How to protect pool during home remodel

[JohnT]

The problem is that anything the solar cover stops from going into the pool will get dumped in the pool when you remove the cover.

[salinda]

The cover that gverntz3 is talking about wouldn't work because we will be living on the property and I expect that we will use the pool for at least 5 months during the construction. Most people here time the construction so that the house is not open to the elements during rainy season and that leaves swim season! I do have a very good filter with a very large capacity and I could just clean that more frequently than I currently do. The pool fence (safety mesh) also keeps some stuff from blowing in during storms. Maybe it will work for the construction too. I guess it is something I will have to discuss with the contractors. Maybe they can put up some of that privacy fencing against whatever we use to contain the dog and keep the kids out of the danger zone and we can get the pool in that envelope.

[gverntz3]

I'm planning on not using the pool during the fall/winter session. The home is a vacation house. I am just concern with objects that might fall (nails, scrap lumber, dust...etc) into the pool and tear or rip the liner.

[Jeffski]

My biggest concern would be construction workers leaving the gate open. If they have any access to the pool area I would either drain it or put on a cover that doesn't allow kids to fall into it, and then maybe put a temporary fence (i.e. snowfence) around the pool to keep kids and workers away from it. That should solve both the safety issue and keep builders/building materials away from it.

If you plan on using it I would still consider a temporary fence to both keep workers and building materials away plus keep it safe in case the workers leave a gate open (they may even need to take down some fence to get building materials to an area?).

[Jeffski]

After re-reading your post it sounds like you don't have a fence (or gate) yet. I think that temporary fence will work fine as long as the workers know to stay away from it.

[salinda]

We have both self-closing gates into the yard and a mesh safety fence immediately around the pool. Draining is not an option (I think) because of the relatively high water table in my neighborhood. The safety fence around the pool is far enough from the house that I don't think it will have to be removed. Believe it or not, my children are all water-safe and have proper respect for the pool rules. It's mostly my dog that's an issue. We haven't been able to get her to jump in on her own for swim lessons. She falls in by accident sometimes (she likes to play around the pool and it is slippery) and she panics and needs to be guided to a step or swimout to get out safely. She would drown if she fell in with no one around.

[Phillbo]

I'd say discuss it with the contractor and let him determine the best approach. I'm sure he has dealt with these kind of issues before.