't settle whether your deck needs a permit. Before I price the job, I look into what the city asks for at your address and tell you what I found, and where approvals are needed, we plan the start around them and handle the concrete side of the paperwork or work alongside your architect or engineer. Three early checks shape how much deck your lot can hold. The city counts a deck around a pool as impermeable coverage, hard surface that water can't soak through, while the pool and spa themselves don't count, and coverage is capped at 45% of the net lot area on lots up to ¼ acre, falling to 30% on lots of ½ acre or more. Because of the ground here, complete, detailed pool and spa plans go to the city for geology review, and the city asks owners to contact a city planner to find out whether the project needs a Coastal Development Permit. For questions about your own lot, the city has the final word.
On jobs here we usually meet hillside lots, tight driveways that make it harder to get a truck to the pool, and decks that sit in the ocean air. We do the same pool deck work in Calabasas and Topanga, and I check the rules for each address the same way.
A concrete pool deck in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $4.50 to $10 per square foot installed. That's the going rate around here, not our price, and where your deck lands depends on its size, the base work and the finish. I'll give you your own number in writing after I measure.
Choose the color with comfort in mind, not just looks, because color changes how warm the surface gets. One coating maker says its product lowers surface temperature, with results that vary by color, surface type and conditions. We'll help you pick a color that stays comfortable, and the textured refinish described above is another option for sound concrete.
California's C-8 Concrete Contractor classification covers contractors who form, pour, place, finish and install flatwork, the slabs on the ground such as decks and patios, along with other concrete work. Ask any bidder to show you their license before you sign anything.
A sealer made for coastal concrete can help. One maker says its product protects against salt air by cutting chloride penetration, so less salt soaks into the surface. If your deck sits close to the water, I'll talk it through with you when I come out.
We break it out and haul it away, and most of it has to be recycled or reused. The city and the state green building code require construction and demolition projects to recycle or reuse at least 65% of the waste they generate, so ask each bidder how they'll handle it. I write our plan for the broken concrete into your scope.
Start with how much deck your lot can hold, because the city counts the deck toward your lot's hard-surface limit, as covered above. Then decide between a new pour and refinishing what you have, and pick a finish and color. Once I've measured and checked what your address needs, we set the start around any approvals.
