I think the atlas brackets ( can extend to 24", so perhaps we could extend them to 19" but then they hold less weight at 370lbs. If we place pavers/coping to the track edge it'll be 19.25" of material. The leading bar will rest just on the left of the pool edge/lip at 23.5" from the brackets. I'm a little worried if we use aluminum sheets and fill in 22" of stones (coping+pavers), that's going to be a lot of weight, coupled with the brackets hold less weight as they are extended further.Ĭlick to expand.Here's a picture with measurements, hope it's visible. I guess the other option is we go further in and place the coping right up against the back wall of the cover box but then you would see 10-12" of the cover when open, and not sure we want the box too exposed to rain/etc, would rather have it more covered and coping closer to the pool edge/end of cover. The landscaper thinks we can just use aluminum sheets (24"x48" cut down where needed) on top of the brackets, then place coping near the pool edge and fill the rest with pavers. I wouldn't want a wider coping (more than the 12.3" the current coping selection is), albeit it could be longer. I like the idea of using a larger coping unit to fit on it, however the the issue then is the box is still pretty wide to the pool edge, it's around 22-24" (whilst at the sides it's around 14.5"). I was looking at maybe some Aluminum Sheets 24"x24" maybe GA22, do you guys think that would hold all the bricks on top? I'm worried maybe I'm underengineering it and it won't hold people's weight.
My landscaper was thinking of doing plywood on top of the atlas brackets, but I think that won't be good with the water. We are doing bullnose coping stones - barolla round edge ( Best Way Stone) and techobloc blu 60mm pavers on top. I've seen coverstar has these walk on lid trays that look interesting ( Coverstar Lid Tray Walk-On with Mesh 24" Long x 17-3/4" Lip Side | A0230) that may do the trick however it'll be at least a month to order + it's pretty expensive too, and may not fit our brackets (still waiting on them).
So my question for everyone is what's the best way to support coping + bricks on top whilst still being able to remove it for servicing/repairs? We are awaiting the actual cover and some brackets they called Atlas brackets (I think not sure the spacing yet, they mentioned maybe 15" spacing between brackets but it's up to us how to put them to support whatever. The pool builder also installed a fiberglass container to hold the pool cover and mechanisms, however they provide no support beyond that. I've just had a fiberglass 28'x14' pool installed with an automatic pool cover brand ( AutoGuard Under Track System | Automatic Pool Covers) auto cover.