How To Build A Pool Deck For Beginners
This deck design is as simple as it gets.
How to build a pool deck for beginners. Use a level to make sure that the supports are level. Framing on Uneven Ground. Setting the pool lower than the deck is not recommended for safety reasons.
How to Build Above Ground Pool with Decks. The first step in building an above-ground pool deck is to mark and install your support posts based on the deck design. Depending on the shape of your pool or yard you may want to do something a bit different from a traditional circular or square deck.
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. Depending on the number of posts you have to set it might be a wise idea to rent a power auger to handle the digging. Plus this design shows you how to build cabinets for some added storage to your deck.
Your DIY pool deck project is coming to a final stage its time for decking. This summer our girls wanted to add a deck to one side of the above ground pool. This pool deck goes around a 21-foot round pool and it is a complete wraparound option.
Any beginner deck building project can seem a bit challenging. One of the easiest ways to create a poolside deck is to use a free-floating model. So I thought this was a great opportunity to show them how to build one and.
This is instead a guideline on the best way to build a wooden deck directly next to a pool so that you still keep in mind its future needs. Screw the supports to the interior piers using 2-12 inch deck screws. So if you are a new builder this is a basic deck course to learn simple construction techniques from.