OUCH!!! SO ask him this.............so we re-pitched it........how big will the pitch have to be to keep the water from flowing in to the pool? To me it looks like it is ALREADY pitched so doing a bigger pitch will help how?
The rain water HAS to go some where once it shows up.............to me if you could lessen the amount of water that comes down off the planters then the pitch already there has a chance.
I remember someone did some work with the planter but am too lazy to go back and look. Me? Here are the steps I would take:
-take out all of the dirt and stuff in the planters for a start.
-put something water proof on the inside part of the rocks (not sure what but we can find someone who will know what to use)
-Cut a large hole (4" round) in the long wall right by the steps.
-drainage pipe with holes in it and the sock thing around it to help keep dirt out of it. One end will peek out of the large hole. You can do two holes and pipes if you think that is what is needed to handle the amount of water that flows down to that area.
I would leave that area open for a couple of storms so you can see how it works and if there is anything else that needs to be done. We will work on making it pretty again later.
Now is there ANY why you can add a small something to keep a lot of the rain from even flowing into that area? I see the rock river area they put in. That was a start but not enough to keep that pretty pool from being a mess
Lets look at deck drain ideas now...........I bet that would be a big help for the water does get past the drainage pipe in the planter area. I just did search and there are a LOT of them. I would look for one you can take the top off of so you can clean it out as needed.
I bet someone could cut the deck with their big saw to put in the deck drain for a LOT cheaper than that other idea. The deck drain gives the water someplace to go BEFORE it gets even close to the pool.
Thoughts after reading this?
Kim
