Gladon Pool Cove Question

by Chris
(NY)

I will start by apologizing for the length of my post, but also to provide my sincere THANK YOU for the abundance of information and help that your site has thus far provided me in my first AGP installation.

I am installing a 21'round Trevi pool with a 52" wall. I have a 52" liner, and I am using the Gladon peel and stick wall cove. The issue that I am having is that when I install the liner, and remove wrinkles, I am finding that there is still a significant gap between the liner and the wall base. This gap appears to be anywhere from 6-8". The gap between the liner and the wall higher up on the wall is about 1-2". So, my question has two parts:

1. Is it normal that there is at least somewhat of a space between the liner and the wall prior to filling the pool with water? I am imagining that the liner should stretch somewhat when it is filled with water. Or, should the liner fit right up against wall and base cove before any water is added?

2. The Gladon pool cove only provides a 4" x 4" cove. The liner installation instructions clearly state that the cove should be double that (8"). I am wondering if others have run into this issue.

When I previously started filling the pool I noticed that after adding about 10" of water, the wall started buckling in one area. I have since removed all but about 2" of water. I am hypothesizing that this is occurring because the liner can not stretch enough to alleviate the downward pressure that the liner is exerting on the sidewall of the pool. My thought is to use sand to build the cove up to reduce this gap. However, prior to doing this work, I want to see if you agree that this might alleviate this issue, as well as to determine how much I might want to build that cove up.





Hi Chris. I would much rather have the liner a little on the tight side, like yours, than have one that is loose and baggy.

The Gladon pool cove should be fine the way it is. At least I would only change it as a last resort. I would first try filling the pool during the hottest part of the day with as much sun as possible on the liner. This should soften it up enough to stretch in without pulling the wall down.

If that does not work you could always build up the cove, but only if you have to.