Ladder issue for above ground pool

[sevver]

What about building the deck closer to the pool where the ladder is? I can only imagine that the deck is built away back from the top rail. Is there maybe some way that you could add on to the existing deck, maybe cantelever some 2x4 or something towards the pool, and overlap a bit of the top rail? If I were to do it I would carriage bolt the boards to the deck and route the edges, you could even use a bit of 1" plywood for that matter I suppose, stain it to match.

I think that ultimately what you need to do is move the ladder, and making the transition any different at the bottom is not an answer to a problem. Good luck.

[The Raddish]

I can't really change the deck to move the ladder forward too much without putting stress on any overhanging portion of the deck, so I'm thinking that I have two options (three if I send the ladder back).

Option 1:

I could do like Matt said and find a way to distribute the weight over the floor and cove. I've looked to see if there is some kind of molded plastic that someone has already come up with to do this, but I haven't had any luck so far. I'm not sure I want to use wood for this since it will be forever under water.



Option 2:

I could saw off the back portion of the ladder at the same angle as the cove, and round off all the edges. In addition, I could use one of those ladder mats underneath it. This would help distribute the weight throughout the ladder. Of course, this would void any warranty that comes with the ladder, but I'm not sure a warranty on a molded ladder is really that big a deal.



Barring finding something relatively quickly that I could use to put under the ladder, I'm leaning toward option 2.

[matt4x4]

If you want to get real fancy, you could use a jig saw, cut most of the back away, leaving only the flat of the bottom sticking past, then you can heat that a bit and bend it up the angle, use a solder gun to weld the seam back onto it and get a smoother edge that way. less chance of having that edge poke into anything. Just a variation of choice 2.....