{"id":426,"date":"2010-08-03T00:26:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T00:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcitypools.wordpress.com\/?p=426"},"modified":"2012-06-20T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T23:23:37","slug":"pool-decks-for-above-ground-pools-an-affordable-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/pool-decks-for-above-ground-pools-an-affordable-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool Decks for Above Ground Pools \u2014 An Affordable\u00a0Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-427\" title=\"above-ground-pool-deck\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/above-ground-pool-deck.jpg?resize=300%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/above-ground-pool-deck.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/above-ground-pool-deck.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Owners of above ground pools face a common problem &#8212; what kind of deck do you put around the outside of the pool, if any?\u00a0 Having no deck means that swimmers take the ladder straight from the grass into the pool, which means\u00a0you&#8217;re cleaning\u00a0grass and dirt out of the pool\u00a0more often than you&#8217;d care to.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Decks for above ground pools, though, can be expensive if they are built with wood and custom-made\u00a0to fit your particular pool and your particular yard.\u00a0 Typical custom-made wood decks may look great, but they\u00a0often cost even more than the pool.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Above Ground Pool Decks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Above-Ground-Pool-Decks.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Resin pool decks<\/a> for above ground pools\u00a0can be an ideal alternative.\u00a0\u00a0High quality resin\u00a0pool decks are extremely durable,\u00a0UV protected to resist damage caused by the sun, and will fit nearly any above ground pool.\u00a0\u00a0Additionally, resin pool decks are often\u00a0less expensive than\u00a0wood decks, and they\u00a0add beauty and ease of entry to your above ground pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of above ground pools face a common problem &#8212; what kind of deck do you put around the outside of the pool, if any?\u00a0 Having no deck means that swimmers take the ladder straight from the grass into the pool, which means\u00a0you&#8217;re cleaning\u00a0grass and dirt out of the pool\u00a0more often than you&#8217;d care to.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Decks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,12],"tags":[23,175],"class_list":["post-426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pool-and-spa-equipment","category-pool-and-spa-safety","tag-above-ground-pool-decks","tag-pool-decks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2No25-6S","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backyardcitypools.com\/Swimming-Pool-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}