Deck and anchor groundwork for a new cover

Anchor point planning

New-build pools and recent deck resurfacing jobs often arrive without any anchor points for a safety cover. The assessment visit maps out where anchors belong around the coping, checks the deck material can hold them, and confirms spacing against the pool's actual outline rather than a catalogue size. We look at the material underneath the coping too — poured concrete, interlocking paver and natural stone each take an anchor differently, and that difference changes both the hardware we specify and how long the layout visit takes.

This is a planning and fitting service, not a general pool-building trade: we do not pour shells, install plumbing or finish decking. Anchor placement is scoped once the surrounding hardscape is already in place, which is why we ask to see the finished deck before quoting rather than working from a builder's drawing alone. For a brand-new pool, this usually means the groundwork visit happens once pavers or coping stones are set, not before.

Where a deck has been poured specifically with cover anchors in mind, the layout visit is shorter, since the contractor's spacing can often be confirmed rather than planned from scratch. Where it has not, we mark out a layout that respects both the structural limits of the deck and the pool's real outline, and note any spot that may need reinforcement before an anchor can be set there safely.