Oval Pool Installation

[Alysenlynn]

The next photo shows the pool ready for sand. The end footplates have been leveled and the ground treated with grass killer.

Hey that's a great description and further ammo to get my husband to try and do this without a pro so I can get that bigger pool with the money saved!

I did have a question about what you said above. In particular the "treated with grass killer". We have this crazy patch of trees (I haven't been able to ID them) that grows just off of our property. It seems to have runner roots as little versions pop up all over our yard weekly. We just mow them down and they go away. None have ever grown up under stationary objects in the yard but the will grow very close to the edge of things. Do you think we need any extra protection under our pool then the usaul weed killer and landscaping about 3 feet around the edges? Should we put any landscaping cloth under the pool?

Thanks

[hrsdennis]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Once I get moving it is hard for me to stop and take photos. I am glad, however, that they could be of help.

Alysenlynn, In your situation I would use something under the sand. Your question is a very good one that I don't think has been dealt with before, at least not in a long while.

If I could get you to post that as a question in a new thread I would have more to add and I am sure you would get many more opinions and ideas from others.

Later, Dennis

[NWMNMom]

Nice photos and description. It brought back nasty flashbacks for me, but then we were green and had to fill. level and compact the entire area before we even got as far as your starting point above so we were already neck deep in Hell before assembly.....

These kinds of posts should almost be stickied for the new people who come here next spring or whenever, hoping to find exactly what Dennis posted...a visual example of nearly what they will be doing. I had everyone's kind and repeated instructions and advise, but picture books are cool too!