Last summer we put in a grecian in ground pool (husband and I did it ourselves) but we quit before we poured the concrete deck--we wanted to let all the backfill settle--and honestly we were just tired of construction at that point.
So now I am revisiting an auto cover. We cannot put in an under coping cover that just covers the pool because of our grecian corners and the stairs bump out. I am looking at an in deck track that the cover would run on a couple inches from the edge of the pool. It would be flush with the deck so not a tripping hazard or anything. And I am putting in a concrete deck--not pavers or anything fancier. Opinions on these--I think it would look nice but I'm not totally sold.
Pros--water would stay cleaner/evaporate less
easy/convenient to click a button and have the pool covered
another layer of safety (although I have teens and no neighbors) it would keep animals out--not sure what kind of damage a deer could do but I don't want to find out
Cons--a bit expensive
I don't want the track to be an eyesore. But I guess my reel with a blue cover on it would be a bit of an eyesore also.
Would a bubble cover let us heat the pool with the sun more? Our pool is in direct sunlight from morning until like 6 or 7 at night. I do want to use the sun to heat it (we are in PA). Will this cover block the sun? Hope this question makes sense.
Brands anyone prefers
I have a quote from automatic pool covers inc
I am getting a quote from Cover Star and Cover pools.
Any others to recommend?
Thanks.
So now I am revisiting an auto cover. We cannot put in an under coping cover that just covers the pool because of our grecian corners and the stairs bump out. I am looking at an in deck track that the cover would run on a couple inches from the edge of the pool. It would be flush with the deck so not a tripping hazard or anything. And I am putting in a concrete deck--not pavers or anything fancier. Opinions on these--I think it would look nice but I'm not totally sold.
Pros--water would stay cleaner/evaporate less
easy/convenient to click a button and have the pool covered
another layer of safety (although I have teens and no neighbors) it would keep animals out--not sure what kind of damage a deer could do but I don't want to find out
Cons--a bit expensive
I don't want the track to be an eyesore. But I guess my reel with a blue cover on it would be a bit of an eyesore also.
Would a bubble cover let us heat the pool with the sun more? Our pool is in direct sunlight from morning until like 6 or 7 at night. I do want to use the sun to heat it (we are in PA). Will this cover block the sun? Hope this question makes sense.
Brands anyone prefers
I have a quote from automatic pool covers inc
I am getting a quote from Cover Star and Cover pools.
Any others to recommend?
Thanks.
