Need advice in regards to thickness of foam flooring

[hrsdennis]

Hi Dennis, Dennis here. For your purpose the cheaper of the two would be fine. I agree with the instructions you found, 2" of sand or 1 1/2" foam. 1" works if you have a smooth hard packed sand base to install it over. In your situation the 1 1/2" will be perfect.

1/2" should not make much difference in liner fit, you should be just fine not having a 2" base. I would much prefer to have the liner a little snug than have too much liner.

I spent a whole summer installing 48" beaded liners into 52" wall pools simply because they fit better. The hot Arizona sun is very nice for getting a little stretch out of a vinyl liner. Make use of some overhead sunshine and the whole job becomes easier.

A beaded liner installed correctly in the bead should not pull out, especially with the help of a little sunshine.

Later, Dennis

[DennisP]

Thank you sir!

That was exactly the kind of info I was looking for...

After being delayed almost a month and a half from my original timetable to get this yard project done I just want everything to go as smoothly as possible...

[Watermom]

RobbyM70, I did move your post into it's own thread instead of tacked on to this one. It is here:> http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...stall-question