Re-using Bent Pool Braces

by Rob
(New Brunswick, Canada)

Hi there - moving a used (5 yr old) AGP to my property. It appears to be in generally good shape although many of the buttresses are buckled. Most Minor, a couple major.

I will enclose a pic of the worst one. The rest are mainly just a little crushed where they attached to the vertical post/brace. Any thoughts/advice?



Hi Rob. Those braces are a little flimsy to begin with and I would reinforce each one of them. Angle iron can be screwed or bolted to the inside of them for added strength. I think even a piece of 2 x 2 lumber would work inside of them.

There is a lot of water pressure pushing out against those braces you would definitely want to straighten them and the reinforce them. If you were to replace them you would be getting the same thin metal you have right now. I would not waist the money on new ones. You could build a much stronger pool by fixing the bent ones.