First of all, the material used to ‘build up’ the low side will immediately compress beneath the weight of the filled pool, so what looked to be level will quickly become off-level. Make sure and use foam coving and a liner pad. 2-3 inches is quite a bit. Check your supports periodically and gently jack up and slide additional slightly wider thin plywood pieces if needed. Dan, I am installing my first pool, 21’ round. Thanks! Continue using the two-by-fours and level until the ground is perfectly flat. Thanks. Just curious. I was told with the legs it’s right at 18′. What Are the Disadvantages of a Fiberglass Pool?→, How to Make an Above-Ground Pool Look Nice→, How to Level a John Deere Lawn Tractor Deck→. Once you have a spot picked out, it's important to ensure that the ground is level. My daughter would be happy. Use small pieces of thin plywood as shown here. One method for doing this is to use string and a device called a line level. Take two-by-fours and place them on the site. How much sand? How long should you typically have to wait for the concrete to cure before putting the pool on a new pad? Yes I think a 4″ poured slab is more than sufficient. Contact Intex at 1-800-234-6839 to discuss your property and determine whether your backyard is a suitable location for an Intex above-ground pool. They could collapse under the weight once you fill up your pool.
Ensuring that the pool walls stay perpendicular to the ground is important to ensure that the pool remains stable. Thanks. If you think about it, most above ground pools set directly on the ground and if installed right, don’t go anywhere. A non-flat surface and divots in the ground can result in slanting of the pool walls. What is the best pad/liner to put under the pool, to protect the actual liner and to provide soft feel? We moved into a house that had an above ground pool that the previous owners let go in a bad way. so the pool is not really sitting on concrete.. i am concerned about my pool because this is how it was installed…. Hi. Do you have any suggestions on how we should build onto the 10×10 existing slab to make it large enough for our 9×18 pool? My biggest concern is the existing slope for drainage: how much slope is considered too much and why? Question about a round vs oval pool on a concrete slab. It doesn’t matter whether you get a brushed or smooth concrete bottom.
no deep end) It’s a 32′ x 16′. Do we need to use pavers for the braces, and how do we attach the tall poles that came with our pool. And 2″ thick is probably all you need as the slab will probably crack anyway.