Steven Mann Family Project

February, 2005

Dear Dekbrands,

I wanted to thank you Very Very much for your assistance with our deck last summer. As you can see we made this a real family project. And we have enjoyed many hours of family fun in our pool and on our deck. Thank you for everything - the plans and the multiple phone calls for advice and tips, etc.
Steve Mann

Plan Summary:
I based my plans on the deck plan for the 24 foot round pool (Splash Deck) found at www.deckplans.com. I had to make the following modifications to this plan to accommodate the Splash Pool:
Standard sections were widened from 36” to 48” to accommodate a 16” cantilever over the pool (plus a small 5” cantilever around the outside).
I had to use a combination of about 2/3 prebuilt sections and 1/3 built to “custom” measurements. This allowed me to maintain a consistent spacing around the pool. Installed an extra brace to support the long cantilever. Also used 2 x 8 beams to meet code for this cantilever.
Because the Splash Pool has no rim, and I didn’t want people stepping on the edge of the pool, I raised the deck to be above the level of the pool. Because of this, I made the following changes to give a more pleasing look:
I Attached a composite deck board around the inside time of the deck to give a finished look.And I configured the deck boards slightly differently to allow all the inside exposed edges to be factory cuts.
I made 4 of the sections 96” wide to allow more room for sitting at the poolside. I built two irregular sections to connect the 96” sections to the standard 48” sections surrounding the pool.