Pavers are one of the best surfaces you can put around a pool. They stay cooler than solid concrete in full sun, offer natural slip resistance, drain through their joints, and — critically around a pool where settling and plumbing repairs happen — they lift and reset individually.
Why pavers around a pool
- Cooler underfoot than poured concrete
- Naturally slip-resistant, textured surfaces
- Drain through the joints; grade splash-out away from the pool
- Repairable one unit at a time over plumbing or settling
- Coping and border options that frame the pool
What it costs
Paver pool decks in Knoxville typically run about $20–$40 per square foot installed depending on paver, coping and pattern.