Installing a 48" pool to meet NYS 48" code requirement

by Mike
(New York)

Hello, I am looking to install a 48" pool myself. I took it down no problem and have all the instructions and photos I need.
My question is this... the New York State code requires the pool walls to be 48" from top of pool to grade or you have to have a fence all the way around it.

I believe I can achieve this however none of the pool will be in the ground. It will all be on grade. Is this okay? Can I set the entire bottom track on landscape wall block to keep it at grade?



Hi Mike. This would not be a problem as long as all the blocks were level. Be sure to use a transit on them and make sure the are butt up together all the way around.

The inside grade should then be leveled with dirt before you bring in the sand base.



Something else I would do is use the preformed pool cove around the outer edge. This will keep there from being possibility of sand or dirt slipping through the cracks of the bricks.

Pool Cove and Foam Pads