Pool Decks
Paver Pool Decks in New Orleans
Slip-resistant paver pool decks that stay cooler underfoot, drain fast, and resist the cracking that plagues poured concrete around New Orleans pools.
A pool deck has the hardest job in the backyard. It sits in standing water, takes barefoot traffic in the New Orleans heat, and rests on soft alluvial delta soil that shifts under a heavy poured slab. We build pool decks in interlocking pavers set on an engineered base, so the surface stays level, drains fast, and keeps its footing when everything around it is wet.
Why pavers beat concrete around a pool
Poured concrete is the wrong material at the water’s edge. It cracks as our ground settles, the joints turn slick with mildew, and a dark slab soaks up heat until it is too hot for bare feet on a July afternoon. Pavers solve all three. Their texture grips wet skin, lighter paver colors stay noticeably cooler underfoot than gray concrete, and the open join