Leveling stage here - ugh.. My pool is only an 18' Intex, BUT I'm in North Carolina (beyond red clay, we're talking bricks.) and I'm doing it by hand in a yard with a major slope - had to dig 2' at highest level. Prayers of all denominations accepted!!

I have been spending the past few nights outside with my laser level as that's the only time I can see the beam. Are most of them visible during the day? Mine's only about 6 mos. old and wasn't a cheapie either, I'm bummed I can't get it to work outside during the day.

So, after reading some different threads here on leveling, I've come to the conclusion that if I want to work during the day (might be nice ), I will need to use a water level. Someone was kind enough to post a few links explaining their use and I get the idea, I'm just unsure of how to use one to level ground. Do I pound in stakes all around the perimeter, measure off a hatch-mark on one stake and then compare this to a similar hatch-mark on all the other posts?

How do most people actually use a water level for this application?

Thanks,

Amy


PS I have several different lengths of carpenter's levels and a string level, which is what I started out using, but in double-checking my work with the laser I found these to be very inaccurate. Are all string levels as useless as mine appears to be?! I was off by up to 2" (according to my laser) in several areas after my string level told me I was okie-dokie.