Using sand to level an area for an Intex Metal Frame 15 x 48 pool

[RedwingT]

I've decided to use pavers as a retaining wall on the high sand side. Thanks!

[PoolDoc]

Sorry your post & membership got lost in the crush; not sure if you still need help, but your membership has been upgraded. -ben

[RedwingT]

That's ok, so did my pool from Walmart, 2 times now. So I have a nice hole dug with a great retaining wall and grass regrowing. lol I don't think I was meant to have a pool this year. We'll see if it shows up by the 20th as stated. I'm sure if it does go up this summer I'll have some questions. At this point it's all been more hassle than it's been worth. But I'm gonna keep the faith things go as planned on the 3rd try. We might still get a good 4 wks in this season. ~;o)

[aylad]

Just keep your eye on the goal--it's gonna be great when you get it in and get it running!!

Janet

[Charlie_R]

Was just looking at the NWS projected temps for the next several months.....you may have more of a season than you think. 20 - 30 deg above normal throughout the midwest through nov.

[RedwingT]

Thanks Janet, that's exactly what I'm trying to do.

It's in Coldwater, MI now at the delivery facility, lets just hope it gets here for pick up tomorrow. Coldwater is only about 3-4 hours from here so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. ~;o)

[RedwingT]

Was just looking at the NWS projected temps for the next several months.....you may have more of a season than you think. 20 - 30 deg above normal throughout the midwest through nov.

That is my hope Charles_R98146. I see you have the same type pool. What is the diameter of the pool after setup including leg room needed, do you know off hand? My circle is just short of 16ft, I hope that's gonna be enough room. Still need to get something to put under the legs so they don't completely sink. I have plenty of bricks I could sink into the sand, but IDK if that will totally prevent sink-age. It has to help to some degree I would think. One side has 8'' of sand and I know something has to be done or I will be off level quite a bit when the legs settle in while/after filling. I wish the description would have included how many legs and the distance between them, then I could really be ready when it gets here.

Happy swimming ~;o)

[Charlie_R]

I leveled an area 17' in diameter, with a little digging, and some gravel and sand. I, too have a retaining wall around about 1/2 the circumference. If you haven't already done so, you will need to back up the retaining wall with dirt, like this:



The movement of the pool will "walk" the legs, which will tend to sink in the sand. Placing the legs on the pavers is a good idea, to help spread the load over a larger area.

The distance between the legs, measured at the top of the tees is ~37". Note that once the pool is filled, the legs will want to splay a bit, so you may have to adjust your pavers a bit to keep them from rubbing on the liner:





There are 15 legs.

You can probably see this in at least two of the pics.

Note the white sand under the liner. The sanded area is 16' 6" in diameter, and you can see how much is left showing.