It's Me, ChristyB Lifestyle blog of a middle-aged mom of two

Last year we remodeled the back patio and deck. We poured plenty of concrete footers to make the deck extra strong to hold a pool. We can’t have an actual pool because our septic lateral lines run right through the backyard. A stock tank pool on the deck is our solution. We bought a 10-foot stock tank from our local farm and home store. To start we filled it with a little water to see if there were any leaks. We did find a few so we caulked over the sealed lines with marine grade caulking on both the inside and underside to prevent any leaks. Then we followed these directions to purchase supplies and turn our stock tank into a pool. And this is the back deck this year ready for summer. I originally thought I wanted to coat the inside of the pool to hide the caulked...