Deck options for the desert
| Surface | Why Tucson clients pick it |
|---|---|
| Travertine pavers | The coolest surface underfoot we install, naturally slip resistant, and it ages well in UV. Set on a compacted base so it can be re-leveled if the soil moves. |
| Concrete pavers | More color choices, lower cost than travertine, easy to repair one paver at a time. |
| Cool deck / acrylic overlay | The classic Tucson deck. A textured acrylic coating over new or existing concrete that reflects heat. Best value when the slab underneath is sound. |
| Stamped or broom concrete | A straightforward pour with control joints placed for our expansion cycles. Hotter underfoot than the options above. |
Drainage and the monsoon
A July storm can drop an inch of rain in twenty minutes. Every deck we build is pitched away from the pool at a quarter inch per foot, with a deck drain or channel where the grade runs toward the house. Water goes to the yard, not into the pool or under the slab.
Deck replacement on an existing pool
If your existing deck is cracked and lifting, we tear out to the bond beam, re-do the mastic joint, and rebuild. Often this is done alongside a resurface so the pool is drained once and finished once.
How it works
- Estimate. We walk the yard, check access, grade and setbacks, and talk through what you want. Free, and usually under an hour.
- 3D design. You see the pool, deck, spa and features together in 3D before anything is dug. Shape, finish, lighting, all of it.
- Fixed quote. A line-item quote. Excavation, shell, plumbing, equipment, finish, coping, deck and barrier each priced on their own line.
- Build. A licensed Arizona pool builder takes it from here, pulls the permit with the City or County, and builds to the approved design.
- Walkthrough. Once it passes final inspection you walk the finished pool with your builder, get the warranties, and learn how to run the equipment.
Also worth a look
- Pool Construction – New in-ground pools designed in 3D, permitted through Pima County or the City, and built to a fixed line-item price.
- Gunite & Shotcrete Pools – Custom shapes, tanning ledges, Baja shelves and spas. Steel-reinforced shells engineered for Sonoran Desert soil.
- Pool Remodeling & Resurfacing – Pebble resurfacing, new waterline tile and coping, equipment upgrades, and full makeovers of tired 1990s pools.