Preformed Pool Cove

For Your Above Ground Pool

If you are installing your above ground swimming pool on concrete, or indoors, I would strongly recommend using preformed pool cove. This type of pool cove will not wash away when you hose down the pool area or when it rains. It is not sharp and abrasive like sand. We use this type of pool cove on all of the indoor display pools we set up each year.

Preformed pool cove is also a good choice when using a Styrofoam base for your pool instead of sand or other base materials. The foam can be laid down first and the coving placed on top of the it around the outer edge.

This pool cove is sold in two versions. Pick the one that is best for you. For pools being installed on concrete or tile I prefer the pool cove that snaps into the track. It is easier to work with, stays in place better, and needs less taping. The adhesive backed preformed pool cove is useful if you are installing a layer of foam as a pool base. The foam can be between one and two inches thick and is usually laid up against the pool wall, covering the bottom track. The cove with the track snaps would be useless without access to the bottom rails.

If you are installing your pool on concrete consider a pool pad also as the concrete is to abrasive to lay the liner on directly. The combination of a pool pad and the preformed pool cove make for an ideal installation.

In The Swim carries the preformed pool cove and the pool pad in many different sizes.