Replacing deck & coping on a vinyl liner pool

[ChuckD]

Dragging this really old post out of the dusty archives....

So, I'm facing an identical situation, with the exception that a couple years ago I hired a slab jacking company to come in and level several of the sections also. That actually was about 80% successful. It being old concrete the act of drilling holes actually caused a couple more cracks, and the drill holes are permanently a different color where they were patched. Also 2 of the sections had drifted a half inch or so out of position and there wasn't much the jacker could do for those. But the slabs are mostly leveled and for $2300 it was a decent stop-gap move to prevent stubbed toes if nothing else till a new deck could be installed.

Which brings me to this point in time and pulling out this old post. Was there any resolution? I wouldn't dare attempt this on my own but I'd like to hear what others have done under similar conditions. We're getting ready for a major make-over and want to consider our options. I'd throw in that I'm also considering some of the wood decks I see built around pools as maybe a possible option? As in, right over the concrete.

Thanks.

[sampeterson18]

Congratulations, I somehow got an email notification that you had posted in this thread.

We ended up tearing out all the concrete & coping, and replacing it with stamped, stained concrete. We were able to do this by using what's called a liner track - it's a piece that screws directly into the pool wall, and holds the liner in place. A couple links I found about it from a quick google (I'm sure you can find more, if you want):
http://www.legendaryescapes.com/reso...r-vinyl-pools/ (about halfway down)
http://poolsbycardinal.net/sidemount-mps-track-smt.php
http://www.michpool.com/coping-liner-track/ (the VM models)

We're extremely happy with the way it looks, and if we had to do it again, we'd go the same route (note: free flagstone was no longer an option by the time we started this). I do feel much better about a solid deck, though, and not having to worry about stones coming loose, pulling up, etc.

So yeah, with the liner track, anything is possible. The pool company installed it, the ladder & diving board mounts (including the ground wires to the pool), and the skimmer. The concrete guys did the rest (or at this point, you could do stone, etc., following waste's information above). When it was all done, we just attached the ladders and diving board, and we were good to go.

Again, I'm not an expert - this is just what worked for us. If somebody who knows more tells you differently, take their word over mine.

[Watermom]

Thank you for coming back into this thread with the update! That is what makes this forum work; people sharing ideas of what has and hasn't worked for them.

[ChuckD]

Heh, yeah, about that email notification thing. I never got one from your update. Just happened to stop in and saw this.
Thanks very much for the reply, this offers much hope for our situation and I'll be looking into your links.

Thanks again Sam!