The Pool, 50 years and counting......

So for those that have been to my house you may remember a certain feature of my pool that I am sure is very unique in the world of in ground pools...It has corrugated stainless steel sides.  Yes, stainless steel.  I was told by an old-timer pool installer that there was guy in the Agawam, MA area that was installing these pools back in the late 50's early 60's.  Since I don't have an actual date I put my pool in the early 60's category which places it at around 50 years old.  Pretty old by pool standards but it still works.

I needed to replace a repair done by removing a wooden deck that surrounded the pool cap and replace it with concrete.  What follows is a series of photos of the 2 month project....My first concrete job aside from pouring the occasional slab or sono-tube.

Pool with wooden top deck removed showing  the wear down below

Top view of deck showing separation of corrugation

Here is the plan I started with...A bit of a modification to the forms and the "typical" installation but it worked!

Pool with bracing in to hold up the form walls/

Forms in position

Rebar and mesh in place. 

Finished product with forms stripped

another look showing the modified profile with walls still supporting cantilever

Finished product!  Now we jus tneed to paint the deck around the pool!

 Here is hoping it last another 50 years..