Weeds and other things - Will they grow through my Pool?

[hrsdennis]

Excellent point Lori, ants. I have seen them do major damage. Greenlight ant killer around the pool at all times is a good cure for those nasty ones.

Other liner killers could be nut grass, gophers, palm trees and ect.

Any other problems and solutions? Or problems with no solutions? This is as good a place as any to share.

Later, Dennis

[hoffmans]

Does anyone remeber this thread from fhcaputo-
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=521
He shows pictures of his install & what he used under his pool for weed control. Also he has great pictures of him building his wrap around pooldeck.
Too bad these pictures were never posted in the Above Ground Pool Gallery.

-Hoffmans

Food grade (not filter grade) DE kills ants and their friends too.

[hrsdennis]

Hoffmans, great find. Notice the abundance of trees near the pool area. This is an ideal place to lay down an extra thick layer between the ground and the liner.

Looks sorta like Matt's place. I gosta get out of this stupid, hot desert.

[hrsdennis]

To treat the ground I use a product called Pure Blue. It is a grass killer that is designed to kill nut grass and other types of growth under vinyl lined pools. It is a granule, non oil base grass killer. I prefer this type of ground treatment because I can treat the ground and install the liner the same day. With an oil base treatment a few days should pass before you can install the liner. A strong oil base grass killer can melt a vinyl liner if installed to quickly.

I prefer installing the pool on a sand base directly over the dirt. Should your liner ever leak the water does not get trapped, it can drain into the soil. When a ground pad is used the water has no place to go. This causes squishy sand and moss quickly grows underneath the liner.

There are times however when I strongly recommend a thick ground shield. Near by tree roots or a bad case of gophers are two examples where I would want the extra protection.

Some unique situations are so extreme a concrete pad is the best way to go. You should spend some time picking the brains of the people in your area with pools. What’s good here may not be at all good where you are.

Later, Dennis

[Alysenlynn]

Well, I think we're definitely going to not only treat chemically before putting down our pool but we are also going to use some type of physical weed barrier! I need to locate that pro bottom mentioned above. Any ideas?

Close friends of ours have a 24 ft vouge in their back yard (they have been our inspiration for getting a pool) and while they were on vacation this summer a weed grew up through their liner!

Thanks for all the info!

[farmgirl]

We sprayed with rouncup after clearing the land, but before adding sand. We did 2 days of roundup, then laid our black plastic barrier, then added sand on top of that. Might have been overkill, but better safe than sorry!

[hrsdennis]

Hi bad, I have one of my local pool stores order the product for me in 100 lb barrels. It is also available in bags from 1 to 5 lbs. Those are the normal amounts needed to treat one pool. I order from Pool Supply Wharehouse in Phx. Az. but the product comes out of Forida.

Hope that helps some, Dennis

[badutahboy]

To treat the ground I use a product called Pure Blue. It is a grass killer that is designed to kill nut grass and other types of growth under vinyl lined pools. It is a granule, non oil base grass killer. I prefer this type of ground treatment because I can treat the ground and install the liner the same day. With an oil base treatment a few days should pass before you can install the liner. A strong oil base grass killer can melt a vinyl liner if installed to quickly.

I prefer installing the pool on a sand base directly over the dirt. Should your liner ever leak the water does not get trapped, it can drain into the soil. When a ground pad is used the water has no place to go. This causes squishy sand and moss quickly grows underneath the liner.

There are times however when I strongly recommend a thick ground shield. Near by tree roots or a bad case of gophers are two examples where I would want the extra protection.

Some unique situations are so extreme a concrete pad is the best way to go. You should spend some time picking the brains of the people in your area with pools. What’s good here may not be at all good where you are.

Later, Dennis

Can you tell me where to buy pure blue?