| It's just a fact that today's above ground pools | | | | No Tools or Skills Required for Today's Decks |
| are far better made and also so much better | | | | All that has changed though as a complete lineup |
| looking than pools of the past. One of the many | | | | of full featured decks, including complete wrap |
| reasons for this, is the many options that are | | | | around models have been made available to |
| now available for people who choose to upgrade | | | | answer a growing demand. Prefabricated decks |
| and decorate. | | | | that you don't need any carpentry skills to install. |
| Yesteryear's Pre-Fab Decks for Above Ground | | | | Underpinning Made From Rust Resistant Tubing |
| Pools | | | | This is because every piece is pre-cut to fit and |
| Take prefabricated decks as a prime example. | | | | that includes the entire underpinning as well. In |
| There was a time in the not too distant past | | | | fact the underpinning of these newer |
| when if a person wanted a deck of this type, | | | | prefabricated decks is made from heavy duty |
| their options were extremely limited. Of course | | | | rust resistant meal tubing that connects together |
| there were smaller plywood decks that were | | | | with no cutting. |
| available but that was about it. | | | | A Far Cheaper Alternative to a Conventional Deck |
| How to Build Your Own Deck | | | | These prefabricated decks for above ground |
| However; if what you had in mind was an | | | | pools come with all you need, so you don't have |
| expansive, more decorative deck made from | | | | to make so much as one trip to the hardware |
| quality materials, you basically had to build it on | | | | store. Also all you need is one other set of hands |
| your own. This of course meant several trips to | | | | to connect up the metal tubing. As far as cost is |
| the hardware store, carpentry tools and yes, | | | | concerned, they are also a far cheaper alternative |
| some level of carpentry skills. | | | | to conventional pool decking. |