Frequent reader here even though I don't post often--I have used the TFP methods to successfully rescue my swampy pool with terrible deteriorated plaster at my fixer-upper home for the last couple of years and FINALLY saved up to get it redone this year-yay! I'm doing things all out of order by accident (pool replaster got moved up several weeks because so many other people's tile/finish materials are apparently on backorder).
All that to say, now I have beautiful new plaster that I'm babysitting through plaster start-up process and still have a disaster of a deck with lots of rotten wood/loose boards. I was planning to replace with a concrete deck so it's easier to maintain, but I have a couple of huge old oak trees very close by and am worried that it's going to be a problem to do concrete, at least on that side of the pool. I've read elsewhere that concrete may even suffocate some of the roots and compromise the trees, creating another expensive problem. I've added some pictures below.
Any ideas/suggestions? Maybe I should just stick with a wood or composite deck? Some days I think I should just tear it all out and have grass up to the brick coping, a walkway with some pavers or flagstone, with a little retaining wall on the higher side to keep all the dirt from draining into the pool when it rains.
I'm planning to do black metal fencing to meet local code for safety around pools. This "unique" property is really presenting a challenge as I try to fix it up without completely breaking the bank - I'm just hoping that someone out there has a more creative brain than me and maybe can point me in the right direction with this crazy deck.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
All that to say, now I have beautiful new plaster that I'm babysitting through plaster start-up process and still have a disaster of a deck with lots of rotten wood/loose boards. I was planning to replace with a concrete deck so it's easier to maintain, but I have a couple of huge old oak trees very close by and am worried that it's going to be a problem to do concrete, at least on that side of the pool. I've read elsewhere that concrete may even suffocate some of the roots and compromise the trees, creating another expensive problem. I've added some pictures below.
Any ideas/suggestions? Maybe I should just stick with a wood or composite deck? Some days I think I should just tear it all out and have grass up to the brick coping, a walkway with some pavers or flagstone, with a little retaining wall on the higher side to keep all the dirt from draining into the pool when it rains.
I'm planning to do black metal fencing to meet local code for safety around pools. This "unique" property is really presenting a challenge as I try to fix it up without completely breaking the bank - I'm just hoping that someone out there has a more creative brain than me and maybe can point me in the right direction with this crazy deck.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!