Dented Top Rail on Above Ground Pool

My friend decided to not listen and attempted to vault himself over the pool side. Of course he missed. In the process he dented the top of the pool (the part that runs along the top?) and caused one of the supports that run lengthwise to come out of its spot...is this fixable?

Tomorrow we were going to attempt to carefully hammer out the dents and replace the piece that went out of place, or does this endanger people and should I get professionals? The rest of the pool is fine, it's a 24' round aboveground.

Thanks for the help!




Hi. A perfectly installed above ground pool can stand just fine with no uprights or top rails. So you just need to decide if yours is a perfectly installed above ground pool. Is it perfectly level? Is it perfectly round?

You may want to play it safe and drain a foot or so of water out of the pool. Just a foot of water takes a lot of pressure off the top of the pool. Removing top rails and uprights should be no problem at that point.



Your biggest concern will be making the final connection on the top rail. The pool will tend to spread a bit. You will need a couple of buddies pulling on the rail while you set the last screws. This is normally not a big deal, but it does require some help.

Kids Jumping Damage

by Julie
(Midwest, USA)

I have been made aware from the bulges under the top seats after having this pool for 15 years. It seems some kids have been jumping from the top seats!

Now we have these inverted dents facing the pool and I don't know if this can be fixed or not? I cannot imagine what may happen with the winter cover on with the wind whipping around.. if it will cause a major problem with the pool!

There are 2 really bad places and 1 that is like just a bump....all above the water line and between the uprights/braces or at least I hope so, I was going around cleaning the liner. That is how I found out, although, now that I know it's there, I can see it really obviously!

The 2 really bad ones are almost across from each other! Is this fixable? I sure hope so....it just makes me sick! For so many years with no problems and now this! I have informed all the parents involved that this is not to ever happen again~~I can try to get a picture if that would help~ I sure hope you can help!


Hi Julie. Hopefully we can get some photos up that will show the damage a little better. Damage of this type, to the top rails or to the side wall can usually be fixed without much expense or work.