I have a 20x40 vinyl liner pool with a white, pvc bullnose coping. I am planing to replace the liner as well as the coping. The old coping/liner track is ancient and damaged in many places. It also sags, which decreases my confidence that a new liner would stay in place for any extended period of time. I don't like the look of the white bullnose coping and I've talked to a couple pool contractors about options for doing this repair/rennovation.
One contractor would cut out and remove 2 feet of concrete around the entire pool including the old coping. He would then install a new liner track attached directly to the top of the pool wall and pour a cement cantilever coping. The would require him to drill into the side of the old pool deck, insert rebar into the drilled holes, and pour a cantilever cement coping over the new liner track.
The second contractor would remove about 9 inches of concrete around the pool, install a new liner track on top of the pool wall and cover it with a flagstone coping. He says drilling into the side of the old concrete deck doesn't usually work well and advised against pouring a cement cantilever coping.
I like the idea of the flagstone coping better than the cement cantilever coping. Mainly I am worried that the new cement will look conspicuous next to the old cement. Does anyone have any experience or input regarding these two possible options? Thoughts? Suggestions?
One contractor would cut out and remove 2 feet of concrete around the entire pool including the old coping. He would then install a new liner track attached directly to the top of the pool wall and pour a cement cantilever coping. The would require him to drill into the side of the old pool deck, insert rebar into the drilled holes, and pour a cantilever cement coping over the new liner track.
The second contractor would remove about 9 inches of concrete around the pool, install a new liner track on top of the pool wall and cover it with a flagstone coping. He says drilling into the side of the old concrete deck doesn't usually work well and advised against pouring a cement cantilever coping.
I like the idea of the flagstone coping better than the cement cantilever coping. Mainly I am worried that the new cement will look conspicuous next to the old cement. Does anyone have any experience or input regarding these two possible options? Thoughts? Suggestions?
