The cracks in the pool deck are surface cracks. My best guess is that the deck does not have any kind of metal mesh inside and does not go deep enough to protect from frost (here that's at least 2 feet).
D -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:00 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Question about pools If you are talking about the flooring surrounding the pool, there are a couple of issues to think about. Slickness when wet. WHY did the concrete heave. Fastening the cover during the winter I would go visit a pool installer, and one or two existing pools in your area (YMCA, city pool, college or high school). On 4/6/06, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > The house my wife and I bought in December has a fairly large in-ground pool > (approx 12x32). The outside of the pool is all concrete and it is showing > its age as well some as cracks from frost heaves. I'd like to replace the > concrete with something more visually appealing. My wife and I have been > tossing around the idea of using some sort of tile but I'm not too sure > about the durability of tile outside, especially in a cold weather climate. > > Any ideas on alternatives to tile? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203126 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
