Intex Metal Frame Pool

I did not remove my grass last year, and yes when I took the pool down what grass was left was dead and rotten smelling, actually smelled like cow poop, which explains why they smell the way they do, but the smell went away pretty quickly, and the grass never came back. This year I just tilled up the hard soil got rid of all rocks, and raked it smooth.

I have a good 6 inch slope in my backyard. I borrowed a tiller and tilled the area. Lots of raking to clear and level the area, tapped down the pool area, and then put down the tarp and set up the pool. The tilling, raking, and tapping took about half a day, after that the pool set up was easy.

Thanks!

I called Home Depot and Dixie Rents and they both rent a small sod cutter.
My brother-in-law also has a tiller. Tiller would be free, sod cutter would be 80.00 for a day.

Now I'm worried about the cats. Someone posted that a cat popped their pool. We have "stray" cats that come out at night; they like to sit on our fence and I'm sure everyone else's also. Argh!!!