After living with a rotting mess for far too long, we finally pulled the trigger on a full tear-down and rebuild of our 24x20 pool deck. It’s been a wild ride getting quotes in southeastern Massachusetts, but we landed on a contractor for $38,000 to overhaul the whole thing and even extend it a few extra feet. It turns out our old setup was actualy built on telephone poles forty years ago without a single permit, wich explains why every contractor who walked the property looked at me like I had three heads. We’re going with TimberTech this time around beacuse I am officially done with the endless cycle of sanding and peeling paint. The price actually felt like a win considering the other quotes we got were pushing $50,000 for the same scope. We are adding a massive storage area underneath to hide away all the pool toys and lounge chairs during the off-season, which realy helped justify the cost for us. It’s a relief to finally have a plan to get rid of that old hazard and replace it with somthing that isn't going to collapse while we're trying to enjoy the summer. If you're looking to build high off the ground like we are, definitly be prepared for those structural costs to add up fast.
Just signed the contract for our pool deck rebuild and learned a lot
Sep 19, 2026
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That $38,000 price point acutally sounds like a solid deal for your area. We finished a similar project on our above-ground pool in southern New Hampshire last summer, and the structural costs for those tall 6x6 posts relly caught us off guard. We went with the TimberTech Reserve collection in Dark Roast, and not having to spend my weekends with a power washer and a bucket of stain has been such a relief. The storage area underneath is going to be your favorite part. We used a corrugated under-deck drainage system to keep our winter covers and pump equipment bone dry during the snowy months. It keeps the yard looking much cleaner than having everthing piled under a tarp. Just make sure your contractor uses heavy-duty joist tape on those new frames; since you’re going with composite, you want the wood underneath to last just as long as the boards on top.
I actualy looked at a similar design for our place in Norfolk County last fall, but we decided to go a bit smaller on the footprint to afford a dry-space system for the storage area. If you're building that massive storage spot underneath, I'd suggest looking into something like Trex RainEscape or a similar drainage setup before they lay the boards. We found out the hard way that even with composite, the "dry" storage gets pretty damp and mildewy from the gaps between the planks if you don't have a system to divert the rainwater. Also, while TimberTech is great for the barefoot feel around a pool, keep an eye on the surface temprature. We went with the Landmark collection because it’s supposed to stay a bit cooler, but on those 90-degree July days, it still gets surprisingly toasty compared to our old pressure-treated wood. It’s a huge relief to ditch the splinters, but we still keep a pair of flip-flops by the stairs just in case. The $38,000 is definatly a fair price though; we ended up paying nearly $30,000 for a much smaller 12x16 platform because of the steep grade in our backyard.
Make sure your builder uses the CAMO Edge Pro system for the installation. Since it’s a pool deck, you really don't want visible screw heads or "mushrooming" around the holes where people are walking barefoot. We used the CAMO hidden fasteners on our build last spring and it makes the surface feel like a smooth floor. It's way better than standard face screws for a high-traffic area like that.
Plus, if you ever need to swap a single board later, the edge-fastening system makes it alot easier to pull one out without ruining the neighboring planks.
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