Automatic Pool Cover Installation

What has to be true before fabric is ordered

You need finished length and width, square corners or a documented out-of-square plan, a housing location, a track type, and a path for water out of the box. Guessing those after tile is set is how projects stall.

Trade split

The builder owns shell geometry, deck elevation, and housing rough-in. The electrician owns the circuit and disconnect. The cover installer owns tracks, roller, fabric, limits, and commissioning. Write that split into the bid so gaps do not sit between contracts.

New construction versus retrofit

New work can hide undertrack, size the box, and pour a drain before coping. Retrofit work usually keeps the deck and adds top track or a recessed top track if someone is already cutting the stone.

Open new construction or existing pool for the stage you have. Do not use a new-build housing drawing on a finished patio.

What to lock at each stage

Design locks shape, housing end, and track family. Excavation locks box size and drain path. Coping locks elevations that the gliders have to follow. Commissioning locks water level and owner brief.

• Housing end chosen before the equipment pad is poured
• Drain that can leave the box without flooding the motor space
• Power or hydraulic provision on the same drawing as the box
• A written out-of-square plan if corners are not 90 degrees

Drawings that actually matter

The useful sheet shows housing length, lid finish, drain path, track type, and who owns power. The project specification checklist and the RFQ checklist are the same list in two formats.

Coping is the lock-in moment. After tile is set, top track is usually the honest retrofit and undertrack is a demo conversation.

常见问题

Can an existing pool take an automatic cover?

Often yes if the deck can accept top track or a recessed guide and there is room for a housing. Freeform and vanishing-edge pools need a separate review.

When is it too late for undertrack?

After coping and tile are set, undertrack is a demo conversation. Top track is the honest retrofit unless the owner is already opening the deck.

Who should be on site at commissioning?

The cover installer, someone who can set operating water level, and the person who will hold the key. An electrician should have already landed the disconnect.