In ground pool liner track and coping renovation help

[comm64]

Hello everyone,
I bought an house that came with an inground pool which for me looks old and outdated and I’m in the planning process to do some renovation .
I have an aluminum top coping and it’s screwed on the top of the pool wall that I hate so much and I would like to replace with some concrete coping or some nice coping stones .
I have only one problem : looks like the track for the liner is integrated in the pool walls and putting some stones coping on top will make impossible replacing the liner because the track is gonna be covered by the new coping . Needs open space on top for installing it in place .Never saw a configuration like that. Usually the liner tracks I see around other pools are facing horizontally. Mine face up to the sky vertically .Anyone has more information on what I’m dealing with ?
I’m attaching a couple images
Thank you and awesome job to the creator of this amazing community

 

[Texas Splash]

Good morning and welcome to TFP! As a new member, we hate to see a first post sit for so long without a reply. Based on your problem and thread title, we are relying on other vinyl pool owners to reply. If you still need help, please let us know. We'll do what we can to keep this thread visible and perhaps try to tag an industry expert who might be able to help.

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[Bill1974]

Would you need to remove the alumunum coping now to replace the liner?

If you have to replace the liner track, you are likely going to need a new liner. If you were going to replace the liner, then you could cut off whatever liner track that is and install new track.

I had the alumuinum coping replaced on my pool (that coping had the liner track in the coping). I had a similar opinion as you had about aluminum coping.

If you are just looking to install new coping it will probably (most likely) end up being taller than the surounding patio and be a trip hazard. My old coping looked thicker than yours. The options that would align with the patio were pricy and thinner and likely to break over time. With my paver coping the first step down into the pool is a bit tall, next time the liner is to be replaced i'll try to recall to rise all the steps to they are all the same.

I planned on doing a liner and coping and some of the are right around the pool. It could be done but it would have to messed with to do the rest of the patio. I sucked it up and ended up doing a complete redo of the patio, electrical, plumbing and half the landscaping in the backyard.

 

[kevinanton7]

Hello everyone,
I bought an house that came with an inground pool which for me looks old and outdated and I’m in the planning process to do some renovation .
I have an aluminum top coping and it’s screwed on the top of the pool wall that I hate so much and I would like to replace with some concrete coping or some nice coping stones .
I have only one problem : looks like the track for the liner is integrated in the pool walls and putting some stones coping on top will make impossible replacing the liner because the track is gonna be covered by the new coping . Needs open space on top for installing it in place .Never saw a configuration like that. Usually the liner tracks I see around other pools are facing horizontally. Mine face up to the sky vertically .Anyone has more information on what I’m dealing with ?
I’m attaching a couple images
Thank you and awesome job to the creator of this amazing community

You can have coping stones that sit on top of the liner track and it will not interfere with future liner changes. I am just about done going through this now. I demoed the old concrete coping, put in new liner track, plumbing, equipment, coping stones, etc. Then had a liner put in.