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Someone mentioned that the board would compress under the weight (slightly), but with all the other things under the base (ground cover, tarp, etc.), they were a tiny bit higher than the pavers (maybe 1/8" or something like that). And a lot of people use foam boards with no problems, so I assume...

As far as I could see, all connections were good. Nothing loose other than the corner frame pieces which are supposed to be loose. I may have had a small unevenness at the corner, since it was 1/2"-1" lower, but all the pavers seem good. I cross checked them against each other. If it does not...

Ah, thanks. At least, I'm not alone. :-) Do you think PVC 80 is stronger than the Intex rods?

@Mdragger88 Here are some pictures: What to put under Intex 18x9x52 XTR pool installed on decomposed granite?

In general, you are correct, but that's not my case. My pool stands on the one-inch thick R-TECH foam boards covered by thick tarp. I intentionally left about one inch of the pavers exposed to level them with top of the foam boards..

I installed my first pool (Intex 18x9x52 XTR) about a month ago. I did my best to level the ground and the legs support using regular and laser levels. The pool is on compacted crushed granite covered with R-TECH panels and thick tarp. For leg support I used 4-inch thick concrete retaining wall...

That's what I have been suspecting. Thanks for the confirmation. I have been running it with both intake valves open, and it seems to work (as long as I have a clean skimmer sock).

Sorry, did not realize there was a comment under my post. No, nothing is collapsing. I have pretty much a standard setup. See some photos here and here.

Hey, sorry, did not get a notification about your comment. I used a pair of 12"x4"x8" concrete retaining wall blocks I got at Lowe's. See links in my post on the topic: Above ground pools for dummies (part II): Site preparation

I just finished setting up my pool and I would recommend reducing the distances between the centers of the support pavers from 10'-10" and 19'-10" by an inch or two on each side. I used shorter pavers, and the support legs ended up being on the very edges of the pavers. If I were to do it again...

In case someone wonders about the same, I hand packed the ground surface and then installed (from bottom to top): Two layers of weed prevention fabric Ground cover that came with the pool 1"x8'x4' R-TECH insulation panels (foam boards) Thick tarp Worked out well (at least, so far). Here are...