Paver pool decks in Palmer Ranch
Travertine and light pavers over sound builder slabs or on new bases, under cages that trap water unless a drain is cut in.
- Jurisdiction
- Sarasota County
- Permit page
- rules and office
- Drive from Sarasota
- 15 to 20 minutes
- Service
- Paver Pool Decks
What does a paver pool deck cost in Palmer Ranch?
Concrete pavers about $13 to $16 per square foot and travertine $20 to $26, so a 650-square-foot deck runs roughly $8,500 to $10,500 in pavers or $13,000 to $17,000 in stone before demolition, coping and a drain. An overlay on a sound builder slab sits at the low end because there's no excavation.
Planning band from the September 10, 2026 cost tables; not a quote.
What's different about pool decks in Palmer Ranch
The typical Palmer Ranch request is travertine over the 1990s deck the house came with: the slab passes sounding, the pavers go on a thin sand bed or thin-set with a perimeter curb, and the finished floor stays under the slider threshold. Where the deck ponds under the cage, a linear drain is cut in first. Chlorine pools dominate here, so travertine's annual salt-coping rule rarely applies; sealing runs 2 to 3 years inland. Sub-associations review the material and color; travertine and light blends pass.
Cage anchors go into a new concrete curb along the cage line, never into paver joints.
Rules that apply here
County flatwork review for a new deck; overlays on the same footprint usually below thresholds (rules); sub-association ARC (guide).
A worked example
A 2001 Prestancia home with a 720-square-foot broom deck under a cage, sound but ponding at the far corner. Scope: linear drain cut into the low side and tied to the yard drain, travertine bullnose coping on the beam, tumbled travertine field sand-set over the slab with a perimeter curb, cage anchors reset into the curb, polymeric sand now and sealing after 30 days. Sub-association approval three weeks; no county permit for the overlay. Planning range: $15,000 to $19,500.
Will travertine over the old deck raise the floor above the door?
By about 2 inches (bedding plus stone); if the slab-to-threshold gap is under 3 inches, the answer is thin-set porcelain or a tear-out. The estimate measures it before anything is ordered.
Where to go next
Request an estimate in Palmer Ranch
Last reviewed September 10, 2026 by the Sarasota Concrete editorial team (author name pending owner input).