Water splashing out of Skimmer

[medvampire]

Had the same issues to prevent soil wash away I put some pavers under my skimmer. I figure the water loss is not a big issue if the kids (myself included) are having fun.
Steve

[matt4x4]

The amount of water you lose is minimal in teh grand scheme of things, however, I have managed to hold thousdands of "bonus gallons" of water in my pool until I could pump it to the neighbour's pool (long story all about water guy doing some serious overfilling) by using a shopping bac stretched over the top, then just screwing the lid back on - works quite well.

[robot9000]

Hey, thanks for the replies !!!!

I'm not worried about the water loss, I just don't want anything washing away the dirt from around the bottom rail area.

I like the plastic/patio block idea. Sounds like I'll start my landscaping, working my way around the pool from there

Thanks !!!