Travertine Decking & Patios
Tumbled travertine and large-format pavers that shed the heat and tie the yard together.
Remodels & Resurfacing
for Older Valley Pools
If the plaster is rough underfoot, the tile is dated, or the deck is cracking in the sun, we bring an aging pool back to new - inside and out.
Half the backyards in Mesa still have their original pool
Much of Mesa, Tempe, and the older East Valley filled in through the 1980s and ’90s, and a lot of those yards still run the pool that came with the house. A plaster interior only lasts ten to fifteen years before it stains and turns rough; coping cracks, and the Cool Deck chalks out under thirty summers of sun.
None of that means the pool is finished. The shell is almost always sound. Resurfacing and re-tiling can completely change the look and feel of the yard without touching the structure underneath, at a fraction of the tear-out of a new build. We tell you honestly which parts need doing now and which can wait.
We pull the permits a remodel needs under our license, and an owner is on the job while your yard is torn open - not a rotating crew you never meet.
What a remodel actually covers
Every piece is its own line item, so you can do the whole yard or just the part that’s worn out.
01
Interior - Replaster or Pebble
We drain the pool, chip the failing plaster back to a sound shell, and refinish it. A pebble or quartz-aggregate finish resists staining, hides the etching hard Valley water leaves behind, and lasts far longer than standard white plaster. Fill begins the same day the finish is troweled.
- Plaster typically lasts 10-15 years; pebble 15-20+
- Pebble, quartz, or classic white options
- Same-day fill, then a slow acid start-up
02
Waterline Tile & Coping
Nothing dates a pool faster than dark-grouted 1980s waterline tile and chipped mastic coping. New glass or porcelain tile and fresh travertine or precast coping sharpen the entire edge. It is the natural time to do it - the water is already down for the interior.
- Glass, porcelain, or stone waterline tile
- Travertine, precast, or poured-in-place coping
- Re-seal expansion joints while the deck is open
03
Decking & Surrounds
Cracked, sun-bleached Cool Deck can be resurfaced with a fresh cool-coat, or torn out and replaced with travertine pavers that stay noticeably cooler underfoot at 110°. While the yard is open, we can extend the deck, add a step-down, or wrap a spa or fire feature into the layout.
- Cool-deck resurfacing or full travertine tear-out
- Paver, porcelain, or broom-finish concrete
- Deck extensions and drainage corrected
Remodel or rebuild?
For the vast majority of Valley pools the shell is sound, so a remodel is the right call. A full rebuild is rare and only makes sense when the structure itself has failed.
Remodel / resurface
Most Valley pools
- Shell is sound (the usual case)
- One to two weeks for an interior resurface
- Costs a fraction of a new build
- Same footprint, new finish, tile, deck
Full rebuild
Rare
- Shell itself is cracked or failing
- Full 3 to 6 month new-build timeline
- New structure, new engineering, new permits
- Chance to change size or shape
We only recommend a full rebuild when the structure is failing, and we tell you straight if that is the case.
A resurface is the time to modernize the pad
With the plumbing already open, the equipment pad is easy to bring up to date. A variable-speed pump runs far quieter and pulls a fraction of the energy of an old single-speed, and everything else is simpler to add while the crew is already there.
Variable-speed pumps
Run quiet and cut pumping energy use sharply against an old single-speed.
Filters & sanitation
New cartridge filter, saltwater conversion, or a fresh chlorinator.
Automation
Run pumps, heat, lights, and features from your phone.
LED color lighting
Replace dim incandescent lights with color LEDs.
Heat & chill
Reversible heat pumps warm the water in winter and cool it in summer.
Fresh plumbing
Correct undersized returns and worn valves while the pad is apart.
More than the pool - the whole backyard
A remodel is the right time to finish the hard structures around the water - the shade, the stone, and the fire that make a yard somewhere you actually spend the evening.
Ramadas & Shade
Built shade structures that make the yard usable through a Phoenix summer.
Outdoor Kitchens & Bars
Built-in grills, stone counters, and swim-up or perimeter bars off the pool.
Fire Features
Gas fire pits, bowls, and boulders that pull people outside once the sun drops.
Remodel questions
How long does a resurface take?
Most interior resurfaces run one to two weeks from drain to swim, set by cure and start-up times rather than us rushing. A full remodel that adds new tile, coping, deck, and hardscape runs longer - we give you a schedule at the design visit and stick to it.
Do I have to replace the deck when I resurface?
No. The interior, tile, and deck are separate parts of the job, so you can do only what needs doing. That said, the water is already down and the crew is on site during a resurface, which makes it the natural time to also refresh coping or deck if they are near the end of their life.
Can you update the equipment at the same time?
Yes, and a resurface is the right moment to do it. Swapping an old single-speed pump for a variable-speed pump runs far quieter and cuts pumping energy use sharply, and we can add automation, LED lighting, saltwater, or a chiller while the pad is already apart.
Where we build across the Valley
We remodel and resurface pools for backyards all over the Phoenix Valley. Start with your city.
Give your old pool a second life
Free in-home consultation. We look at the shell, talk through the finish, tile, deck, and equipment honestly, and hand you a 3D concept for the new backyard in about a week.