Not Enough Liner Overhang

by Mrs. Ashwood

We are trying to install a new liner in our 24 foot constant depth pool. It is stretching the sides down until there is only an inch of liner overhang at places. The most we have is 4 inches of overhang.

How much overhand should you normally expect to have in a liner for a 52 inch tall pool? The place I ordered from said they only allow for 2 inches overhand. I do not see how this is enough to make it fit right on a 24 foot round pool. Your help is greatly appreciated! Mrs. Ashwood



Hi Mrs. Ashwood. 1-4 inches of overhang is very little to work with, I agree. But if you have enough to pull over the wall of the pool, and the pool fills up just fine, you are probably OK. Once the pool is full, and if you keep the pool full of water, the liner should not pull down from the top. Keeping the pool full is important. Any amount of shrinking might pull the liner out from under the coping.

I like to have 6" or more to play with. The excess then gets tucked back into the pool so that the outside overhang remains the same.

Vinyl Liner Overhang

If your pool is now full I would not be concerned with the amount of overhang you have. If you are starting over you may want to try the stretching method of installing an above ground pool liner. This page has the best photos.

Expandable Liner Installation

This is how I install most of my pool liners, whether they are deep end pools or flat bottom pool. Stretching the liner in on a warm sunny day will probably leave you with six inches or more of overhang. Stretching makes a difference and so does the amount of sunshine on the liner.