Getting Real (Estate)

[Radar]

Originally Posted by lookout123

if you build a deck over a dry pool you'll have a few problems.
1) plaster and concrete will dry out and crack
2) pipes and seals will dry out and crack
3) rainwater will gather in pool and then here come the skeeters
4) you will inevitably watch as your wife drops her wedding ring through the crack and you have to tear up your deck to retrieve it.

I wasn't aware concrete cracked when it was dry. And if rain water was gathering, wouldn't that keep it from drying and cracking?

I'm not a fan of "skeeters", but my wife might feel at home with 'em. My wife doesn't wear her wedding ring. Neither do I. She doesn't wear it because she works with harsh chemicals doing nails, and I got too damned fat for mine.