Pool coping question

[Aquagenarian]

Hello, I’m going with concrete coping for my shotcrete pool. Is there a structural benefit to separate pour coping (other than it looks great) to going with one single pour including the coping with the deck?

 

[ajw22]

Are you planning to do cantilevered coping or have an expansion joint between the coping and the deck?

Expansion Joints and Coping - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

Structural benefits no, most customers have the separate pour coping so they can have a separate colored coping to highlight the pool outline.

 

[Aquagenarian]

Are you planning to do cantilevered coping or have an expansion joint between the coping and the deck?

Expansion Joints and Coping - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

If I can afford to do separate pour with a mastic/ joint between deck and coping I will. If I can save $ and do a single pour I might

 

[ajw22]

If I can afford to do separate pour with a mastic/ joint between deck and coping I will. If I can save $ and do a single pour I might

Understand you must have an expansion joint to protect the bond beam. Either through a cantilevered coping design or through a mastic expansion joint.

 

[Aquagenarian]

Understand you must have an expansion joint to protect the bond beam. Either through a cantilevered coping design or through a mastic expansion joint.

Yeah, I read for cantilevered it goes between the deck and bond beam or it goes between deck and coping so the deck can move freely and not destroy the pool during a freeze…although where I live it doesn’t get very cold

 

[ajw22]

Yeah, I read for cantilevered it goes between the deck and bond beam or it goes between deck and coping so the deck can move freely and not destroy the pool during a freeze…although where I live it doesn’t get very cold

Expansion joints have NOTHING to do with freezing. All pools with decks need an expansion joint regardless of environment.