DIY Pool Cover Build
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Using a tarp on my pool hasn't worked well, and my deck is not friendly for a regular pool safety cover, so I decided to build my own!
Used 2x6 boards to span the pool. On one side I added a 2x8 board on end to add slope to the 2x6 joists.
Used old tarp to cover and secured in place by 1x2 strapping.
Ran into some trouble part way through the winter! Check out this important update to the pool cover here: • ALMOST a disaster for ...
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If you took 6 to 8 6x6 posts and a wench and pulley system . You could raise that in the summer to be a trellis and lower it in the winter for your cover or part of your deck. 👍🏻
Oh my goodness! I am trying not to like it, but that is a brilliant idea!! 👏👏💯
I wonder what my wife will say....😎
I am really loving this idea! I am thinking if it was made solid, although I know that would be super heavy, I could have a solid deck over the pool in the winter and use it with our outdoor firepit and some seating then raise it in the summer which would still keep a lot of the sun off the pool. In the winter we could string lights around the 6x6 posts for great ambiance!!!
Another great idea! Someday, someday.....
You could make that retractable. Sub in Fence railing for Wood sides. Drill Holes in each end of cross beams. Slide the beams to one end when not in use.
That is an interesting idea. Thanks!
Does anyone know the list of materials? I have a 7 months old and I want to do this our pool.
You should just raise one side of the structure , on an angle the water and some snow would run off to the outside wall .
The one side is raised by setting it on a 2x8. It's not much, but worked for the first year.
Really interested in what you did. Our not cheap winter cover was supplied by a pool company. It has holes in a line all along the midline longitudinally. It therefore is rubbish at letting water drain out as the water pools anywhere except at the holes. With rain it sinks. No idea what to do with it. We put long planks similarly to you but much more basic and it just sags where not supported. We have to keep manually draining water in the rain. Going to see if you have another video on this.
Hope you find a good solution!
I guess thin plywood under the tarp would have helped
Yes. But I was trying to minimize cost and material to store during the summer. Been a few years and this is working so far!
Thanks for watching!
you kinda look like the dude that played Hank from breaking bad
They make sump pumps for pool cover tops. Maybe look into that. 😊
Really? I definitely will! Thanks for the tip!
Can you tell me how you secured thr pool lift on your deck? My husband's paralyzed and we just got one.
I used the "deck mount" option with our chair, and then reinforced the deck joists below with blocking and a 2x12 sub-floor below the regular decking. Hope this helps!
that looks like major $$$ in wood costs, assuming they are 16ft 2x8s, and need then need the space to store it (even if broken down).
Yes. About $700CAN. Bit cheaper than custom pool cover.
Stored stacked in my garage beside my car.
Why can't someone make a for real for a winter cover set of a cheap solar cover just use the actual would recover to roll your cover instead of a solar reel it would be much easier especially if you only have one person to put the cover on does anybody know how I would love a description or tutorial because if you can do it there should be a way since you can do with the solar cover
That would be nice! Thanks for watching!
What happens in summer --u take the whole thing apart?????
Yes! It only takes a couple hours to take it apart and stack in my garage.
How do you open it when you need the pool ?
Once the winter has passed, when I open it in the spring, I will disassemble the cover and store the wood until I winterize it again in the fall. It's a few hours work, but so far it has been working great and doesn't take noticeably longer than filling bags with water, etc. Thanks for watching!
a little roof??
Toying with the idea of making it a raise/lower pergola. Seems like a lot....
To much work. I never have a problem with just my mesh pool cover.
We end up with many feet of snow and rain over the winter. When we used to lay the tarp on the water , the snow/ice would fill the pool and overflow the water from under the tarp and into the skimmer and require significant make up.
I agree this is a lot of work, but kept the pool in much better condition, and was way less stress during the winter and less work & hassle opening the pool. For us, overall a net positive!
Thanks for your comment!
Turn that idea into a sliding deck. 🤷🏽♀️keep all year
If I had room to slide it somewhere, that would be great!
I’m thinking of doing something similar and then “store” it by elevating it in summer - shade for the pool in summer, keep it on ground level in winter as a winter cover.
My concern with doing something like that is that it is so heavy, the contact points on the deck would have a tremendous load. Not sure you could even keep the tarp on because of the wind forces could lift their right up?
@@AnotherNerdyCanuck definitely would need to think about the loading and the mechanism to make it go up and down. Instead of having a timber structure, I’m considering using a pergola with adjustable slats for shade/sun as required. Then make it come down in winter or on days with bad weather. Plenty to think about still. :)
Sliding deck would be on a rails someone on CZcams has one check it out
That is expensive
Depends what you compare it to. It is a one-time expense and also gives a much better pool opening experience!