Above ground pool base material has two jobs: protect the liner from whatever is in the ground underneath it, and give you a comfortable, stable surface to stand on once the pool is filled. Getting the material right is not complicated. Getting the amount and placement wrong is what causes problems later. This guide compares … Read more
If you are working out how to level ground for an above ground pool, the method most people default to, pushing the high dirt into the low spots, is the exact reason so many pools end up tilted within a season. The correct approach is the opposite: you dig down to the lowest point of … Read more
In fifteen years of installing above ground pools, I have found that ground preparation takes roughly twice as long as putting the pool itself together, and that ratio holds whether I am setting up a small round frame pool or a larger oval kit. A 15-foot pool that goes together in about 2 hours of … Read more