How can I repurpose a pool deck where it stands?
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Linda
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We have a pool deck, about 4.5 feet off the ground which surrounds our above ground pool. We are seriously thinking to take down the pool. But then a deck stands alone in our yard, which my husband loves to sit on at night and watch the stars. Any ideas on how to make the deck not look so odd standing alone?
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If it goes around the pool then you need to cut of the part that goes around the pool put up a new rail across the back and re-stain it. sorry that's the best answer I've got.
Use the wood to make benches. I stacked 2x6's vertical to make seats
How about leaving as is and planting a tree smack dab in the middle of the area where the pool used to be. Fill in around tree with mulch or stones and a few annuals for color.
You could extend the pool decking and make it into a deck in your yard. Add nice stairs to it, maybe a pergola to cover part of it and potted plants and furniture to finish it. You could perhaps put some shrubs or plantings around the lower edge and put in shade loving perennials that would spread underneath where the pool was.
I like the idea of the tree in the middle. I have a similar set up, except I built a top over the pool part, about 8' above the top of the pool. It's actually an octagon shaped structure. I thought that if ever I do away with the pool, I'd leave the deck and convert the structure into a simple green house, using the deck and steps for different layers of plants, sort of like another room.
Cut off the posts supporting the deck and lower it. Build a rock garden with a fountain and pond where the pool was. Then set up an outdoor movie screen and invite the neighbors to movie night.
I just bought a house with the same situation. I sm going to convert mine to a she shed space!