Paver pool decks in Placida, Grove City and Cape Haze
Waterfront decks on filled lots, built with concrete curbs and materials that don't mind salt.
- Jurisdiction
- Charlotte County
- Permit page
- rules and office
- Drive from Sarasota
- 55 to 65 minutes by SR-776 and Placida Road
- Service
- Paver Pool Decks
What does a paver pool deck cost in Placida or Cape Haze?
Concrete pavers about $13 to $16 per square foot, travertine $20 to $26 and 2 cm porcelain $22 to $32, so a 700-square-foot waterfront deck runs roughly $9,000 to $11,000 in pavers, $14,000 to $18,000 in stone or $15,500 to $22,500 in porcelain before coping and drains, plus Charlotte County's fees and a Notice of Commencement. Salt pools push the choice toward porcelain or dense pavers.
Planning band from the September 10, 2026 cost tables; not a quote.
What's different about pool decks in Placida, Grove City & Cape Haze
Placida and Cape Haze decks sit on sand and shell fill on Lemon Bay, Gasparilla Sound and the canals, in AE and VE, with boat lifts at the seawall and salt on everything. The base is built to be flushed: geotextile, lifts, a concrete curb at the seawall and the cage line, a field that resets. Materials are chosen by the pool and the owner's presence: porcelain or dense concrete pavers for salt pools and seasonal owners, travertine for owners who'll seal the coping every year. The Cape Haze golf communities are inland and review color.
Charlotte County permits every paver deck and inspects it.
Rules that apply here
Charlotte County permit for all flatwork including pavers, NOC over $5,000, published fees (rules); AE and VE on the water (flood page); ARC in the Cape Haze communities.
A worked example
A 2006 waterfront home on the Cape Haze peninsula with a 720-square-foot travertine deck, coping flaking from a salt pool, field sound. Charlotte County permit (coping replacement as slab work). Scope: coping replaced in porcelain bullnose mortar-set on the beam, field cleaned and re-sanded, penetrating sealer, concrete curb added at the seawall where plastic restraint had lifted in 2024. Planning band: $4,500 to $7,000 including fees.
Should a seasonal owner in Placida pick travertine?
Only with a property manager who'll schedule the annual coping sealing on a salt pool; otherwise porcelain or dense concrete pavers, which need nothing between visits. The estimate asks the question before the sample is picked.
Where to go next
Request an estimate in Placida, Grove City & Cape Haze
Last reviewed September 10, 2026 by the Sarasota Concrete editorial team (author name pending owner input).