Concrete Pool Deck Contractors in Pinehurst, NC

Concrete pool deck contractors in Pinehurst: the impervious percentage comes first

Section 9.2a of the Village of Pinehurst's development ordinance caps the share of a lot that impervious surface can cover, and the cap depends on the district: R-210 at 24 percent, R-30 at 30, R-20 at 35, R-15 at 37.5, R-10 at 40, R-8 at 42.5 and R-5 at 45. The Village's FAQ says impervious surface includes buildings, driveways, walkways, patios and concrete or gravel surfaces, while decks and swimming pool water count as pervious. The percentage is total impervious square feet divided by lot square feet, times 100.

So on a 20,000 sq ft lot in R-20, the cap is 7,000 sq ft of impervious surface for the house, the driveway, the walks and the surround together. The ordinance also warns that State Watershed Requirements may lower the limit. We total it up with you at the estimate, because a bigger surround can force a smaller patio somewhere else.

Permit Center: patios, walkways and driveways each get a line

Pinehurst's Planning & Inspections Department runs permits through the Village's online Permit Center. The Village sits in Moore County but runs its own department, so its rules differ from those we follow in Cumberland County and Harnett County. The Village lists patios, driveways with a new or changed apron, pools, sheds and fences or walls over 18 inches tall as separate permit items. Its permit guide says the patio permit covers a new or expanded patio, walkway or terrace, and that it includes gravel, paver, concrete and other impervious surface. A driveway permit is required for a new driveway, a new entrance, a changed apron or a widened driveway, but not for a material change that leaves the apron and footprint alone.

The Village's permit page says a survey by a surveyor or engineer is required for pools and anything with a permanent foundation, and it doesn't list one for flatwork alone. Whether your surround needs its own patio permit is the Village's call, so ask by address, and keep the answer for the estimate. Our permit guide compares the other offices we work with.

Historic Overlay: earth-tone concrete and the Village Planner

Pinehurst has a Local Historic Overlay District created by Village Council in 2006, with a seven-member Historic Preservation Commission. It isn't the same as the National Historic Landmark district designated in 1996, and the local district covers streets outside the landmark boundary too. Check the Village's Local Historic District map to see where your address falls. The standards name the original Olmsted and Manning grounds as what the district protects: winding streets, sandy paths and native plantings of hollies, magnolias and cedars. Pinehurst Resort sits inside the landmark district.

Inside the overlay, the standards class new parking areas, walks and driveways, and rear-yard decks and patios, as Minor Work, which needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Village Planner. They ask that concrete driveway color be earth-tone tints that blend with the natural environment, and they want patios on the rear or least visible side. A rear-yard surround isn't named, so ask the Planner whether it counts as Minor Work. Once you know the answer, we can price a tinted mix beside a standard gray one.

Candor sand, golf-course lots and a 64 sq ft footnote

The USDA survey, checked at 40 random points inside the Village, found Candor sand or a Candor-Urban land complex at 25, Vaucluse loamy sand at 9, Ailey at 2 and Bibb loam, frequently flooded, at 1. Candor is somewhat excessively drained. That suits a slab until the edges slump. FEMA's flood layer put 36 of the points in Zone X minimal hazard and 4 in Zone AE, including one in the AE floodway. The state flood risk lookup checks your own address.

Two ordinance details change a layout. Accessory structures and fences have to stay 30 feet back from a golf course or lakefront property line, so ask whether that touches a surround or its fence. And the R-8 footnote for a new single-story home up to 2,400 sq ft under roof limits other impervious surface to a driveway no wider than 18 feet, a direct front walk and a patio of at most 64 sq ft. A surround that size wouldn't fit, so ask before you sketch one.

Worn surround on a Pinehurst lot: tear out and pour new

Looking for concrete pool deck repair services? Our answer is tear-out and replace. We cut out panels that have dropped, tilted or broken, haul them away and pour new ones on a rebuilt base. Sand under an older slab can slump where a downspout dumped on it. A new pour fixes the base; a coat on top doesn't. Hairlines along a joint are normal. Tear-out and haul-off get their own line in the written estimate.

At a median home value of $476,600 and 85 percent owner-occupied homes, a surround stays with the property for the long haul. We price the full replacement beside the partial one, so you can compare per square foot and decide.

What to pull together for the walk-through

Comparing pool deck contractors in Pinehurst? Ask each one for the impervious math on your lot. We give you a free written estimate before any work begins, and we're insured and locally owned. Have these ready:

• Your address and zoning district.
• A survey with the house, driveway and any existing patio dimensioned.
• The builder's plan and coping height.
• Photos of the old surround and of the path the truck would take.

Call (910) 996-0343 or use the contact page. Our Pinehurst town page covers the rest of the yard, and the service overview walks through the build.