I am installing a 26 foot Intex Ultra and have prepared the ground. 80 percent was level and I built up the rest of the 20 percent. I know I should dig down but the ground is hard and I am using hand tools so that is why I did that. I tamped the whole area using a vibratory compactor. I plan on using pavers under the legs where the ground was hard but I want to pour concrete footing for the area I built up. Has anyone tried this and does anyone think it would hold up. Thanks in advance.
Using concrete footing for legs on a low area for Intex pool
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Re: Using concrete footing for legs on a low area for Intex
Concrete footings aren't really the best thing, unless you put a concrete deck across the whole area. A proper footing won't move, which ought to be good, but the ground might move. If the pool support is moving relative to the the ground you can damage the pool, including tearing the liner. It is actually better for the pool to go out of level, which you will then have time to fix, rather than the pool frame stay in place while the ground lowers out from under it.
Concrete footings aren't really the best thing, unless you put a concrete deck across the whole area. A proper footing won't move, which ought to be good, but the ground might move. If the pool support is moving relative to the the ground you can damage the pool, including tearing the liner. It is actually better for the pool to go out of level, which you will then have time to fix, rather than the pool frame stay in place while the ground lowers out from under it.
Re: Using concrete footing for legs on a low area for Intex
Do you think it would still be a problem being that small of an area and raising 2 inches? The rest of it is rock solid and level. Also it was lower more toward the edges than in the middle.
Do you think it would still be a problem being that small of an area and raising 2 inches? The rest of it is rock solid and level. Also it was lower more toward the edges than in the middle.