Replacing pool decking with pavers, but what about diving board?
traciel
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Comments (1)Hi Frank You need to be very careful w/ boards. By adding a spring you may need a depth of 12' and the deep end may need to extend WAY out towards the shallow end. Long story short, I want to teach private swim lessons here in CT in my own pool. The CT dept of health has said I CANNOT teach diving of ANY kind (including racing starts from the deck) as CT state standards require a spring board to have a length of 8', H2O depth of 12' and a deep end extended far beyond what my 40' pool and yard will allow. Also, many home owners insurance companies will drop you if you install a diving board of any kind. The only boards I have seen in back yard pools have been the diving platforms your kids were complaining about. Hate to burst your kids bubble (and I may be wrong) but in my opinion, the spring board is out... joanneswimsct...See MoreHow to replace deck boards
Comments (7)Thanks for the photobucket tip. I have posted photos in the album linked below. In order to replace the damaged portion of the deck boards I will have to cut the ends of the deck boards rather than unscrew the whole board because on one side of the pool there is a deck built above a portion of the boards. (It can be seen on the far side of the pool in one of the photos) On the other side the boards are very long. When the deck was built no one considered what would have to be done to replace a board. It is complicated by the fact that the screws are buried in the boards about an 1/8 inch which means I have to dig with a knife to get to the head so that I can remove the screws. Very time consuming. So I am looking for ideas of how to replace only the damaged parts. You can see in two of those pics that there are support joists running perpendicular to the deck boards about a foot from the end of the boards. The two joists are 2x6s and about 4 inches apart. I was thinking I could take a reciprocating saw and cut the deck boards somewhere around the joists and then install a new piece. Is this the best plan? Where should I cut? Where should I screw the new board? Step by step advice will be very much appreciated? Here is a link that might be useful: Pool Deck Photos...See MoreOpinions on Diving Boards
Comments (14)From a former Waterfront Director at a boys' camp: When my sons were teenagers, we put in a pool with a diving board (built above and beyond all regulations regarding depth and length), but we wouldn't do it again. Our kids loved the diving board and clearly understood that they needed to use caution when diving into a home pool (as opposed to the Rec Center pool), but their friends did not. The combination of normal teenage exuberance and the fact that most of their friends were over six feet tall resulted in too many close calls for comfort. Even when their friends weren't actually diving, they'd use the board to "catch air" as they'd carelessly lunge out towards the sides to catch a frisbee and would sometimes scrape their knees, ankles, elbows on the sides or bottom. Small stuff, but it began to make me feel uneasy- so much so, that when we were asked to host big events, like church picnics, etc., we'd "close" the diving board for the day and hire a professional lifeguard to keep an eye on kids in the pool. (It's frightening how easy it is to lose track of what's going on in the pool when there are lots of people around.) We've moved and are now in the process of building a new pool, but it's designed more for empty nesters. However, if we still had kids at home, we'd consider a volleyball pool (shallow at both ends, deep in the middle) or pool with a tube slide or a slide built into a hillside or berm (so you can't fall off). Other suggestions to keep kids from getting bored with the pool: try to make it long enough to swim laps and races (they can think up some crazy relays) and try to preserve enough of the yard for grass to play games on so they can work off some of their energy - and then cool off in the pool :-) All the best with your plans!...See MoreDiving Pool HELP! Type I or 2 What is the difference? Are they bo
Comments (4)tx aggie, Renee gave you a good site for diving standards. The top view shows the unobstructed area of the diving envelope. This means that no benches, steps, swimouts, etc. can be within this area. The side view will provide you with the minimum depths within the envelope. IMO I do not put any spring board(jump board) on a Type I or II pool. The boards with springs provide a longer cast for the diver and the depth at Point C is a relatively short distance from the end of the pool. For Type I and II pools this distance is the same, WA+AB+BC= 16'. The board overhangs the deck about 18" further reducing this distance. Prior to having written standards, the general rule of thumb was 22' from the end of the pool to a point C depth of 5'. Remember that these are MINIMUM standards and IMO are marginal for Type I and II pools. The impact of having a diving board is that the shallow water area is diminished (especially on a small pool) because of the need to meet the minimum requirements. It would be a good idea to have your PB draw a cross section of your pool with the exact depths so you can see how much shallow water is available and how the slope of the pool will look. Good luck....See Moretraciel
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