Hi, I am in my 5th season of owning in-ground pool with marble deck/coping. I am located at a high elevation on a hill and exposed to a lot of wind. In the first few winter seasons, I noticed the winter cover etched into the coping stone slightly but not so bad. But this last season was exponentially bad (photos attached for reference) I am assuming my pool guy installed the winter cover different this year (tighter or looser), but not sure. Hoping someone can advise on:
1) What material can I place between the cover and coping to prevent this and which will not risk staining the marble? I see a lot of pad products and looplock even carries a pad specific for this, but concerned they will stain the light color marble.
2) Is this caused by the cover being too tight or too loose? On one hand, if the cover is too loose then there is more movement which can etch into the stone. But on the other hand, the looser the cover is, it is exposed to carrying more rainwater/snow and this extra weight may be the cause of the problem.
Need to find a reliable solution to this before this season, otherwise Im gonna have to replace my coping which will is a cost that should be avoidable.
Thanks in advance.
1) What material can I place between the cover and coping to prevent this and which will not risk staining the marble? I see a lot of pad products and looplock even carries a pad specific for this, but concerned they will stain the light color marble.
2) Is this caused by the cover being too tight or too loose? On one hand, if the cover is too loose then there is more movement which can etch into the stone. But on the other hand, the looser the cover is, it is exposed to carrying more rainwater/snow and this extra weight may be the cause of the problem.
Need to find a reliable solution to this before this season, otherwise Im gonna have to replace my coping which will is a cost that should be avoidable.
Thanks in advance.
