If the pool is an inground and if you simply cover it with a deck and do nothing more it will in time become a swamp of sorts under the deck offering up more trouble than you might expect.
How to build a deck over a swimming pool.
We do not want to spend the money to go all the way around the pool like this one.
If you have an oval shaped pool then you can easily build an oval shaped above ground pool deck made with wooden panels within the ground.
Cut one joist for every 16 inches of the pool s length.
Complete the pool deck frame by screwing 2 x 4 diagonal braces to the 4 x 4 posts photo 5.
I d be concerned that some kid could be trapped under it by some of his buddies moving the deck over the pool while he was still in the pool.
Continue to work your way around the pool setting pier blocks posts and frames.
Make sure it is big enough for the swimmers to comfortably walk around the pool.
With nothing over it to keep the rain out the pool will continue to collect and hold water or at the least moisture making it a perfect breeding gound for mold fungus algea mosquitos and other.
Make sure to measure well past the edge onto the concrete patio surrounding the pool to avoid any risk of the edge crumbling.
We want to have room to sit on the deck in the front so where this deck steps up it would be all one level.
Determine the dimensions of your deck.
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It is best to set a series of segmented beams and footings about 2 from the edge of the pool to support around the curved sides.
The bracing isn t required if the deck is less than 30 in.
You can build pool deck that covers half of the pool wall and then have a small staircase that leads you to slide into your pool.
After installing the 17 assembled frames measure and cut the last one to fit the remaining space.
Then install pre made concrete piers along that string line and put 4x4 wood posts in them to support the deck.
I really want be able to go from the patio to the deck but i m not sure that the pool deck doesn t need to be back a bit.
These design requirements should also be considered for any deck adjacent swimming pools or hot tubs whether in or above ground.
It will be easiest to run joists across the shorter distance of the pool rather than end to end.
We like the steps on both sides.
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Lay them out spanning the pool.