Santa Monica Pool Construction designs and installs pool decks and hardscape across the Westside. The deck is what you actually live on around the pool, and near the coast it has to handle sun, salt, and bare feet for years. We build concrete, paver, and stone decks with proper drainage, slip-resistant finishes, and clean integration with the pool and the rest of the yard.
- Concrete, stone, and paver hardscape
- Non-slip deck finishes
- Coping and hardscape edge work
- Grading that sheds water away
- Built for sun and salt air
The deck frames and finishes the pool
A pool and its deck are a single connected space, not two separate projects. The deck decides how you move around the water, where you lounge and host, and how the whole backyard feels. A beautiful pool ringed by a cramped or poorly built deck never lives up to what it could be, and on a compact Westside lot the deck design carries even more weight.
Because we design and build both, we plan the deck and the pool together. The coping, the deck material, the grade, and the drainage are all coordinated so the finished space works as a whole, which is hard to get when the deck is bid separately after the pool is already in.
We design the deck around how you will actually use the yard, whether that means broad lounging zones, an outdoor kitchen, a fire feature, or a clean modern edge. The aim is a backyard that works, not a strip of concrete around the water.
Materials that take the coast
Pool decks take real abuse: constant sun, splashing water, salt in the air, and bare feet all day. The material has to handle all of it while staying comfortable and safe underfoot. We build in broom-finished and decorative concrete, pavers, and natural stone, and we help you choose based on look, grip, heat, and how the material behaves near the ocean.
Slip resistance matters most right at the water, so we specify finishes that stay grippy when wet. Heat matters too in the California sun, since some materials get uncomfortably hot underfoot, and we weigh that into the recommendation alongside coastal durability.
Whatever the material, install quality is what makes a deck last. Proper base prep, control joints, and finishing are what keep a deck from cracking, settling, or heaving over the years.
Drainage and grading, the part you never see
The least visible part of a deck is the most important: the drainage and grading underneath. A deck that does not shed water properly leads to standing puddles, staining, and water working under the slab where it causes settling and cracking, and coastal moisture gives that water plenty of help.
Proper grading sends runoff away from both the pool and the house, drains go in where the layout demands them, and the base is built so the deck stays flat and stable for years. It is the least glamorous part of the job and the part that decides whether the deck endures.
If you are planning a new deck or replacing a tired one in Santa Monica, call 213-589-2745 for a free consultation and a deck designed and built to last.
One call, every pool project
A pool is a design-build project, so pool deck installation rarely stands alone, it connects to pool construction, pool renovation, pool remodeling, pool resurfacing, pool equipment installation, and our crew handles all of it as one accountable team. We bring the same service to Pool Deck Installation in West Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey pool deck installation, Culver City pool deck installation, Playa Vista pool deck installation and everywhere else across the Santa Monica area.
If you searched for pool builders near me, you have reached a local pool builder, call 213-589-2745 any time. For background, read Designing a Pool for a Small Westside Lot: Plunge Pools and Smart Layouts on our blog, or head back to our Santa Monica home page to see everything we do.