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FINAL PLACEMENT AND FINISHING
Place concrete into forms and strike off the surface with a screed board. Be extremely careful
to keep concrete from falling into the pool water. Concrete in the pool throws the pool
chemistry off balance, makes cleanup much more difficult, can clog the plumbing and filter, and
stain the vinyl liner. Screeding should leave concrete flush with the top surface of the coping.
Also screed concrete flush with top edge of the skimmer opening. It is normal for the skimmer
top to be recessed. Proceed with the usual steps for concrete finishing. Add redwood or PVC
expansion materials and score the crack joints at 4 to 6 feet intervals around the perimeter.
The final finish must be made with a concrete broom or sprayed with a hose to produce a non-
skid surface as chlorinated pool water on slick troweled concrete creates an extremely slippery
and dangerous surface.
DECORATIVE DECKS
Many different types of finishing can be used to produce beautiful and decorative deck designs
such an exposed aggregate, epoxy stone, Flo-Crete™, Sun Deck™, cool deck, or colored
concrete. Crack joints can also be applied in a random pattern to create a natural flagstone
effect.
FENCING AROUND POOL
All swimming pools are required to be fenced in to limit pool access. Check with local code
requirements for swimming pool fencing. Also refer to NSPI suggestions in Appendix E.
INSTALLATION OF SAFETY ROPE
The current NSPI/ANSI Standard requires the installation of a safety rope with floats across the
width of the pool parallel to and no less than one foot and no more than two feet from the
point of the first slope change in water depths less than four feet six inches.
Slide floats onto the rope and attach a rope hook onto one rope eye. Attach the same way at
other end of the safety line.
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