Installing an Above Ground Pool

Problem With AGP In Ground  We just finished burying a 12 x 24 foot oval pool 2 1/2 feet down. We filled it and all was well....we thought. Yesterday my husband backfilled it and ...

Doughboy Pool Cave In  We had a 16x32 ft. doughboy pool professionally installed in ground on a 11/2 ft. grade to skimmer end leaving 6 inches above ground on the high side. We ...

Bottom Plate to High  Hi,
First thing I want to tell you is we love this site and find it very helpful!
Our question, we just installed a 27'x52" round AG pool, it has resin ...

Top Rails Not Fitting  I am having problems getting all of my top rails on properly. I am installing a 15x30x54 Bermuda pool about 2 feet into the ground. There are 3 rails ...

Pool Pump Location  I am sinking a 54" round 24' AGP and would rather the pump/filter sit on the deck side, with the pump stuck at 16" above water line. Can I do this, or ...

Semi Inground Pool  I am installing a 15x30 BERMUDA 54” pool in the same foot print as an in ground pool that was removed. The previous pool was demoed and the concrete decking ...

Sink An Intex Soft Sided Pool   Can I sink my 18’ intex soft sided pool 2’ in ground if I use ¼ plywood sections as a retaining wall?
I plan on using 3’x 4’ sections of ¼ plywood around ...

Support Posts Lean  How do I straighten out support poles that are either leaning into or away from the pool? I have 2 poles that are doing that very thing, one in and one ...

Pool Installation Question  My husband is putting up our Aqua leader 24' above ground pool....ugh!!! The instructions tell us to use a firm, solid surface. He has prepared the site ...

Pool Installation Service  How do we get in contact with you and find out what your costs involved are to install an above ground pool.

Thanks



Hi Toni. The link below ...

Ground Prep For a 27' Pool  Hello,

I am almost positive, that I made and error in preparing the ground for my 27' Above ground pool.

The Initial Hole was dug too deep, and ...

Above Ground Pool Bottom Rail  How is the pool wall attached to the track? Or is it just pushed down into it? Right now I am in the process of taking down an 18' round above ground ...

Pool leveling question  I am thinking about an above ground pool 54 inches high and 18 foot round. However my yard is not level. From high side I drop over 10 inches every 10 ...

Pool in ground  Need to find bottom rails for a 15x30 Muskin pool. Can you help me? Also wanting to put my above ground pool in ground 3 to 4 feet. I know you said this ...

Parts For My Above Ground Pool  My dad gave me a 18'x 4' above ground metal frame pool because the liner was tore. I bought a new liner for the pool, but I don't have all the bottom rails ...

Vinyl Liner Options  We have a had an above ground pool with a beaded liner & we have had nothing but trouble with it. We can not get the top to stay in the bead. We were ...

Unable to get our Above Ground Pool Installed  Hello, we have been trying to get our above ground pool installed all summer. Everything is up and ground is level but the wall overlapped, so we got the ...

28' Pool Liner in a 27' Pool  Can I use a 28' pool liner in a 27' pool?

Hi Jerry. Yes you can. If at all possible it is best that you don’t, but it can be done. Since a 27’ liner ...

Pool Base Not Level  Once an Above Ground Pool is installed, and the one side has sunk a bit, is there anyway to lower the other side to match, making it more level?

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Dug to Deep for Pool  The contractor we hired to dig and level the dirt where are pool is being installed dug too far down. We now have to back fill to get it level. We heard ...

Help with Expandable Liner  I own a 28' doughboy pool, and have purchased an expandable liner for it, problem is, there are no directions,. It says it is expandable up to 72". I ...

Instructions For 15x30 Ovation Pool  I have a second hand yard sale 15x30 oval ovation pool with no instructions, I have plenty of rails for the bottom, small and long, not sure where they ...

Pool Walls Keep Coming Down  Recently I purchased a Doughboy 24ft above ground pool used. We tried to use the liner that had came with the pool and finally decided just to buy a new ...

Pool Wall  I just installed a 27' AGP. After it finished filling with water, I noticed that the wall was buckled a little bit in a couple of places. I took pictures ...

Laying out the Replacement Liner  We have a pool that is up. We need to replace the liner, how do we lay out the new liner?
Thank you, Tina

Hi Tina, I would do it like the illustrations ...

Installing a Frame Pool on a Slightly Sloping Patio  I am looking at a 16' x 48” inch frame pool.
My Patio slopes away from the house at the rate of 1 inch per 8 feet, so I should be looking at 2 inches ...

Excess liner  I installed a 27 foot above ground pool. When I installed the J-Hook liner and got to end, I had about 8 inches extra left over. I don't understand how ...

Oval Pool Ground Prep  Hello, I have an 18'x33'x54" above ground pool. Last fall I had my cousin come in with a backhoe and excavate the area. I had 4 yards of sand delivered ...

Backfilling Pool In The Ground  I have a 15x30 above ground pool that I am going to put a patio around. I will backfill it for the first 2.5 feet, put in a retaining wall next to the ...

Sand for an Above Ground Pool  I am putting up a 18’x33' pool and I’m not sure how much sand to get.

Hi. I would use about 5 yards of washed mortar sand. This would equal about ...

Compacted Sand  I hope I did not do and oops on setting up my 30' x 52" pool. My ground was only 2" out of level over 30' so... I receded the high side so the 12"x12"...

Pool Wall Not Meeting  The pool we are installing is 18X33 oval and the wall is not meeting, need about 3 more inches to meet, what are we doing wrong?

Hi. This happens a ...

27ft Above Ground Pool Installation  How many people do you need to install a 27ft above ground pool? We purchased a second hand one and need to get it set up. The ground work is done.

Hi ...

Bottom Structure Felt Through Liner  Just installed a doughboy oval 12x24 pool. The bottom metal connector rails can be felt through the liner. If I fill my pool up with water will the pressure ...

Bottom Drain for Doughboy Above the Ground Pool  Can a drain be installed at the bottom of an above ground Doughboy pool? Are there any kits or parts especially made for this besides going to the local ...

Aboveground In Ground  Hi love the section on putting your above ground pool into the ground.
Was wondering though that since we live in Ontario Canada and the winters here ...

Sand or Tarp For Pool Base  If the ground is already level, is a tarp okay to put under a 16 ft round x 48 in deep pool or should it have sand?

Hi. It’s OK to use a tarp under ...

Oval Pool In-gorund Without Supports  Hello,
I'm installing an 18x33 oval above ground pool. I dug the hole and am setting it up in-ground. There is at least a 1'2" clearance around the ...

Intex Pool Leveling Problem  Intex 24'x52" metal frame soft side pool...I live in Florida where the only substrate is just soft sand. There were no plants or anything, just bare ...

Second Hand Pool  Hello, Thanks for your site it is very helpful. I tore down a friends pool last year and he gave it to me. I am installing it currently and have a few ...

How to Compensate for a 6 Inch Ground Slope  Okay, this past weekend I purchased an Intex 15 X 4 ft Metal Frame Pool. I know is was stupid not to check beforehand to be sure, but I went ahead and ...

Patio Blocks Under Uprights  Is it a good idea to use blocks to set the plates on, and if so how should the blocks be positioned under the plates?
Thanks


Hi Patrick. This page ...

Liner fell out of Pool  Recently my 18' round pool (52" high) completely emptied after my beaded liner detached and fell. I spoke with a couple install companies who recommended ...

Pool Not Level   I have never owned an above ground pool before so I have a few questions. We bought a 15'X42'' Intex pool, we put it all together and started filling the ...

Building an Intex Pool  Am considering purchasing an Intex soft-sided 16' round pool, and am curious as to the basic installation process (ground leveling requirements; tarping/...

Lomart Whispering Winds 2 Installaton Instructions  We were given a swimming pool and cannot find instructions to install our pool. Do you know where to get instructions. I have checked the Lomart customer ...

Skimmer Leaking on an Above Ground Pool  I have a 27foot round above ground pool and have small leaks coming from the skimmer basket. I have the double sided gasket sandwiching the steel wall ...

Plastic Bead Recievers  I have just changed my 30ft round pool liner from jhook to standard beaded liner. The bead receiver that I purchased is plastic while the old receiver ...

Above Ground Pool On Wood Deck  We are considering installing an above ground pool in our backyard. Initially we considered having the pool sit on top of a ground level wood deck. Is ...

Pool Bottom  If you are installing an18 ft pool on tamped clay like soil do you have to use sand or can you just tarp and then use carpet felt or Styrofoam?


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Main Drain for AGP  I am waiting for my new 18 ft Trevi pool to come. I would like to know if I have to install a main drain or can I bypass that step.


Hi Cindy. I ...

Flex Hose to Skimmer Leaks  I cannot get my flex hose connection to the bottom of the skimmer to quit leaking. I have put 2 hose clamps on and have tightened them as tight as I can,...

Roundness and Liner Install  I just put up the wall for a new 27'x54" pool today and will be doing the pool base and liner tomorrow. At first the wall was nearly a foot away from meeting ...

Wall Bulging at Bottom Track  My 27' round above ground pool was installed yesterday. Today I have noticed that the steel wall is bulging outward at the extreme bottom right near the ...

Walls Buckle When Filling Pool  Can someone please help, we have a 27 foot round above ground pool. When filling with water, at about 1/4 to 1/2 full, the walls start to buckle so we ...

Bottom Rails and Footplates  I am just beginning to put up a new 27' round pool and having a hard time rounding up the bottom rails, or even getting them to form a complete circle ...

Pool Wall Caving In While Filling  While filling my new pool with water, the walls started caving in. There is only about 8 inches of water in the pool. The liner is the type that has a ...

Sand for Above Ground Pool  What type of sand do I use under the liner of my pool, beach sand or a clay sand mix???


Hi Diane. The correct name for the sand to use under an above ...

Rectangular Above Ground Pool  I was wondering how to go about setting up a pool I disassembled. Its frame work is made up of eight pieces of " [ " channel steel. They bolt together ...

Retaining wall for above ground pool  My 24' round Muskin pool wall rusted out after 15 years of being partially buried into a hill. I took it all down, and am now building a retaining wall ...

Doughboy Pool Semi Inground - Make Deeper  We have a 12’ x 24’ Doughboy above ground pool partly in ground. The wall is 48” leaving us with only about 36” of water. Can we make this deeper or ...

Problems Installing Top Rails  When I put in the wall on a oval 18x33.. the wall shifted after we built up the coves as a result one upright pad is only half on patio brick so inside ...

Above Ground Pool Installation Instructions  We have received a pool from a friend, they only put it up once, and lost the instructions on how to install or assemble a sand sun metal frame pool size ...

K-D pool in ground 2' ?  We have a 20 x 48 15 year old K-D pool in which the middle band just broke. We financially can not afford to spend money on a new pool and would like ...

Pool Re- Assembly  I disassembled this pool for an older gentleman who could no longer care for it. I in turn would like to install this beauty in my back yard. It was fairly ...

unlevel swimming pool  I just set up a 24ft round Silverado by Patriot above ground swimming pool at the end of summer, and after filling it up, the water at one side is touching ...

Esther Williams Railing & Walk-Around Deck Manuals  I have a 15x30 pool and need to install the walk-around deck and safety railings, but don't have the installation manuals for them. Any idea where I can ...

Liner to Small  I have just installed a second hand above ground pool , I have just finished fitting the liner and it seems like it has to stretch at least 300mm either ...

Bought a Used Doughboy Pool  We dug the hole, put in soft dirt, put sides in track and bolted together. Stretching the liner in is the problem, cant get it to stretch over the sides....

Trouble with my Sandy Land.  My husband and I just purchased a used 24x48 above ground pool. We live in South Texas where it is very sandy and hilly. We are having trouble keeping ...

Stretching a Flat Bottom Liner  I bought an INTEX 24' x 52" Above Ground Metal Frame Pool.

Can I "dish" the bottom any as long as the sides are level? This isn't specifically an expandable ...

Soft Side Frame Pool Unlevel  We installed an above ground 18'x52" pool yesterday. When we prepared the ground it was level. After filling it with water it seems that the lower side ...

Tree Roots under Pool  The ground has a slope, therefore I am digging one side down approx 2 ft. to make the ground level. In the process of digging, tree roots are everywhere!...

Wall Foam for an Above Ground Pool  Do you recommend using wall foam when installing a used pool?

Hi. Wall foam can be such a pain to install I prefer not to use it. It interferes with ...

Pool Buttress with Deep End  I purchased a Sharkline "Tahitian" 18x33 Oval pool and ordered a deep end liner. Now I find that the vertical support legs (where the straps attach) will ...

Pool Wall to Short  Do you have any helpful hints on putting up a wall on an above ground pool? We are having trouble, we sat it in the track and came up about 4 inches ...

Doughboy Oval Installation Help  Hi There

I am having a very hard time finding a manual to set up my 18X38 Doughboy. Can anyone help me please??

Thanks



Hi Tim. I answered ...

Pool Installed Wrong  I had an 18' round Lomart pool installed last week. After we filled the pool, the next day as it expanded, the framing at the bottom of 6-8 columns began ...

Directions for Round Above Ground Pool  I need directions on how to put up a 21 round above ground pool.

It is a used pool.



Hi Gail. I will list a few thinks that would be well worth ...

Installing Esther Williams Pool  I am getting ready to put up an old Esther Williams pool, do I need blocks under the uprights or can I just tamp the sand well?


Hi. I would recommend ...

Intext Above Ground Off Level  My 18x48 Intex pool is up and ready to go. However the level is off by up to 3 inches on one side. Is that big or is that okay?

Hi Rick. Three inches ...

Making the Pool Round  We are in the process of setting up a used 18' round pool. We put down landscaping blocks to set the ring on & put up the side walls but we're having ...

Pool Depth  I am installing a 24' above ground pool, and wanting to make a deep end in it. Is that possible? Will the liner fit it?


Hi Ashley. Deep ends are ...

Pool Unlevel  We just bought an 18' Intex metal frame pool. We have found a fairly level area of the yard and set it up. After filling about 3" of water we are finding ...

How to Install Above Ground Pool?  We purchased a used 15x42 metal pool. We are trying to install. We have leveled the ground with masonry sand, put the bottom (cirle) rail together and ...

Oval Pool Deep End  We are installing an 18x 33 above ground pool with a deep end and we are wondering if we can use the regular patio block installation or if we need to ...

Leveling Pavers for an Above Ground Pool  What is the easiest way to dig out for the pavers? Can sand be used to assist under the pavers in leveling? Where I live the ground is like concrete;...

Deep End on Oval Pool  I have an 18 X 33 above ground pool x 52". Is it ok to lower one end of the pool to 56"? Will the line stretch and fit?


Hi David. A standard overlap ...

Leveling Question  Hello!
I have a small 20 ft x 48 inch above ground pool; the cheap style from Wal-Mart that is constructed with only a frame (no sidewalls). In my area,...

Proper Slope for Pool Deep End  I am digging a hole for a 21' round above ground pool and I am digging the middle out about 2 feet. I was wondering what the proper slope is from the ...

Lomart Pool Directions  Can you please help me find the instruction manual for an 18 x 36 Lomart above ground pool?

Hi Matt. Parts lists and pool instructions are found in ...

Used Pool Installation  I just purchased a 2 year old pool in good shape. I would like your opinion on a couple of things I'm planning on doing before and during the install. I ...

Digging a Deep End  I have several questions. In 2005, we had a 24' Doughboy Mystic Garden above ground pool installed. The walls are 4 foot tall. At that time we choose not ...

15x30 Above Ground Pool  Do I really need a transit to level my above ground pool? How much sand should I use for a 15’ x 30’?


Hi Siever. There are several ways to level ...

help with base track  I recently purchased a used 27 foot above ground pool, but i can only seem to get the base track stretched to 26 feet; is that normal? I have left the ...

difficulty leveling ground  Dennis,
I have viewed many of your responses but here is my question anyway. I have purchased an 18x38 Doughboy AG. I want it sunk in the ground about ...

laser level to install above ground pool  I will be doing my install this weekend. I live in Maryland.

A friend lent me their Dewalt laser level with tripod and shaft before going out of ...

AGP Installation Cost  What is a ballpark estimate for 27'-30' AGP install with a ground slope of 1 foot in 30feet.
ie: labor/materials? Planning a pool and need an idea of ...

Bottom Rail Placement  I have an older Doughboy above ground pool with a wood tone finish. It is a 16 x 32. It has 10 long bottom rails, 6 medium rails and 4 shorter ones. I ...

Level Ground for Pool  What's the best way to level the ground for a large above ground pool? (32' x 16')
My yard is mostly sand.
Who can I call to level it if I don't want ...

Yard too wet for used swimming pool to be installed?  What would you recommend for a slightly damp yard (muddy at times like spring, and a little water runoff stream running through backyard)? Would an in ...

Leveling and Tamping  I'm going to attempt to install another above ground pool this summer. (18x33 Tahaitian buttress free). I had one at the other house and have moved (Cantar,...