I think that's a good idea, but I don't that's not very pratical. anyway I support you. now you have a better things to do is dig a cuple of holes on the bottom of pool, which can drain water out. and make sure no water remain inside of pool during the summer. or there would be plenty of mosquitos at back yard. your neighors would compain or report it to local management.
By the way, that's a beautiful yard if you plant some more trees there.
Have a nice day to you,the owners of the house, wish the kids happy all the days to come!
The deck should cost just few thousand dollars if you hire someone to build it. Either someone quoted you a over-priced quote or the deck should be a lot more complicate than the one you built.
Cover the pool with a deck is not a good idea. I don't know you put up something prevent rain water get into the pool or not. If rain water get into the pool, you can image what will happen. Anyway, if you want to use the pool again after several years, it will cost you a lot of money to rebuild the pool and its equipments.
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