Freeform pool with a stacked stone raised wall and natural stone deck behind a ranch home

Pools & Pool Decks

Travertine, pavers, and poured concrete — the decks, coping, and raised masonry that turn a pool into the backyard everyone stays in.

The craft

Everything around the water is ours

A pool deck has one hard job: staying safe and comfortable under wet, bare feet all summer. That starts with the surface — sand and broom textures instead of slick trowel finishes, tumbled pavers, and travertine that stays cool in full sun — and it ends with grading you never notice, every slab pitched so splash-out and rain drain away from the pool instead of back into it.

To be clear about what we do: we’re the concrete and masonry side of a pool project, not the plaster or equipment crew. The coping at the water’s edge, the deck, the raised spa surrounds, stone walls, and steps — that’s our trade, and it’s the part you see and touch every day. We’ve been building it around pools in Torrance, Palos Verdes, and the greater South Bay since 1982.

What we build

Travertine & stone decks
Poured concrete decks
Interlocking paver decks
Natural stone coping
Raised spa surrounds
Stacked stone walls & spillways
Concrete pads & turf
Deck resurfacing

Close-up of a stacked stone raised wall and travertine coping meeting the water — Coping is where the craft shows — stone veneer and travertine meeting the water line.

Travertine & natural stone decks

Natural stone is the resort look for a reason: travertine stays cool and grippy underfoot, stone coping softens the water’s edge, and stacked stone walls carry spillways and planters up the slope. These decks are set to last in South Bay sun and salt air.

Covered lounge with a fire table on a travertine pool deck, spa and hilltop view beyond — Travertine deck under a covered lounge, spa beyond

Travertine pool deck with a raised tile spa and lounge chairs overlooking the valley — Raised spa and travertine deck with a valley view

Wicker loungers under umbrellas on a travertine deck beside a raised stacked stone wall — Loungers on travertine beside a stacked stone wall

Stacked stone raised wall with spillways above a pool trimmed in travertine coping — Stacked stone wall with spillways and travertine coping

Travertine steps climbing terraced planters beside a pool — Travertine steps working up the terraced slope

Kidney-shaped pool with natural stone coping, turf on one side and a concrete deck on the other — Natural stone coping between turf and concrete

Before & after

Same water, a whole new backyard

Most pool-deck calls start the same way: the pool is fine, but the concrete around it is cracked, stained, or decades out of date. Here’s what the same yards looked like before and after our crew.

Before and after: cracked brick pavers around a pool replaced with a new concrete deck and turf ribbon — From cracked pavers to a clean new deck. The pool was fine — the deck around it was failing. We tore out the cracked pavers, regraded, and poured a new concrete deck pitched to drain away from the water, finished with a ribbon of turf.

Before and after: a torn-up dirt yard transformed into a finished pool, raised spa, and new deck at dusk — From bare dirt to a finished poolscape. When a new pool goes in, the shell is only the beginning. We built the part the family actually lives on — the coping, the raised spa surround, and the deck that turned a construction site back into a backyard.

Before and after: a stained, patched community pool deck resurfaced with a smooth uniform finish — A community pool deck, resurfaced. Not every deck needs demolition. This Hawthorne community pool deck was sound underneath but stained and patched on top, so we resurfaced it for a clean, uniform finish — the budget-friendly fix when the concrete is still good.

Raised spas & water features

A raised spa is a masonry project wearing tile — block and steel underneath, glass mosaic or stone veneer on the face, and a cap or coping comfortable enough to sit on. Spillways and overflow edges put the water in motion.

Raised spa faced in blue glass tile with an overflow edge, coastline in the distance — Glass-tile spa with an overflow edge and a coastline view

Blue mosaic tile spa in front of cushioned loungers overlooking the South Bay — Mosaic spa edge, loungers, and the South Bay below

Glass tile spa and travertine pool deck with a full outdoor kitchen behind — Spa, travertine deck, and outdoor kitchen in one space

Raised spa clad in blue-gray tile spilling into the pool, travertine deck around it — Raised spa with a tile spillway into the pool

Raised glass-tile spa with a poured concrete cap beside a pool edged in turf — Glass-tile raised spa with a poured concrete cap

Raised spa faced in deep blue tile above a pool with a buff paver deck — Deep blue tile spa above a paver deck

Poured concrete decks

Still the best value around a pool: a clean, light-toned pour with a sand or broom finish, pitched to drain, with control joints placed where the slab wants to move. Poured in place, it can also become benches, steps, and borders no pallet of pavers can match.

Freshly poured gray concrete pool deck with a poured-in-place tapered bench — New deck with a poured-in-place bench

New concrete deck running the length of a pool toward a black slat privacy screen — Fresh deck the full length of the pool

Pool with navy waterline tile and white coping surrounded by a new gray concrete deck — Navy waterline tile against a clean gray pour

Kidney-shaped pool with buff stone coping, a new concrete deck, and turf behind — Stone coping between new concrete and turf

Pavers, pads & full remodels

Paver decks that can be lifted and re-set instead of cracking, and complete poolscape remodels where the deck, turf, planters, and borders are designed as one — including the floating concrete pads set in turf that South Bay hillside remodels ask for by name.

Elevated view of a modern pool and inset spa surrounded by concrete pads set in turf on a hilltop — Concrete pads set in turf around a hilltop pool and spa

Modern pool with sphere planters along a glass fence, concrete pads and turf around it — Sphere planters and pads along the glass fence line

Modern white home with a new pool deck, turf panel, gravel border, and glass fencing — The full remodel — deck, turf, gravel, and glass rail

Blended gray and tan paver pool deck curving around a pool toward a Spanish-style pool house — Paver deck sweeping to a Spanish-style pool house

Elevated view of a freeform pool with a tan deck and planted beds overlooking the city — Freeform pool and deck overlooking the basin

Paver pool deck at dusk with city lights in the distance — Paver deck at dusk, city lights below

Common questions about pool decks

Do you build the pool itself?

We’re the concrete and masonry side of a pool project — the decks, coping, raised spa surrounds and veneer, seat walls, steps, and equipment pads. We work alongside pool builders and plaster crews all the time, and on deck remodels we handle everything from the waterline out.

Which deck surface stays coolest underfoot?

Light colors and natural stone. Travertine is the standout — it stays noticeably cooler in full sun than most man-made surfaces, which is why it shows up on so many of the decks on this page. Light-toned concrete and pavers run much cooler than dark finishes, too.

How do you keep a pool deck from getting slippery?

The finish does the work. We pour decks with sand or light broom textures rather than slick steel-trowel finishes, and stone like travertine and tumbled pavers has natural grip even when it’s wet. Just as important is grading — every deck we build is pitched so water drains away from the pool instead of pooling where people walk.

Can you replace the deck without touching the pool?

Yes — that’s one of the most common projects we do. The before-and-afters on this page are exactly that: the pool stayed, the failing deck around it came out, and a new one went in on a regraded base. And if the existing concrete is sound but tired, resurfacing can renew it for much less than a tear-out.

What does a new pool deck cost?

It depends on the square footage, the material — poured concrete, pavers, or natural stone like travertine — and how much of the old deck has to come out. Coping and raised masonry like spa surrounds add to it. Estimates are always free: call (310) 539-8023 and we’ll walk the yard with you.

Let’s build something that lasts

44 years of South Bay craftsmanship, one phone call away. Estimates are always free.

Call (310) 539-8023