We purchased our 21 foot pool for $400 from someone on craigslist. It was in brand new condition. We hired someone to dig out and level the hole to bury it up to water level. That cost $150. It was backfilled. Then we had the deck built. The carpenter was brilliant in that he designed the deck so the supports are far enough back from the pool that it causes no pressure on the pool sides. The liner is accessible by removing the 2 deck boards closest to the pool. Landscaper is coming in next month with new sod, irrigation system and palm trees!
Our little bit of heaven!
- Thread starter cindybuck
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It's gorgeous! Congrats on your new back yard. I spent last weekend pressure washing and applying new stain and waterseal our deck. A friend asked me if it's really worth all the trouble to keep up our deck and pool. I don't look at it as trouble, I enjoy every second of it!
- Sep 22, 2011
- 204
Nicest "aboveground" pool I've seen. I love the deck too. Is it cedar? If it is, I would recommend you rent a vibrating floor sander from Home Depot or Lowes every spring and give it a good "once-over." I had a cedar deck that was beautiful, but it weatherd rather quickly, so I had to redo it every year. It was kind of a PIA, but mostly becuase the rental store was about 45 minutes away and becuase I had a railing to work around. Hopefully you have a closer rental place and obviously, no railing. Should be a snap. Just don't rent a drum-type sander, becuase they are very hard to work with and will leave slight indentations if you don't keep it moving constantly.
- May 4, 2011
- 634
That deck has to cost more than my pool! I would love to have something like that! Thanks! The deck cost about $4,000. Still, not a bad deal when you figure we got the pool for so cheap!
WOW...that is gorgeous...and the price is blowing me away. I had a 12x16 deck installed last year on one side of my pool for about $6500. Sheesh! You done good! 
What a beautiful pool & DECK! I have Beagles that look just like yours except I have 3 of the wonderful buddys.
Beautiful. I am about to install an above ground completely buried and would love to do this. My only question is what to backfill with. Do you know what they used to backfill? Was is just dirt or some special mix?