mudrider420,
Thanks for the compliment.
The building codes here require either a 5' tall fence or a safety cover. I chose to do the safety cover. It was more expensive, but gives me other benefits like keeping the UV rays out, keeping heat in, and keeping debris out. I also think it is a lot safer than a fence and I worry a lot less.
Below are pics of the pool cover and equipment pad. The battery charger for my camera stopped working, so I had to take the pics with my cell phone. If you want to see clearer pics or pics of other details, just let me know and I will retake them once I get a new charger.
Here is a distant pic of the cover. You will notice that under the diving board I had them do a step up in the concrete. With the pool being a free form shape, I tried to find something to do that would somewhat help hide the leading bar of the pool cover. I didn't want the leading bar just sitting there on the deck where people would trip over it. With having the step there, hopefully people won't forget about it since they have to step up all the time. Well, that was my thinking....we will see if it works.
The leading bar looking back towards the cover pit.....
The pit that the cover rolls up into. The leading bar does not go back into the hole. The wheels on the leading bar go right to the edge of the pit. I also got a "walk on" cover for the pit. The normal cover is relatively thin aluminum that provides little support. These are stainless steel trays that are filled with concrete. I originally wanted the walk on cover to extend over the leading bar, but the cover guys talked me out of it due to cost and the problem of providing enough support for the extra extension of the walk on cover panels.
The wheels on the leading bar and the flush deck mounted track.
This summer I am going to contact the pool cover guys and see if I can get another strip of the canvas. I want to use that under the walk on cover panels to help hide the cover pit. I don't really like having that 4" gap showing when the cover is closed. I also worry about wasps, hornets, and other unwanted pests making a home in there.