Concrete Pool Deck Remodel - Need Advice

Hi all,

My wife and I bought our house back in May in the Seattle, WA area which came with a fantastic IG pool that we love. However, the original exposed aggregate concrete slab deck has heaved in places and the previous owners simply patched it around the coping.

I'd like to demo the current deck and replace it with pavers, stamped concrete or something along those lines. What would you recommend?

Also, I'd like to do this DIY if possible. Would it be as simple as demoing the current concrete, laying a new pad and then pavers over that? Any advice, tips, etc you could provide would be much appreciated!

I've moved the thread where others can take a look at it. Residential pool construction is not my background. But, I do have one bit of advice: SEND PICTURES (send them to: poolforum AT gmail DOT com ) .

You'll get MUCH better advice, if people can see what you are talking about. Send too many pictures, that are too big, rather than too few that are too small! I'll cull them, shrink them as needed, and post them.

Welcome to the Forum!

As Ben said, pics will help us best. Please include the type of coping you have and type of pool (though the pics will show us that).

You can probably do the demo and prep work yourself, but - unless you're a mason- you may need to hire someone to lay the new deck. ;)