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View from the back

View from the patio

Paver steps leading up to the pool

Thank you - this is really helpful insight!

After getting our 27' Round Optimum up and running this summer, we would now like to invest in a propane heater. Our local stores carry Pentair heaters, but we have heard that larger Raypak is the way to go. If we do get a Raypak, is there a recommendation for a reputable online vendor?

Coping was attached to the concrete-filled blocks, and we used foam to fill the spaces between the blocks and the pool wall. Rebar is tied and ready for the outer concrete.

We filled leveled concrete blocks with concrete and added rebar that will be tied into concrete.

Thank you! That's what we were thinking, but wanted to make sure.

And yes, concrete collar, then filled with water, then backfilled with stone. There was electrical bonding wire run after the collar but before the filling.

We did sand - the installers told us what to order. We hired a person with a mini-excavator and a level to do the digging, and then we did our own skid loader work. We hired professional installers to put the pool kit together, an electrician for obvious reasons, and then the pool sellers did...

Concrete Collar is in, and water filling is in progress