I’m looking to build a 4ft high 8×8 deck on the side of an above ground pool. Can I use concrete pier blocks with galv 4×4 base instead of digging holes and pouring concrete footings?
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I have a deck around an above ground pool that I built that way circa 1980. I've replaced the pool liner at least once and the whole pool once. I've replaced the original wood decking with composite. But the deck still stands. I'm not saying that its the right way to do it. I probably wouldn't do it that way for a client. But......