ALTON, good move on two points. #1. Extra cement ---no charge! (By the way did you know that ALL concrete comes with a guarantee.----------Yup--it's guaranteed to crack. But I digress,as usual. #2. The wider the deck along the backside of the pool---the area where you rarely go other than to jump in--- the further away the lawn or garden is so that cutting,trimming and edging becomes less of an adventure with those "pesky" grass clippings and/or mulch. So that this extremely valuable "post" does not get pulled by George (AGORACOM not Washington) the concrete guarantee and the decking advice is meant for the architects working on Omagine--RIGHT! ... Bill--Constantly striving to offer a helping hand.