Most of Chandler's pool homes went up during the city's growth years, the 1980s through the 2000s, and a lot of them still have the original concrete deck. It's cracked, it's stained, and the coping may be loose. Replacing it with pavers, travertine or porcelain fixes the surface and gives you a chance to redo the coping at the same time. In Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch, the deck also has to work with the HOA.
Budgeting a paver pool deck in Chandler
Set aside $7,000 to $13,400 for a typical Chandler pool deck in concrete pavers, installed. That covers about 600 to 1,000 square feet of deck plus 90 to 95 linear feet of coping. By material:
- Natural stone or travertine: about $11,000 to $21,000
- Porcelain: about $15,700 to $27,000
Two more line items can change it:
- Removing old concrete decking: adds about $1,500 to $3,000.
- Pool shape: a freeform pool costs about $270 to $285 more in coping than a straight-edged pool.
Here's a worked example. A 1990s Chandler freeform pool has a cracked concrete deck, and the owner wants it redone in concrete pavers. The deck runs $7,000 to $13,400, tear-out adds $1,500 to $3,000, and the freeform coping adds about $270 to $285. All in, that's about $8,770 to $16,685. The same job in travertine comes to about $12,770 to $24,285. Your real figure comes from measuring the deck, and the pricing guide lays out every range.
Replacing a cracked concrete deck
Chandler has a lot of pools. When Realtor.com went through property records in 2015, 40 percent of Chandler's single-family homes had one, which put the city near the top among mid-size and large U.S. cities. Many of those decks are original. On a pool deck, cracked concrete is more than a looks problem. Raised edges become trip points for wet bare feet, and patches never blend in. When we tear it out, we take the whole deck down to the ground and check the grade all the way around the pool. The rebuild starts with a compacted base and a screeded sand bed, then edge restraint and the pavers, with joint sand brushed in and the deck compacted once more at the end. When it's done, the surface falls away from both the water and the house.
The coping comes with it. Since the deck is coming up anyway, the coping gets replaced in a matching or contrasting paver, travertine or porcelain, so the pool edge and the deck read as one design instead of an old edge next to a new surface.
Choosing a deck material in Chandler
Concrete pavers keep the budget at the low end and come in more colors and textures than most people expect. Travertine is the classic pool deck look, and it's priced the same as natural stone. Porcelain sits at the top of the range and gives a clean, modern surface that suits newer remodels.
In Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch, a lot of backyards open onto lakes, greenbelts or the golf course, so the deck can be in plain view from a shared path. When that's the case, the color and material go to the HOA's reviewers, and we find out what they and the City of Chandler need for your address before the crew is booked.
The details you plan before the pavers go down
A good deck is more than the field of pavers. Some joints on a pool deck are left open on purpose, and this post explains why those gaps are deliberate.
Other details are easy to plan now and hard to add later: an umbrella sleeve where you'll actually want shade, and lids that hide access points inside the paver pattern instead of leaving a plastic cover in the middle of the deck. More on umbrella sleeves, hide lids and other built-in details.
Paver Pool Decks in Chandler: Frequently Asked Questions
What should I budget to redo a Chandler pool deck in pavers?
A typical deck of about 600 to 1,000 square feet with 90 to 95 linear feet of coping runs $7,000 to $13,400 in concrete pavers, $11,000 to $21,000 in natural stone or travertine, and $15,700 to $27,000 in porcelain. Removing old concrete decking adds about $1,500 to $3,000.
Do you replace the coping too?
Yes. Those totals include 90 to 95 linear feet of coping. A freeform pool costs about $270 to $285 more in coping than a straight-edged pool.
Can you put pavers over my old concrete deck?
We price pool decks with the old concrete removed, which adds about $1,500 to $3,000. Taking it out lets us check the grade and build a proper base, so the new deck drains away from the pool and the house the way it should.
Will the Ocotillo or Fulton Ranch HOA want to see my pool deck plans?
Often, if the deck shows from a lake, greenbelt or shared path. We find out early, and if the association wants a submittal, it gets samples and the product names from us.
Which deck material is best for a Chandler pool?
It comes down to look and budget. Concrete pavers are the most affordable, natural stone and travertine sit in the middle, and porcelain is the top of the range. All three need the same careful grade and base work underneath.