What does Terrazas y Piscinas Málaga actually do?
We pave the parts of a property where people spend their time outdoors. That means the terrace off the living room, the patio by the kitchen door, the deck of paving around a swimming pool, the path from the gate to the front door, the floor under a pergola or barbecue, and the steps that join one garden level to the next.
In practical terms, garden renovation with us usually starts with something that no longer works: a terrace that holds water after rain, a pool surround with rocking slabs, a lawn worn bare along the route everyone walks, or old crazy paving lifted by roots. We take up what has to go, rebuild the layers underneath and lay a new surface that suits the way the household lives.
The business is run by one registered sole trader, Bauman Raymond Attila, from an office in Marbella. The same autónomo operates six related websites, each covering one kind of paving job. This one deals only with the outdoor living areas of a home; driveways, sunken paving and restoration of existing surfaces have their own sites, linked below where they are relevant.
Which outdoor areas can we pave for you?
Every area of a garden has a different job to do, so each one is planned on its own terms rather than with a single standard specification. The list below shows the six types of work we carry out and links to a page explaining each in detail.
- Paved terraces: level outdoor rooms next to the house, laid in concrete pavers or slabs with a fall away from the walls
- Patios and porches: yards, courtyards and covered porches, including replacing a worn concrete or tiled patio
- Pool surrounds: the paved area around the water, where grip, edges and drainage matter more than anywhere else in the garden
- Garden paths: routes between gate, house, pool and garden, in pavers, slabs or stone, with firm edges
- Barbecue and gazebo areas: crazy-paving stone or pavers under pergolas, outdoor kitchens and dining corners
- Outdoor steps: risers and treads clad in block pavers or stone to link levels of a sloping plot
Many jobs combine two or three of these. A typical example is a new pool surround that continues as a path to the terrace, with a couple of steps where the ground drops. Planning them together lets the falls, levels and materials join up properly instead of meeting at awkward edges.
Why does a garden surface sink or hold water?
Most failures in outdoor paving come from what is underneath, not from the pavers themselves. When the sub-base is too thin, poorly compacted or washed out by water, the surface settles in patches; when the fall is missing or runs towards the house, rain sits on the terrace instead of draining away.
Garden areas are often treated as less demanding than a driveway, and that is where shortcuts happen. A terrace may only carry furniture and people, but it still needs a compacted granular layer, a bedding layer of even thickness and edges that stop the pavers from creeping outwards. Around a pool, splashed water and backwash add to the rain, so the base must cope with being wet more often than the rest of the garden.
Our guide to a patio without puddles explains how falls, channels and gullies are worked out before laying starts. If an existing surface has already dropped, the specialist pages on lifting and relaying sunken paving cover the repair rather than full replacement.
Which materials work best for terraces, paths and pool areas?
There is no single best material; the right choice depends on where the surface sits, how wet it gets and the look you want. For most outdoor living areas we lay concrete block pavers, large-format concrete slabs or natural stone, and we explain the trade-offs on site with samples.
| Material | Where it suits | Points to weigh up |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete block pavers | Terraces, patios, paths, steps | Easy to lift and relay; many colours and blends; joints need topping up |
| Large-format concrete slabs | Modern terraces, wide paths | Calm look with few joints; need a very even bed and careful handling |
| Crazy-paving natural stone | Barbecue corners, gazebos, rustic paths | Every piece is cut to fit; slower to lay; each stone differs |
| Porcelain or other tiles | Some terraces | Usually bonded to a concrete slab, a different system from pavers |
For pool surrounds, the surface finish matters as much as the material. Spain's Building Code classes floors by slip resistance and, within its scope, calls for the highest class around pools; our guide to pool surround materials covers that in detail. If you are torn between pavers and tiles, read pavers or porcelain before deciding, and for stone the guide to natural stone in the garden sets out what to expect.
We work with Mapei products where a bonded or sealed system is needed. We do not recommend a material from a catalogue alone: a sample placed on your terrace in its real light is the quickest way to rule options in or out.
How does a project run from the first photo to the finished terrace?
A job starts with photos and rough measurements, continues with a site visit and a written quote, and ends with a clean, finished surface. Owners who are not in Spain can follow each step from abroad, in English, and nothing is covered over without you having seen it first.
- You send photos of the area and the approximate m², with a note on what bothers you about the current surface.
- We reply with questions and, where it makes sense, arrange to see the property, check levels, access and what lies under the existing paving.
- You receive a written quote that lists the layers, materials, edges and the removal of rubble.
- Before work starts, we confirm with you or your administrator whether the town hall or the community of owners needs to be involved.
- We lift the old surface, build and compact the base, set edges and lay the new paving to the agreed falls.
- Joints are filled, the surface is compacted where the material allows it, and the area is cleaned and handed back.
- Throughout the job you receive photos of the hidden stages, so you can see what goes under the surface before it is covered.
The order of trades matters on garden jobs. Irrigation pipes, garden lighting cables and pool pipework should be in place before the base is built, because lifting new paving later to add a cable undoes part of the work. We ask about these early so that the other trades can be scheduled around the paving.
What should you check about permits and community rules?
In Andalusia, minor works that do not need a project are generally handled by a responsible declaration (declaración responsable) under Law 7/2021 (LISTA), article 138.1.a), but each town hall's ordinance decides which procedure applies to a particular job. For any given paving job in your town, the local council confirms the exact route, and we check it with you before work starts.
If your home is part of a community of owners, the Horizontal Property Law (Ley 49/1960) applies. Work on common elements, such as a shared pool surround or a communal garden path, needs a resolution of the owners' meeting under the majority rules of article 17; the community administrator can confirm the exact majority your job needs. A private terrace that belongs only to your unit may still be subject to the community's rules on appearance, so it is worth asking before choosing colours.
We are the contractor who carries out the works. We do not draw up architectural projects or geotechnical studies. Where a job needs those, your architect or engineer prepares them and we build to their specification. Rubble from lifting old paving is handled under the rules for construction and demolition waste, which we explain in the quote.
What affects the cost of paving a garden or pool area?
The cost depends mostly on the surface area, the state of the existing ground, access for machinery and materials, and the paving chosen. Prices are not published on this site; the network's price site sets them out openly, so you can compare like with like before asking for a quote.
- Square metres: small, fiddly areas cost more per m² than large open ones
- Access: a terrace reached only through the house or down garden steps means more handling by hand
- What has to come up first: old concrete, tiles or crazy paving to break out and remove
- Base condition: whether the existing sub-base can be reused or has to be rebuilt
- Falls and drainage: channels, gullies or connections to an existing drain
- Material and pattern: stone and cut-heavy patterns take longer than standard pavers
- Edges, steps and details around the pool, planters and walls
For published rates per square metre, see block paving cost per m², or try the online paving calculator to get an approximate figure before you contact us. The article on what drives the budget for a paved terrace walks through the same factors with examples from garden work.
Where in Málaga province do we work?
We cover the whole province of Málaga from our base in Marbella. Most garden and pool jobs are on the coast, from Manilva and Casares through Estepona, Marbella, Mijas, Fuengirola, Benalmádena and Torremolinos to Málaga city, Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Torrox and Nerja, and in the hill towns behind them such as Benahavís and Ojén.
Villas, townhouses in urbanizaciones and ground-floor apartments with private gardens each bring their own questions, from narrow access lanes to community rules on what can be changed. The area pages below the main menu give more detail on each town, including how we organise access and deliveries there.
How do the six websites in this network fit together?
All six sites belong to the same sole trader and share one team, one phone line and one way of working. They are split by topic so that each page can answer one kind of question properly instead of mixing everything together.
- Adoquinado Málaga: paving materials, bases and full replacement across the province
- Adoquines Hundidos: repair of sunken, loose or root-lifted paving
- Entradas de Vehículos Málaga: driveways, garage entrances and communal car parks
- Renueva tu Pavimento: cleaning, crack repair and tinted resin coating of existing concrete, stamped concrete and pavers
- Precio Adoquinado: published prices, a calculator and what a quote includes
If your terrace is structurally sound but looks tired, restoring it may make more sense than replacing it; the page on patio and terrace restoration explains when that works. If it has sunk, start with the repair site. And if the job is really about where the car goes, the driveway site is the better place to begin.
What should you read before deciding?
A little background makes the conversation with any contractor quicker and helps you compare quotes on the same basis. These guides and articles answer the questions garden owners ask us most often, from choosing an edge to keeping joints free of weeds.
- Designing paths and edges: widths, curves and the edging that keeps a path in shape
- Looking after outdoor paving: cleaning, weeds, joint sand and what to avoid
- Common mistakes when paving around a pool: the errors that show up after the first summer
- Why a terrace floods and how to stop it: falls, channels and blocked outlets
- Garden paths by use: which surface suits a service route, a stroll or a wheelbarrow path
When you are ready, send us a photo and the approximate m² – free, no-obligation quote. A few pictures taken from different angles, plus one showing how the area is reached from the street, are usually enough for a first answer.
