Puddles on the deck, cracks along the pool edge, or a surface too slick for bare feet? We build decks that drain and grip.
A concrete pool deck is the slab around your pool. In Oxford, MS we grade it so water runs off instead of sitting in low spots, and we give it a finish that grips under wet, bare feet.
Most people call us because of what the old deck is doing. Water sits in the same spots after every swim, the surface has gone slick or stained, or cracks have opened along the pool edge. Standing water is where people slip and where stains start, so getting the slope right matters more than the color.
The price moves with the deck's size, whether an old deck has to come out, how hard it is to get concrete to the backyard, how much work the ground needs and which finish you pick. The schedule turns on that same ground work and on any permit, which I check with the office covering your address before we start. Your written estimate spells out what's in the price and what isn't.
Most of the cracked and sunken slabs I fixed doing property upkeep failed for the same few reasons. These are the ones we plan around before the pour.
A pool deck should fall away from the pool and away from your house, and we check where that water goes once it leaves the slab. A deck that drains toward the foundation just moves the puddle somewhere worse, so I walk the yard and look at the low spots before we set a form.
The subgrade is the dirt the slab sits on, and it has to be dug out and packed firm, not raked level and poured over. Loose dirt settles, and the slab settles with it. Nobody can see the base on day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut from a budget. It's the last thing I'd cut.
Concrete shrinks as it dries, and it's going to crack somewhere. Control joints are shallow cuts that give it a straight, planned place to do that, so the crack lands in the joint and not across the middle of the deck. They only work if they're cut on time, and late or skipped cuts are why so many old decks crack in random places.
Here's how a pool deck job runs with us, from your first call to the last walk around the pool, and who you'll deal with at each step.
Call (662) 550-8149 or use the form on this page, and tell us a little about the pool and the deck you want. Most times I'm the one who calls you back.
I come out and measure, then look over the ground, the way into your backyard and where the water runs. After that I send a written estimate that spells out what the price covers and what it doesn't.
Once you say go, we sort out any permit and line up the inspections. Our crew digs out and packs the base and sets the forms and the edge joint. Then we pour and finish the deck.
When it's done, I walk the deck with you again and show you the joints and the edge. I'll also tell you when it has cured, which is the wait while concrete gains strength, and when it's ready for bare feet and furniture.
I start with two questions most people don't expect. How will it feel under wet, bare feet, and how hot will it get in the sun? A pool deck gets walked on barefoot more than any other slab at your house, so grip and heat come before color and pattern. Once we've settled those, we can talk about looks.
At the pool edge, we leave a gap filled with flexible sealant between the deck and the coping, which is the cap that runs around the top of the pool. A deck poured tight against the coping pushes on it as the slab moves. That can crack the coping and the concrete beam along the top of the pool wall, so the joint gives the deck room to move without taking the pool edge with it.
Pool decks rarely stand alone. If the deck meets a back door or sits above the yard, we can pour concrete steps that tie in at the right height and slope. The ground prep is the same dug-out, packed approach we use for slab foundation building. It's one crew and one plan, so the pieces meet the way they should.
A broom finish is a texture dragged across the wet concrete so it grips. Left plain gray or a light color, it's easier on bare feet in direct sun and gives good footing without much fuss.
Darker decorative finishes look richer, but they can get very hot in direct sun. If you want one, think about where the shade falls and where people walk barefoot, and weigh that comfort against the look.
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out for a free on-site estimate, walk the deck area with you and put in writing what the price covers and what it doesn't. There's no pressure to book.
(662) 550-8149Inside Oxford, the city's Building division reviews residential permit applications, issues permits, does inspections and enforces the erosion control rules. Outside the city, Lafayette County requires a building permit for residential structures in subdivisions. Whether a deck by itself needs one comes down to the office for your address. We ask before we start, and when a permit is needed, we handle the paperwork and line up the inspections.
Expansive soil swells when it's wet and shrinks as it dries, and that movement can add to settling and cracking. Around Lafayette County that risk is real but uneven. It's worst on lots with poor drainage, cut-and-fill grading or old plumbing leaks. When the ground looks uncertain, a soil specialist's advice may be needed before the pour.
Many of the pool deck calls we get, here and in Batesville and Holly Springs, start with water sitting where it shouldn't or a crack along the edge. The fix starts with the ground and the slope, not the surface. Wherever the job is, Mississippi requires residential contractors to be licensed by the state contractors board.
Before I started this company in Oxford in 2023, I spent years doing upkeep for a property management company, patching walks, steps, drives and slabs across a lot of rentals. Most of what I fixed failed because of the ground underneath, not the concrete on top. That's why I'd rather spend the time on prep now than see your deck need patching later.
I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate, and I'm on site running the work with our crew. Homeowners call us, and so do landlords and property managers who want one person handling the job and a straight answer. We're licensed and fully insured. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. When you're ready, call (662) 550-8149 or send us the form.
If the deck sits above the yard or meets a back door, poured concrete steps give you a solid way on and off it instead of a wobbly wooden stair.
Planning a pool house, a pump shed or a covered spot near the water? It starts with a slab foundation built on ground that's dug out and packed.
We're based in Oxford and work across Lafayette County and the cities around it, including Batesville, Holly Springs and Pontotoc. If you're nearby, give us a call and ask.
Nationally, installing a concrete pool deck usually runs about $10.10 to $12.40 per square foot, going by figures from May 2026. That's a national starting point, not our quote. Your price depends on the deck's size, the finish, any tear-out and how much the base needs, and the written estimate spells it out.
In one contractor's guide, a broom finish is the most affordable, exposed aggregate sits in the middle and stamped concrete is the premium option. Exposed aggregate has the top washed back to show the small stones. Both it and broom grip well on their own, so the lower-cost finishes give good footing too. Stamped can be smoother, so it takes more thought around a pool.
Start with the ground, because settlement cracks can form where the backfill around a newly built pool wasn't packed well. Backfill is the soil put back after digging. If the pool is new, ask how that fill will be compacted before anyone pours a deck on it. After that, the packed base, on-time control joints and the flexible edge joint do most of the work.
Possibly. The office for your address decides, which means the city's Building division inside Oxford and Lafayette County outside it. We ask before work starts. If a permit is needed, it's part of the job we take care of.
You stay off it until it has cured. At the final walk-through, I'll tell you when it's ready for bare feet and when it's ready for chairs and the grill. Before the pour, the schedule mostly turns on the ground work and any permit, so the estimate visit is where you'll get a realistic picture for your yard.
One coping maker's guide says most elastomeric caulks, the flexible sealant in that edge joint, last five to ten years. The same guide says to look at the joint every year and to repair or replace the caulk whenever it cracks, pulls away or breaks down. A failed joint lets the deck push on the coping again.
Call (662) 550-8149 or send the form with the deck's rough size, the pool's age and the finish you're leaning toward, so the first conversation gets straight to your yard.
