Solid wood cover for winter

[britinusa]

I was thinking, after too many winters with all the leaves, water, snow and ice on my cover, that this year i would build a plywood cover and put my winter cover on top of that to keep the wood dry.
Any one else ever done this?

 

[PoolGuyNJ]

One word: WEIGHT

Scott

 

[kplaster]

Yes,Weight.

 

[Bluegrassman]

My neighbor built a set of trusses for his pool and puts his blanket over them. They slope downward on one side allowing rain and melting snow/ice to just run off.

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[PoolGuyNJ]

There is a BIG difference in Ky's snow loads and Western Pa's.

Scott

 

[britinusa]

Weight was my thought. it was simply going to be some plywood laying flat on the top of the pool, my other design I had thought about was attaching one end to the deck and the other side sitting on some 4x4 posts so that it would be a few inches above the pool and have the cover under that

 

[JasonLion]

Without trusses (beams spanning the pool) it will never hold. Plywood alone is way too flexible. By the time you build something that will be strong enough it will be a major project. It would be simpler to just use a normal cover.

 

[CUTiger78]

What about a 16' round trampoline? Kind of like a mesh cover with a built-in frame.

 

[kplaster]

Heavy still....Metal Frame...If it was that simple someone would have made million's.just saying..Just the cover with snow,ice,etc is bad enough.You wonder why they don't last..That's why I have just started buying the cheapest cover .Then I just throw away..Plus,the mesh cover will let light in& you don't want that..Dark= nothing growing.lol

 

[CUTiger78]

Plus,the mesh cover will let light in& you don't want that..Dark= nothing growing.lol

Well, I'm a fan of my Loop Loc mesh cover, so letting light in doesn't bother me.

Anyway, just a thought!

 

[radefeld]

Plus,the mesh cover will let light in& you don't want that..Dark= nothing growing.lol

Well, I'm a fan of my Loop Loc mesh cover, so letting light in doesn't bother me.

Anyway, just a thought!

Agreed, been through 2 seasons with a loop loc mesh cover and no issues so the light hasn't been a bother. The mesh for me has worked well.

For the wood cover, I guess I'm confused at the reason to go with that solid of a solution. Seems the money you would pay and the time investment wouldn't pay back on chemical savings with a pretty big risk of cost if it collapsed.

Also, Where would you store this thing when not in use?

 

[kplaster]

Plus,the mesh cover will let light in& you don't want that..Dark= nothing growing.lol

Well, I'm a fan of my Loop Loc mesh cover, so letting light in doesn't bother me.

Anyway, just a thought!

Agreed, been through 2 seasons with a loop loc mesh cover and no issues so the light hasn't been a bother. The mesh for me has worked well.

For the wood cover, I guess I'm confused at the reason to go with that solid of a solution. Seems the money you would pay and the time investment wouldn't pay back on chemical savings with a pretty big risk of cost if it collapsed.

Also, Where would you store this thing when not in use?

I was referring to the trampoline..loop-loc mesh cover's are not the same as the trampoline cover..Loop-loc mesh doesnot let sunlight through.Trampoline material does..

 

[CUTiger78]

I was referring to the trampoline..loop-loc mesh cover's are not the same as the trampoline cover..Loop-loc mesh doesnot let sunlight through.Trampoline material does..

I've been swimming under my loop-loc cover and it sure looked like it was letting sunlight through, but whatever....

 

[kplaster]

I was referring to the trampoline..loop-loc mesh cover's are not the same as the trampoline cover..Loop-loc mesh doesnot let sunlight through.Trampoline material does..

I've been swimming under my loop-loc cover and it sure looked like it was letting sunlight through, but whatever....

Yes, if you would check info on loop-loc.It block's 100% of sunlight..I don't think I would be swimming under it.Each is on..

 

[britinusa]

My only reason for thinking about this is that i have 67 trees in my 1/2 back yard so leaves and rain during fall means i have a cover with a foot of water and leaves on it so i then have a big clean up job before winter comes and then in winter i have the same issue with rain and snow.
No matter what i do my cover never seems to stay tight fitting it always sinks down until its sitting on the water in the pool, i have put weights all around it but that didnt help.

 

[kplaster]

Don't think there is much hope.Except,cleaning off during the fall&winter..I believe I would take the blower to it when getting up the leaves through the fall.That's why I don't have tree's.UGG !!!hate the leave's.

 

[PoolGuyNJ]

1) Loop-Loc's Mesh-II cover will let light in. This is the only mesh material for a cover they have. Some other brands have a mesh that will stop light but they weigh a lot more.

2) Loop-Loc's On-Ground covers are stretched tight to the special anchors set around the perimeter of the pool. If there is a deck around the pool, deck anchors are used if 5/4" wood was used. Engineered products cannot be used as they tend to be too soft a material and the anchors will come loose.

3) Tarp style covers are supposed to sit on the water's surface. They are supposed to form a barrier between the pool's water and the elements. If a tree branch pokes a hole in it, the barrier is broken and pool water can get out and weather can get in. There is isn't anything you can do.

Scott

 

[1380ken]

You could put a canopy over the pool in the fall. That would keep most of the leaves and rain out. Might have to take it down before it starts snowing.

 

[WestSidePool]

I was referring to the trampoline..loop-loc mesh cover's are not the same as the trampoline cover..Loop-loc mesh doesnot let sunlight through.Trampoline material does..

I've been swimming under my loop-loc cover and it sure looked like it was letting sunlight through, but whatever....

The original Loop-Loc mesh cover let light in.
I have the Loop-Loc II cover, and like mentioned before, it lets in very little if any sunlight.

 

[JasonLion]

Loop-Loc does advertise that their Ultra-Loc II covers block 100% of sunlight. However that is not literally true. They do block better than 99% of sunlight, which is about the same thing as 100% as far as algae is concerned, but they still let in enough light that you can see. People can see at extremely low levels of illumination, a tiny fraction of 1% is more than enough.