One of the most common mistakes builders make is to construct the beam wall separating the cover trough from the pool much higher than the vanishing edge wall.
Vanishing edge pool with automatic cover.
Deck on deck construction for free form pools.
The vanishing edge style pool has a unique design in the fact that one or more sides of the pool are lower than the rest to allow for water to flow over the edge and into a trough.
Also known as infinity edge or negative edge pools they can utilize a cover pools pool cover to dramatic effect.
The infinity edge wall must be roughly 12 7 to 25 4 mm 0 5 to 1 in lower than the separation beam wall.
Deck on deck construction uses track channel to seamlessly integrate the underside track system on freeform pools.
Horwood is one of a growing number of professionals who specialize in the installation service maintenance and repair of automatic pool covers.
This article is a great guide if you re in the market for an automatic pool cover.
This technique involves building a rectangular deck slightly raised above the freeform pool deck.
Deck on deck construction the deck on deck application uses track channel for seamless integration of an undertrack system on freeform pools.
Find out what to look for in an installer and the details you need to pay attention to before installing a vanishing edge pool cover the guide is still useful even if you do not have a vanishing edge pool.
A vanishing edge pool also known as an infinity edge pool can have an automatic pool cover installed with a special underside track adaptor.
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Since the tracks on either side of the pool are not perfectly parallel in this case the auto cover must be modified using gliders to compensate for the height difference between the two tracks.
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The first thing i tell builders and installers is yes it is possible to put an automatic cover on a vanishing edge pool says allan horwood owner of pool patrol in british columbia.
From rectangular and freeform pools to swim spas and vanishing edge designs a cover pools pool cover is custom fabricated to fit virtually any pool shape.
Unfortunately the cover installer is often brought into the discussion very late in the construction process.
For over 50 years we custom fit any new or existing pool shape or size.
Whether you already have a pool or you re planning to build one we offer a multitude of options.
This gives it a waterfall like appear ance.