User`s manual

the front corners of the pool. Repeat for the other side, and use

the 2" deck screws to attach these pieces to the front corners of

the pool.

10) Again, following the same concept that was discussed in the

previous step, use scrap material to create a vertical decking

surface at the front (right and left) corners of the pool. This

short plank will be installed planar with the horizontal top cedar

plank (installed in Step 2 of Building the Deck), and will be

trimmed so that its bottom does not extend below the other

cedar planks already installed at the front of the pool. These

corner areas must be planar with one another so that the cover

brackets and lag bolts (to be installed in a future step) will have

a rigid surface to mount against and bite into, allowing the

cover roller to function properly.

INSTALLING THE LADDER

When using a retractable cover with the Fastlane Pool, the ladder

(assembled as per the instructions included in its box) must be

placed at the rear of the pool so that it does not interfere with the

operation of the cover. To allow the retractable cover’s fabric to

optimally cover the water’s surface area in the rear of the pool, it

is best to notch the ladder as described below. This work should

be done before the ladder is positioned in the pool, and will require

a hand saw, sandpaper, and the same drill with Phillips head bit

that was used to assemble the deck.

1) Working only on the part of the ladder that will be inside the

pool, a handsaw should be used to cut the lower parts of the lad-

der’s hand rails free from the body of the ladder. The first cut

should be made at the hand rail’s lower support so that the

cut surface is flush against the main body of the ladder. A second

cut should be made immediately underneath the hand rail’s upper

support that extends from the platform level of the ladder, and the

cut surface should be flush against the underside of the upper sup-

port piece, thus freeing the lower portion of the hand rail from the

ladder body. Be sure to perform these two cuts on both of the lad-

der’s hand rails that will be inside the pool. Once the lower por-

tions of the hand rails have been removed, the rough surfaces

where all four of the cuts have been made can be sanded smooth.