Carlsbad Concrete Group stands as the North County coast's go-to team in concrete pool decks, specializing in deck tear-out beside a filled pool, salt-finish pool decks, and exposed aggregate pool surrounds. We offer cantilevered poured edges and deck drains set below the splash line.
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Our team provides epoxy-coated rebar on chairs, delivering cool, grippy decks for homes and hard-wearing pool surrounds for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 11 years in business and our 1-year written workmanship warranty, we've completed over 1,460 projects, from a 640 sq ft deck around a 1970s pool to a full estate surround tied into the patio.
From the saw cut that frees the old slab at the coping to new steel, new drains and a finish that stays kind to bare feet, our team handles every detail. Serving Carlsbad and neighboring Encinitas, Solana Beach, Fairbanks Ranch and Lake San Marcos, we keep the water, the tile line and the pool equipment covered until the last joint is cut.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will measure the deck, sound out the coping and price the tear-out on paper before any hammer runs.
What you can hold us to
Kevin, Leucadia, Encinitas
A 1970s pool deck with spalled edges at the coping and rust staining from shallow steel
Susan, near the artificial lake, Lake San Marcos
A cracked 1970s deck with a trip edge where it met the coping
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Kevin in Leucadia, Encinitas now has a cooler, non-slip deck that sheds splash water to the drains. His old surface was a 1970s pool deck with spalled edges at the coping and rust staining from shallow steel, which told us the original rebar sat too close to the top of the slab. We tore out to the coping, poured a new 820 sq ft pool deck with epoxy-coated rebar and a light-colored salt finish that stays cooler underfoot, and set the deck drains lower, an estimated $11,500 to $15,800 project over an estimated 5 to 7 days on site.
Susan, near the artificial lake in Lake San Marcos, swapped a cracked 1970s deck with a trip edge where it met the coping for a grippy, even deck with no trip edge. We replaced her 640 sq ft pool deck with an exposed aggregate deck in a warm tan and reset the expansion joint at the coping, typically an estimated $8,400 to $11,600 for a deck that size over an estimated 4 to 6 days. More decks, drives and walls are on our North County project gallery.
Tear-out around the coping, new base and steel, a cool broom, salt or exposed finish
Demolition, haul-off, compacted base, rebar and a broom or exposed finish for a 2-car drive
Integral color, a stamp pattern and release, sealed after cure, about 400 sq ft
A poured cantilevered wall with footing, steel and drainage behind it, about 50 linear ft
Rough-sawn board forms leave the wood grain in the face, about 200 sq ft of wall
Footings, vapor barrier, rebar and a slab-on-grade, about 600 to 1,000 sq ft
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
A pool deck replacement in Carlsbad is estimated at roughly $4,800 to $18,000 per project, and the deck's square footage, the finish and what happens at the coping move the price most.
| Job type | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Pool deck replacement (tear-out and repour) | Est. $4,800 to $18,000 per project | Est. 4 to 7 days |
| Salt finish, 820 sq ft pool deck, new drains | Est. $11,500 to $15,800 per project | Est. 5 to 7 days |
| Exposed aggregate, 640 sq ft pool deck | Est. $8,400 to $11,600 per project | Est. 4 to 6 days |
| Stamped or colored patio beside the deck | Est. $3,200 to $7,600 per project | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Engineered retaining wall below a hillside deck | Est. $8,000 to $24,000 per project | Est. 5 to 10 days |
Decks behind La Costa and Aviara homes on a slope usually need a line pump, because the ready-mix truck cannot reach the back yard, and we price that pump in the quote instead of springing it on pour day.
The prices above are estimates for Carlsbad and neighboring cities and remain subject to change, and your written quote after we measure the deck sets the final price and the pour schedule based on the square footage, the finish and how much old concrete comes out.
A salt finish or exposed aggregate is the best pool deck surface in Carlsbad because both hold grip when wet and stay lighter in color, while a smooth troweled slab is the one finish we will not pour beside a pool.
| Finish | Est. installed price | Grip when wet | Heat underfoot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom finish | Est. $6 to $13 per sq ft | Good, light texture | Stays cool in light gray |
| Exposed aggregate | Est. $7 to $18 per sq ft | Very good, pebbled | Depends on the stone color |
| Stamped concrete | Est. $8 to $19 per sq ft | Fair once sealed | Darker colors run hot |
A salt finish is a broom-textured slab pressed with rock salt that is washed off after the set, leaving small pits that grip, and we quote it per deck.
Most failing pool decks we see in North County crack at the coping first, because water gets under the edge, the soil below moves and steel set too shallow starts to rust. On bluff-top lots in Solana Beach and Del Mar, salt air speeds that rust, and a stained or spalled edge means the slab and its base have failed, so we replace the deck rather than patch it.
Our pool deck process cuts the old slab free before anything is broken, so no hammer blow ever travels into the pool wall.
Our cure rule for driveways is typically 7 days before cars, about 3 to 4 weeks before heavy trucks or RVs, and a pool deck needs only the first few days of that before the patio furniture goes back. A homeowner tear-out is where pools get damaged, because a chipped tile line or a cracked coping stone costs more to fix than the deck.
Pool owners often pair the deck with stamped decorative concrete for the patio under the outdoor kitchen, or with a board-formed feature wall behind the spa, poured with the same crew so the colors and joint lines carry through.
Our owner walks every pool deck before it is quoted and checks the steel before the truck is called. The same crew that tears out your deck pours the new one, and the 1-year written workmanship warranty from the day the concrete is placed covers the finish, the joints and the drains. We take a deposit of no more than 10% or $1,000, whichever is less, then progress payments as the work is done.
We replace pool decks across a 35-mile radius of Carlsbad, with many in Encinitas back yards from Leucadia to Olivenhain, estate pools in Fairbanks Ranch and lakeside homes in Lake San Marcos, plus Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe and Poway on our full list of service areas.
A new deck often comes with an engineered retaining wall where the yard drops away, a trench drain or concrete swale to stop hillside runoff reaching the water, or a driveway tear-out and repour booked in the same season.
A pool deck replacement is estimated at roughly $4,800 to $18,000 per project, and your written quote after the site walk sets the final price.
No, the pool stays full; we cover the water, skimmers and tile line and cut the slab free at the coping before breaking it out.
Most decks take an estimated 4 to 7 days on site, typically 1 to 3 weeks after you sign the quote.
A light-colored salt finish stays coolest, the finish Kevin chose for his Leucadia deck, and exposed aggregate in a light stone runs a close second.
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so we cut control joints that give any crack a straight line to follow and keep the steel in the middle of the slab.
Yes, our crews pour decks in Rancho Santa Fe, Poway, Harmony Grove and Bonsall, all inside our 35-mile radius.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the deck, check the coping and the drains, and give you a written, itemized quote for the tear-out and the new pour.
Start to finish
We measure the area, shoot the grades and check drainage before anything is quoted.
The quote names the tear-out, base, reinforcement, finish and control joint layout.
The subgrade is compacted and the forms and rebar are checked before the truck is booked.
The crew places, finishes and cuts the joints, then walks the cured work with you.
Where we work
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site walk and measure the job.
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