Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing in El Paso TX - a deck that feels good on bare feet

Most people call when the deck has gone pale, feels rough or the coating is flaking near the water, and that's usually years of sun catching up with it. What moves the price is how big the deck is, how much prep and crack filling it needs, whether an old coating has to come off, which finish you pick and whether the coping or steps need work, and odd shapes or tight access add labor. The schedule turns mostly on the slab's condition and on cure time, since the pool sits unused until the surface is ready. You get your own number from the estimate, after I've seen the deck.

I start by checking whether the concrete has moved, before anyone picks a finish, because a new surface won't hold on a shifting slab. If the slab is sound, we pressure wash, then grind or etch the top so the new coats bond, and fill the small cracks and chips. We mask off the pool and the coping so nothing lands where it shouldn't, and I help you choose a texture that feels good on bare feet. Then the base coats go down, the texture and color go on, and the sealer goes on last to protect it all.

Some decks need work before any of that. When an old coating is peeling in sheets or nobody can tell me what it is, our concrete floor stripping and removal work takes it off so the new system isn't sitting on something loose. If your garage floor is in the same tired shape, ask about our epoxy floor coatings while I'm out there, since a pool deck gets its own system made for sun and water.

The City of El Paso requires a permit to alter or repair a building or structure, and its One Stop Shop is where building permit applications go in. Whether resurfacing your deck counts isn't something I'll guess at, so we check with the office that covers your address before we start, and if your job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork or walk you through it if you're filing as the owner. The city also registers general contractors, and its residential list names alterations and residential swimming pools, so it's a fair thing to ask any installer about.

The other thing here is heat. A local concrete guide says lighter colors and textured or cool-deck finishes stay more comfortable underfoot in our hot, dry high-desert climate, which is worth weighing before you fall for a dark color on a deck you'll cross barefoot in July. We see the same sun-baked decks on jobs in Horizon City and Socorro, and the talk about color goes the same way there.