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[Pontiadict]

Thanks for clearing that up for me Dennis.

If I were to use a styrofoam base,would you then lay a cove on top of that?
It seems to me that if you place the cove first,then lay the styrofoam,it
would result in seam where the cove and styro meet,where the weight of
the water would want to push the liner between.

Thanks,
John

[hrsdennis]

That would be correct John, cove on top of foam. Get the sticky backed cove, not the snap into bottom rail cove. There are several versions on the market but I have seen one that would work well for this application. The tape is already on the back side, you just pull off the protective cover strip and stick it to the wall.

Later, Dennis

[Pontiadict]

Thanks for your help Dennis.

John

[hrsdennis]

Hey John, we have gone a bit off topic but this is what it's all about.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=3435

[matt4x4]

You can do a couple of other things to build a cove that are relatively cost effective.
1. As Dennis had stated, tape plastic (vapor barrier) about 6" up the wall, letting it hang down and out on the floor. If there are gaps, make sure to push the plastic into them using a putty knife. You can build a sand cove on this plastic, the sand will then fill the space where you pushed the plastic in and it likely won't ever wash out.
2. As your hubby allready suggested, make the cove out of left over styrofoam, it will be a bit tedious to get a good fit for the bends, but once you make 1 or 2 templates, things should progress nicely - nothing wrong with using the styrofoam.

[hoffmans]

Denanbob
Love this thread.
I know it is a pain in the rear, but please keep taking pictures of the progress. I think you are really helping other people more than you realize. I am learning by watching you. The more you post in this thread, the less we will have to beg hrsdennis for help when our time comes! .

Hard work makes life worthwhile.
~Hoffmans

[denanbob]

Thanks Hoffmans! Here are some more pictures........we are actually filling the pool!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO! Now I hope I don't have to drain it like I've heard several other people have noticed problems as the pool was filling and had to drain it. The liner went in a little too smoothly for my liking. LOL. The liner was the easiest part of it all! We laid it out, picked a starting point, hooked the bead in all the way around and we were done! There are still quite a few wrinkles in the bottom that we couldn't seem to smooth out, but it's ok with me. I will comment (or ask a question) under each picture:

Here is a picture of the styrofoam coving that we built using our leftover styrofoam. It's not 6 inches high (more like 3 inches), but I think it worked out perfectly. It's completely covered in duct tape, so that's why you can't see the foam

Here's a close-up of the homemade cove

Here's a picture of where I was concerned about the liner because it's not sitting flush against the wall at the bottom (near the cove). If I push hard with my foot, I can barely get it to touch the corner so I was thinking the liner was too small and wasn't fitting. As the pool filled about 2 inches, it seems to have flattened out some and now looks ok (although I haven't been in the pool to see it closely). I am keeping an eye on it.

Here's the (almost) finished product! I plan on running the hose about 6 hours today and 6 hours tomorrow and then having the rest of the water brought in by truck. We also just put the limestone gravel in last night and you can see it in this picture.

I'll keep everyone updated! Thanks for everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am started to see a light at the end of the tunnel!