Hi, this last weekend I installed my first pool, an Intex Ultra XTR Deluxe Steel Frame 18' x 9' x 52" pool. Last night, just as the pool was nearing being full I noticed that all of the concrete slabs supporting the legs had cracked and broken. Some simply in half and some in both directions—see attached pics.
The pool is standing on what was grass lawn, I had to remove 4 inches of soil from one end to get a level and we then covered the soil with 2 or 3 inches of sharp sand and leveled that. The 16” x 1” slabs were set in the sand so that the sand and the tops of the slabs were level. Then we put the ground sheet on top and placed the pool on that.
I assume I am going to have to drain the pool and replace the slabs but do you have any advice so that it doesn’t happen again?
The pool is standing on what was grass lawn, I had to remove 4 inches of soil from one end to get a level and we then covered the soil with 2 or 3 inches of sharp sand and leveled that. The 16” x 1” slabs were set in the sand so that the sand and the tops of the slabs were level. Then we put the ground sheet on top and placed the pool on that.
I assume I am going to have to drain the pool and replace the slabs but do you have any advice so that it doesn’t happen again?