Railing or no railing?

[sktn77a]

My builder said it was just as easy to add later if I changed my mind, but I’m not sure how much to believe him.

Maybe, maybe not. If you add it afterwards you have to contend with anchoring and bonding, somehow. Not always possible without major surgery.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

After 2 years of not having rails, my wife and I installed a pair ourselves. It was not difficult. Our pool was built with an auto-cover in 1988, and perhaps return-to-deck rails hadn't been invented yet. Obviously an auto-cover precludes the use of ladders and rails which have one end underwater.

My pool also has an autocover, so we put in a retractable ladder in the deep end. It flips up out of the way and down into the water on a hinge fitting. Just saying this so folks know that's an option out there....

Maddie

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

My pool also has an autocover, so we put in a retractable ladder in the deep end. It flips up out of the way and down into the water on a hinge fitting. Just saying this so folks know that's an option out there....

Yes, and the other ladder option that works with auto-covers is the split ladder.

 

[PghPoolDude]

Yes, and the other ladder option that works with auto-covers is the split ladder.

Could this ladder be installed to an existing pool?

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

Could this ladder be installed to an existing pool?

Yes, as far as I know, all the Saftron rails & ladders can be retrofitted. My wife and I easily added 2 rails, but did not add the underwater part of the split ladder, so I don’t know the difficulty level for that.