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Pool Cover? f.amendola 02-28-2008
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Posted by on February 28, 2008, 8:48 pm
I am trying to figure out a way to cover my pool. Here is a picture of
it... www.drumrx.com/9.jpg

Priority # 1 - I need to keep my 1 year old and 4 year old from
drowning.

Priority # 2 - I need to have the rain run off toward the back of the
property (narrow decking on opposite side of pool in pic)

Priority # 3 - Notice the trees... no leaves allowed!!!

Priority # 4 - It would be cool to be able to claim some of the space
in my yard in the 9 months that we do not use the pool. We are in the
north east.

The problem...

Notice the brick patio and the wood decking near the pool stairs... It
is about 14 to 16 inches above the rest of the decking around the
pool.

Notice the cut-out for the stairs, this makes the pool somewhat of an
L shape.

I have been told by the company that services my pool that a standard
safety cover will not be suitable for my application because of the
height of the patio.

I thought about 2 options...

First, to build some sort of a removeable deck that can span the 15
feet from the brick patio to the narrow decking on the other side of
the pool, and cover it with a tied down tarp. The problem with this is
A. I am worried about the weight of the entire thing when on the pool,
and B. because I would have to remove and store these "removable deck
sections" they could not be that wide, or that heavy. Fat chance being
that I would have to use 2 x 12's of PTL to span the 15 feet.

Second, I thought it would be cool to have a bunch of floating dock
sections like offered by a company called EZDock... Again, covered by
a tied down tarp. I thought this was a neat idea until I found out
that it would cost about $13,000... Not worth that kind of money.
Although I would not rule out some other floating mechanism as it
would allow me to walk on it and use the space in my yard.

I still do not know what to do. I need to replace the "tarp with water
bags" system that I have now, it is a pain to maintain, and my kids
cannot use my yard for 9 months out of the year for I fear that they
would drown.

Any suggestions would be helpful...

Thanks,

Frank

AppliancePartsPros.com, Inc.
Posted by RBM on February 28, 2008, 9:17 pm

>I am trying to figure out a way to cover my pool. Here is a picture of
> it... www.drumrx.com/9.jpg
>
> Priority # 1 - I need to keep my 1 year old and 4 year old from
> drowning.
>
> Priority # 2 - I need to have the rain run off toward the back of the
> property (narrow decking on opposite side of pool in pic)
>
> Priority # 3 - Notice the trees... no leaves allowed!!!
>
> Priority # 4 - It would be cool to be able to claim some of the space
> in my yard in the 9 months that we do not use the pool. We are in the
> north east.
>
> The problem...
>
> Notice the brick patio and the wood decking near the pool stairs... It
> is about 14 to 16 inches above the rest of the decking around the
> pool.
>
> Notice the cut-out for the stairs, this makes the pool somewhat of an
> L shape.
>
> I have been told by the company that services my pool that a standard
> safety cover will not be suitable for my application because of the
> height of the patio.
>
> I thought about 2 options...
>
> First, to build some sort of a removeable deck that can span the 15
> feet from the brick patio to the narrow decking on the other side of
> the pool, and cover it with a tied down tarp. The problem with this is
> A. I am worried about the weight of the entire thing when on the pool,
> and B. because I would have to remove and store these "removable deck
> sections" they could not be that wide, or that heavy. Fat chance being
> that I would have to use 2 x 12's of PTL to span the 15 feet.
>
> Second, I thought it would be cool to have a bunch of floating dock
> sections like offered by a company called EZDock... Again, covered by
> a tied down tarp. I thought this was a neat idea until I found out
> that it would cost about $13,000... Not worth that kind of money.
> Although I would not rule out some other floating mechanism as it
> would allow me to walk on it and use the space in my yard.
>
> I still do not know what to do. I need to replace the "tarp with water
> bags" system that I have now, it is a pain to maintain, and my kids
> cannot use my yard for 9 months out of the year for I fear that they
> would drown.
>
> Any suggestions would be helpful...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank

I'm not seeing why a custom fit safety cover wouldn't work



Posted by on February 28, 2008, 9:47 pm
Are you speaking of the anchored down variety? Kind of like the one
that they advertise with an elephant on it? Because almost 50% of the
perimeter of the pool is higher than the rest, this would make for a
very odd shaped custom cover wouldnt it? I mean, if the cover is to be
pulled tightly, what happens with the right-triangle shaped opening
that would be there just after the drop off from the patio for
example? Do they sell some kind of wedge or something that is to be
installed to act as a slope?

As I said in my post, I wouuld like to be able to walk on it, I am not
sure the "safety" covers are meant for that. Although I am probably
just out of luck on that... I guess I could live with enough saftey
for my kids to run across it to get a ball or something though.

Posted by willshak on February 28, 2008, 9:57 pm
on 2/28/2008 9:47 PM f.amendola@comcast.net said the following:
> Are you speaking of the anchored down variety? Kind of like the one
> that they advertise with an elephant on it? Because almost 50% of the
> perimeter of the pool is higher than the rest, this would make for a
> very odd shaped custom cover wouldnt it? I mean, if the cover is to be
> pulled tightly, what happens with the right-triangle shaped opening
> that would be there just after the drop off from the patio for
> example? Do they sell some kind of wedge or something that is to be
> installed to act as a slope?
>
> As I said in my post, I wouuld like to be able to walk on it, I am not
> sure the "safety" covers are meant for that. Although I am probably
> just out of luck on that... I guess I could live with enough saftey
> for my kids to run across it to get a ball or something though.
>

When I installed my safety cover for the first time last Fall. I walked
across it to show my wife how safe it was. I weigh 200 lbs and I got my
feet wet up to my ankles. It was brand new and hadn't stretched out yet.
I intend to make it tighter next year, but I doubt that my feet won't
get wet.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Posted by on February 28, 2008, 10:48 pm
Thanks for the reply... Question.... Can you tell me more about the
"solid" cover you had?

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