Should I go it alone?

[hrsdennis]

csevel, What size and model are you going to install? Maybe I could be of some help.

Dennis

[csevel]

It's an 18' round Artesian (Echol Canyon)....54" deep.

[NWMNMom]

Check out the pictures fhcaputo put up on the site - They are GREAT for showing a step by step on a round pool.

[vinnygnj]

My installers came with 3 people and they were pretty efficient. One of the things they used were "S" hooks attached to tent stakes. They put the bottom track together, started the pool where the seam is inside an upright, put the wall into the bottom track and kept it upright with the "S" hooks and stakes. I don't remember how many they had (maybe 12 or more) but it kept the wall up as they did their thing. Also, I think they used duct tape to cover the screw heads to keep them from wearing the liner.

If you're talking totally by yourself I think it may be a bit much but with a few people, you should be OK.

[hrsdennis]

Hi, Those prices do sound a lttle steep for that size pool. I am still at around 300.00. But I can do several a day so it's fair to me.

Use the contact form on my site if you have any trouble at all. I can walk you through anything. Best of luck, Dennis

[kevkline]

I just bought a 15x30 oval above ground and was planning on installing it myself until I decided to buy a bottom drain system which is a little more than I wanted to tackle. The last guy that came out quoted me $1200 just for the pool, $25 for the light, $150 for the bottom drain system and $300 for the site excavation.......