rescue21 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Posted July 17, 2011 We have a Wilkes pool that is 16'x24' surrounded by decking. The decking is plywood covered with a thick textures vinyl/plastic material. The vilyl is cracking an pealing up in spots. I know this isn't a new topic as I saw one with the same issure started in 2005 but wanted to see if I could get some fresh ideas. I will need to address the decking issue fairly soon and was wondering what options I may have... I have seen remove the vinyl and sand and paint, Cover with carpet of some sort (which may or may not be bad), and replace with the newer decking... A couple thoughts were to remove ALL the old decking and replace with either lumber decking material (1x6 or 2x6 deck boards) or a trex type product, removing all the old decking and decking support and building a real deck around the pool, replace plywood as needed and tileing over top... Thoughts, suggestions.... please Quote
Trigger Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 We have a Wilkes pool that is 16'x24' surrounded by decking. The decking is plywood covered with a thick textures vinyl/plastic material. The vilyl is cracking an pealing up in spots. I know this isn't a new topic as I saw one with the same issure started in 2005 but wanted to see if I could get some fresh ideas. I will need to address the decking issue fairly soon and was wondering what options I may have... I have seen remove the vinyl and sand and paint, Cover with carpet of some sort (which may or may not be bad), and replace with the newer decking... A couple thoughts were to remove ALL the old decking and replace with either lumber decking material (1x6 or 2x6 deck boards) or a trex type product, removing all the old decking and decking support and building a real deck around the pool, replace plywood as needed and tileing over top... Thoughts, suggestions.... please I'm not familliar with the wilkes pool decking. What type of sub structure/frameing does it have? I would image some sort of aluminum framing? Would putting deck boards down be an option? I prefer the look of wood, but hate the yearly staining and upkeep. I just put up an AZEK decking next to my above ground. I choose it as it's 100% vinyl and maintence free. Excessive water from the pool wont' be an issue. It does get a bit hot in the direct sun, but I wanted a long term maintence free solution. So far I am very happy with it. If you are going to go with a man made product, I'd recomend taking a look into AZEK Quote
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