Pool Deck Resurfacing in Leander, TX: Cool Deck, Overlay and Repair
Cracked, spalling or too-hot-to-stand-on concrete recoated, overlaid or repaired, inspected free and quoted in writing first.
- Free on-site inspection
- Written itemized quote
- Crack repair, cool deck and overlay in one visit
Leander Pool Resurfacing resurfaces and repairs pool decks across Leander and Williamson County, from a slab cracked at the coping joint to a chalky cool deck coating that has given up, quoted in writing after a free on-site inspection. Straight talk: a coating over a loose topping peels no matter what the bucket cost.
Call (555) 555-0100. The estimator taps for hollow spots, measures the area and prices the repairs first.
Pool deck repair
Cracked, lifted and spalling concrete decks get repaired and levelled first, and priced on their own line. Simple crack fill runs $100 to $750; lifting a settled slab and patching larger spalls runs $750 to $2,500. Cracks are widened, cleaned and filled, expansion joints are re-cut and sealed over backer rod, and hollow topping comes off back to sound concrete. On the clay east of I-35 a dropped slab is a settlement problem first; pool deck repair covers both.
Cool deck repair
A worn cool deck gets recoated with fresh knockdown texture and sealer at $4 to $8 per square foot, usually $1,500 to $5,000 for a 300 to 600 square foot deck. Loose topping is ground off first, cracks and spalls are patched, the deck is washed and etched, then the new texture is sprayed from a hopper gun, knocked down with a steel trowel and sealed in two colour coats. Patch-blending is possible but hard to match. See cool deck repair.
Spray texture, overlay or stamped: choosing a deck surface for Leander summers
Three real systems go on a Leander deck; stamped work is a price tier, not a different trade.
Acrylic cool-deck coating, the sprayed knockdown. A polymer-modified cement texture sprayed from a hopper gun at 25 to 35 psi, flattened with a steel trowel while wet, then sealed with two coats of tinted acrylic. It hides hairline cracks and comes in nine to sixteen standard colours by maker.
Classic cool deck topping, what homeowners call Kool Deck. A coloured cement topping splashed from a dash brush and troweled twice, about 40 percent smooth and 60 percent void. It carries its own sealer, so no topcoat, and cures under clear plastic weighted with sand for exactly two days.
Cement overlay. A polymer-modified resurfacer pulled with a squeegee or trowel from a feather edge to half an inch and broom-finished, grey and tintable. The plain fix for scaled and pitted concrete; the makers say plainly that old cracks can reappear through it.
Stamped or decorative overlay. Pattern and colour on top of the overlay, $8 to $15 per square foot against $3 to $8 for basic texture. Crystal Falls requires architectural committee approval for decks and hardscaping, so check your HOA rules first.
On heat: every coating maker says its surface runs cooler than bare grey concrete, and not one publishes a number, so none appears here. Test a sample on your own deck at four in the afternoon.
How a deck resurface runs
No plaster truck, no mixer, no hose across the lawn: a deck job arrives as bags and pails. Five stages, two to eight clear dry days.
- Sound, mask and stage. Tap for hollow topping, tape drains, skimmer lids and cover anchors, float plastic on the water, tape the coping.
- Crack and spall repair. Major cracks and dropped sections well ahead, small spalls patched just before coating, expansion joints re-cut and sealed over backer rod.
- Wash, etch or grind. A scarifier or grinder and a 3,000 psi washer strip old paint and loose coating, then the slab is acid-etched and broom-scrubbed.
- Primer and texture. A bonding primer goes on and, while tacky, the texture is sprayed and knocked down, the classic topping splashed and troweled, or the overlay squeegeed in sections of about 144 square feet.
- Sealer, cure, handover. Two thin sealer or colour coats, tape off, then the clock: 24 hours before feet on a sprayed texture, 48 hours off a classic topping, no furniture for a week to 28 days.
Why Leander summers and freezes wear out pool decks
Heat first. Camp Mabry logged 80 days at or above 100 F in 2023, 45 of them in a row, against a 1991 to 2020 normal of 28.7 such days a year. That sun fades coatings and chalks sealers, and it sets the working window: coatings go on between roughly 50 and 90 F, so a summer job means dawn starts.
Then the freezes. The National Weather Service's Austin climate records show 8 F on February 15, 2021 and 7 F the next day under 5.4 inches of snow, and the ice storm of January 30 to February 2, 2023 left 0.69 inch of ice. Water in a hairline crack freezes, expands and spalls the surface around it.
Ground last. Leander is west of I-35 on thin soil over limestone, so slabs here mostly stay put. East of the highway the Blackland clay shrinks and swells, heaving patios and fence posts, and that is the side where decks crack at the coping joint and drop.
How much does pool deck resurfacing cost in Leander?
Basic texture or overlay runs $3 to $8 per square foot installed, so a typical 300 to 600 square foot deck lands at $1,500 to $5,000, and every job is priced after the estimator walks it. Decorative and stamped overlays run $8 to $15; a cool deck recoat on its own is $4 to $8.
Repairs first. Crack and spall repair is priced separately: $100 to $750 for simple crack fill, $750 to $2,500 for lifting, levelling and larger patches. Then area, texture versus stamped, colour and sealer.
Nobody can quote a deck from a photo; hollow topping and a dropped slab only show up under a foot and a hammer. Call (555) 555-0100 for the written figure with the repairs on their own line.
| Work | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pool deck resurfacing, basic texture or overlay | $3 to $8 per sq ft installed | Typical 300 to 600 sq ft deck $1,500 to $5,000 |
| Decorative or stamped overlay | $8 to $15 per sq ft installed | |
| Cool deck recoat, knockdown texture and sealer | $4 to $8 per sq ft installed | |
| Deck crack, spall and settlement repair | $100 to $2,500 per job | Crack fill to $750; levelling to $2,500 |
Swipe the table sideways to see the notes column.
Typical ranges for Williamson County; deck area drives the price. Every job is priced from a site visit.
Pool deck resurfacing across Williamson County
The crew works out of Leander and covers every town on the service areas page. Round Rock is about 20 minutes east by 183A on both sides of I-35, so deck resurfacing in Round Rock means limestone under the western subdivisions and shrink-swell clay under Forest Creek and Teravista. Georgetown is about 15 minutes up RM 2243, where Sun City's first homes are thirty years old and a lot of 1990s decks are due a recoat; deck work in Georgetown gets the same written quote.
What happens when you call
The inspection
The estimator comes to the property, looks at the work in person, measures, and checks the things that change the price before quoting anything.
A written, itemized quote
Every line item goes on paper before any work starts: prep, materials, labor, cleanup and the scheduling window. No verbal numbers.
Warranty terms in the contract
Workmanship and material warranty terms come in writing and go in your contract so you can read them before you sign.
Scheduling you can plan around
You get a start window and a working-day estimate up front, and the crew tells you before anything changes.
Who this is not for
Leander Pool Resurfacing handles pool resurfacing and the related work listed on this site. It does not take on unrelated trades; if your job is outside that scope, a specialist in that trade is the right call.
Pool deck questions from Leander homeowners
Priced by the square foot, what does redoing a worn concrete pool deck in Leander come to, and what pushes it up?
$3 to $8 per square foot for a basic spray texture or overlay, so a typical 300 to 600 square foot deck runs $1,500 to $5,000; stamped or decorative work is $8 to $15. What pushes it up: crack and spall repair, priced first and separately at $100 to $2,500, then area, then colour and sealer.
For a deck that bakes in August and gets a hard freeze every few winters, which overlay or texture holds up best?
No single winner, only a fit. A sprayed acrylic knockdown hides hairline movement in its texture; the classic splashed topping carries its own sealer but wants a sound slab under it; a cement overlay is the toughest plain surface, and its own maker says old cracks can reappear through it. Prep and joints decide it, not the brand.
What does the crew do to the old concrete before the new surface goes on, and how long until we can walk on it?
Sound it for hollow spots, repair cracks and spalls, re-cut and seal the joints, then strip paint and loose coating with a scarifier and a 3,000 psi washer and etch it. Walk-on times come from the makers: about 24 hours after a sprayed texture is sealed, 8 hours for a plain overlay, 48 hours off a classic topping.
Would a coat of deck paint from the hardware store buy a couple of years, or does it peel and make the real fix harder?
It makes the real fix dearer. Every coating maker's prep sheet starts with stripping paints and old toppings before anything will bond, so a painted deck buys itself an extra step on the next quote. If the budget is tight, do the crack repair now and the surface later.
How many years should a new deck coating last in Central Texas sun before it needs a recoat?
No honest number fits every deck, so none goes here. What decides it is in the maker's care sheet: keep it washed, keep the joints sealed, and recoat the sealer before the colour chalks. A sprayed texture is built to take a fresh sealer later; a classic topping that has gone hollow is a strip-and-redo.
If I am replastering the pool anyway, should the deck be resurfaced the same week, before it, or after?
After, once the pool is full. Plaster day drags a material hose from the truck at the curb across the deck to the shell and the crew lays sheets and rope lines on it, and a fresh coating cannot take any of that. Coping goes first if it is being replaced. Then the pool replastering, then the fill, then the deck crew.
A deck is the one part of the pool you touch every day, and the part most quotes treat as an afterthought. Get the repairs on paper before the colour chart comes out. Call (555) 555-0100 or send the form for a free inspection and a written quote.
Get a written quote
Call (555) 555-0100 or send the form. The next step is a free on-site inspection and a written quote with every line item before any work starts.
Call (555) 555-0100