Choosing a durable swimming pool deck
Improve the look and safety of your above ground pool by building an above ground pool deck next to it. You will have many choices when buying an above ground pool deck. The right choice for you will depend on your budget, yard, and home location.
A freestanding pool deck will only be next to the pool, not your home. There are a variety of options and it can totally surround your pool or just go around a small portion. Freestanding decks are relatively inexpensive and easy to bulid. Freestanding pool decks will need to be supported with some sort of foundation.
An attached pool deck will connect your pool to your home. This enables it to get some of its structural support from your house. Much of the time attached pool decks will give your above ground pool many of the features of an in ground pool. You have to check the elevation for your house and the height of the pool to see if this type of pool deck is a possibility for you. Since supports for this deck are attached to your home you will most likely want to hire a licensed professional to construct it.
There are a few commonly used designs for the building of pool decks for above ground pools. Platform decks are usually the smallest. This type of deck will not go around the pool but gives a small area to hang out by the pool. A single side deck will be put along one side of an above ground pool. This type of deck will go along the shape of the pool and makes it possible for swimmers to enter and exit the pool via the deck. Single side decks are almost always bigger than platform decks. An all around above ground pool deck will encompass the entire pool. This is typically the largest of the above ground pool decks.