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How to Layout Pool Deck Footings

A pool deck's footings carry more than a standard deck's, since curved sections and water weight change how the load spreads across each post. ArcSite's pool deck footings layout template lays that footing sizing out for you, ready to adjust to your own pool shape.

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How to Layout Pool Deck Footings

Key Features

This pool deck footings layout includes

  • Footing locations for 6x6 wood posts across curved and straight sections
  • Post and beam placement sized for an 18-foot circular pool
  • 2-ply 2x8 wood beam system
  • 2x8 pressure-treated joists spaced 16 inches on-center
  • Minimum 2x10 stair stringers
  • 10-inch diameter bell footings with 24-inch bases

The bell footings use a 24-inch base rather than a straight-sided pier, worth keeping since that wider base is what gives this layout its extra load-bearing capacity around the curves.

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Key Considerations When Laying Out Pool Deck Footings

Bell footings and a 2-ply beam system carry more load than a standard deck footing, which matters most around the curved sections of a circular pool. In ArcSite, you can adjust this footings layout's post spacing and bell footing sizing to fit your own pool and deck dimensions.

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