Pool Deck Questions?

[gcpint]

Hello all again...well with your help I finally got the pool up and it looks great!
Thanks AGAIN!!
Anyway I am going to start on the deck next, was wondering if anyone had or knows where I could get plans to putting up a deck, I have build decks before but never around a pool, I downloaded one from deckplans.com but its not really what I wanted, I wanted top rails and the size was to small, I am looking at something around 24' wide and 12' deep...anyway any help in the right direction would be appreciated!! Thanks Again!
Glenn

[hrsdennis]

Hi, I don't have plans but do have some photos of a few that I have built.
http://www.shadebuilder.com/above_gr...ool_decks.html
They might give you some ideas.

Best of luck, Dennis

[gcpint]

Thanks Dennis, those should give me some ideas, do you think its best to build so the deck overlaps the toprail of just level with it ?

[matt4x4]

you can get free plans here for any size round.
http://www.deckplans.com/
They also give you custom material lists etc.
I would NOT overlap the top UNLESS you NEVER get frost.
Same goes for going UNDER the rail.

[scsteven]

We built our deck so that the deck comes right underneath the lip of the edge of the pool. It is 20' by 12' with a seperate, raised, pergola covered 10'x10' deck attached. I love our pool deck!! I have pics if you want to see them!

[jabbajean]

We are getting ready to put a deck around our 24ft AG pool as well. We are not sure wether to bring the wood over the rails, up to the rails or under?? I know we need room for the cover in the fall. Anyone have thoughts on that? GCpint, that sounds like a nice size deck!
Jay

[roxy]

Would love to see some pics...

[virangos]

Nice deck hrsdennis, I put one up 2 years ago and it looks very similar.
As for over, under, or flush with rails, I built mine over the rails but left about 2 inches clearance between. I have a stainless ladder that bolts to the deck. It has worked great for me in PA.
However it is a real pain trying to cover the pool at the end of the season.
Imho it's a matter of preferance but do consider what you will have to go through later to cover and uncover the pool.
Hope this helps.

[kevkline]

Lowes has a pretty decent deck designer software.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...es_splash.html

[posguy]

I used the plan from deckplans.com to go 2/3 around the pool and went about 3/4" under the top raIls. I would think if you have frost heave, the pool wall and deck should move the same, but if not, I dont think the deck would rise more than 1/2" or so. Im glad I went under the rail because now I must remove the top rails to do a repair. Also, I would only use the deck blocks if you have difficult soil to dig in or are not getting a permit. You can get away with a lot less blocks with beams.

Good Luck
Anthony