Paver Pool Decks in Phoenix, AZ

A lot of Phoenix pools still have the poured concrete deck they were built with, and by now it's cracked, stained or pulling away from the coping. Ahwatukee homes date from the 1970s on and Desert Ridge homes from the late 1990s, so both have decks coming due. A paver deck replaces the deck and coping in one job, and any paver that gets damaged later can be swapped out.

Paver pool deck prices in Phoenix

Size a Phoenix deck at roughly 600 to 1,000 square feet, add the coping (usually 90 to 95 linear feet), and the installed totals look like this:

• Concrete pavers: $7,000 to $13,400
• Natural stone or travertine: $11,000 to $21,000
• Porcelain: $15,700 to $27,000

Deck size matters most, then material. A freeform pool costs about $270 to $285 more in coping than a straight-edged pool, and removing old concrete decking adds about $1,500 to $3,000.

Worked example: an Ahwatukee freeform pool with about 800 square feet of cracked concrete deck, redone in concrete pavers with new coping, comes to roughly $11,600 to $13,400 with tear-out included. The measure gives you a firm number, and the estimator gives you a quick ballpark before that.

Remodeling an older Phoenix pool deck

Poured concrete decks crack and settle over the years, and patching never looks right. The old deck comes out, we check the grade around the pool, and a compacted base goes in before the coping and pavers are set. The new deck slopes so rain and splash run off to the yard, never back toward the water or the foundation.

Coping is where a deck remodel gets detailed. Bullnose coping gives a rounded edge you can sit on. On a freeform pool, the coping is cut piece by piece to follow the curve, which is why freeform costs a bit more. See how clean coping and step corners get cut for the detail work.

Pavers, travertine or porcelain for a Phoenix pool

Concrete pavers are the value pick and come in a wide range of colors. Travertine is a Phoenix poolside classic and costs the same as other natural stone. Porcelain gives the cleanest modern look and sits at the top of the price range. Whatever the material, we steer people toward lighter colors, because dark pavers get hot in a Phoenix July.

For bigger remodels in Arcadia and around the Biltmore, the deck is often designed with the patio and walkways as one plan, with a border or band that carries through the yard. We also plan details you won't see until you need them, like umbrella sleeves set flush in the deck and pavers cut to hide equipment lids. Hidden features for safer, smarter outdoor spaces shows a few.

Joints, drainage and flood-irrigated yards

Pavers around a pool are set with small, consistent joints on purpose, and this post on why pool pavers are spaced apart explains the reason. Under the deck, caliche can trap any water that gets into the base, so the grade has to carry water off the surface. In flood-irrigated Arcadia yards, the deck also has to clear the flood: it's built up above the irrigated lawn, with the berm set so irrigation water never reaches the base.

Paver Pool Decks in Phoenix: Frequently Asked Questions