Oval Pool Beaded Liner Size

by Robert
(Millington TN)

I have an oval that is a strange size. 18' X 32'4". Does this sound like a normal measurement?

By the way it is a beaded liner 48"deep. Will an 18' X 32' work? Or should I special order?



Hi Bob. It would not be at all uncommon for a 32' pool to measure 32' 4". The 32' liner should work just fine. I prefer them a little on the small side anyway, since most seem to be baggy.

The amount of sunshine will have a lot to do with how the liner fits. It is not uncommon to insert the liner in the bead, all the way around, and be short of liner by a couple of feet. You than take it all out and start over, this time pulling the bead a little tighter as you go. It may take a few times to get it right.

On a hot day you may get all the way around and have too much liner. Same story, take it all out and start over, this time pushing back and bunching the bead a little as you go. Sooner or later it all works out, or at least it should.

Another tip for installing beaded liners is to make sure your bottom seams are lined up perfectly before you start. Oval liners will have one of several seam configurations. You might have one seam running down the center from end to end. You might have several side to side seams, or possibly two or three running from end to end. Use these seams to align the liner before you start putting into the groove.

Using the single end to end seam as an example you should set the seam at one end in the dead center of the end. This will either at an upright or directly between two of them. Hold the seam to the wall with your foot and raise the liner straight up from that point and insert it into the bead receiver. It's usually helpful to have someone hold your starting point so it does not come out.

This page offers a little more advice for beaded liner installations.

Beaded Liner Installation