Old diving board: keep or replace?

[laurenlac]

Hi, we’re currently redoing our 9’ in-ground pool and patio and there’s an old base for a diving board (see pic).

We ideally want to keep it (we’re grandfathered in from a code perspective) but am not sure if we just need a new springboard or a new base as well. The patio guys are asking what to do—go around it or chip it out—and we’re not sure what to tell them.

Does anyone have experience replacing just the board? How would we even go about finding one that fits? Seems like most modern bases don’t resemble ours at all (home was built 1968), so maybe we need a new everything?

Thanks, LL

 

[Bperry]

Hi, we’re currently redoing our 9’ in-ground pool and patio and there’s an old base for a diving board (see pic).

We ideally want to keep it (we’re grandfathered in from a code perspective) but am not sure if we just need a new springboard or a new base as well. The patio guys are asking what to do—go around it or chip it out—and we’re not sure what to tell them.

Does anyone have experience replacing just the board? How would we even go about finding one that fits? Seems like most modern bases don’t resemble ours at all (home was built 1968), so maybe we need a new everything?

Thanks, LL

SRSmith seems to have replacement boards. Not sure if it’s worth trying to save the base or not. Depends on what kinda shape it’s in.

 

[1poolman1]

Hi, we’re currently redoing our 9’ in-ground pool and patio and there’s an old base for a diving board (see pic).

We ideally want to keep it (we’re grandfathered in from a code perspective) but am not sure if we just need a new springboard or a new base as well. The patio guys are asking what to do—go around it or chip it out—and we’re not sure what to tell them.

Does anyone have experience replacing just the board? How would we even go about finding one that fits? Seems like most modern bases don’t resemble ours at all (home was built 1968), so maybe we need a new everything?

Thanks, LL

That base is destroyed based on what it looks like in the picture. The tube that the back of the board is bolted to looks like it was hit by something large. That's the area that has the most stress when the board is in use. No, you can't safely just drill new holes there or in the board.
Also, you might want to check with your homeowner's insurance to see what would happen if you have a dive board of any kind. Some will not accept any liability for accidents that may occur, and some will cancel your insurance.

 

[griffths]

I have the same/similar base and redid it last year by having the rear mount replaced and then sandblasted and repainted. The total cost was around 600.00 with most of the cost for the sandblasting. Yours does not look as rusty as mine was so you can likely prep and paint yourself to save quite a bit of cash.