pavers

Greetings, We have the 20’ xtr intex pool. We prepped an area by removing sod, and compacting/leveling 22’ gravel pad. I have a gorilla pad to put over the gravel. I have 12”x12”x 1.5” pavers to put under the legs. Main questions: - is the gorilla pad enough protection from the gravel...

Hey guys. What do you think about this quote. 1970s gunite pool. Main drain has been disconnected for years, water only pulls at the one skimmer. Contractor wants to put pavers over my somewhat cracked concrete deck, will that work or does decking need to be removed and re-poured. Here are the...

We are having pavers installed over our existing concrete pool deck. We currently have regular anchors in the concrete for our pool cover. I read that we should use the tube anchors for pavers so I have a few questions. * can I remove existing anchors and use existing holes for the tubes (just...

Our pool builder tried to clean off plaster from our pavers and it looks like they stained them Any advice. I believe they used acid. Also the roofer got debris into our pool and now our pool has green stains on it. We have a Pebble Tech plaster. Any advice would be really appreciated.

Hi All, Just curious as this is our first pool and we have been at a stand still for quite some time waiting on the marble to arrive from Turkey. Good News - it is here! The issue is our pool is rectangular and our home has about 5 different angles that are making the layout of the pavers an...

So, I just had new leathered marble pavers installed on sand over an existing concrete deck in Florida. Right now there is no sand between the pavers (in the joints). I commonly hear that polymeric sand is the way to go and that the only downside is the cost and was about to install that when an...

Hello, I’m working on the base for an Intex 12’x24’ that I want to put onto my concrete garage driveway. It’s not level but drops around 3” over the length of 24’ so I was going to build a frame, get 3 tons of pea gravel, and level that. Now I’m just reading up on the concrete pavers you are...

Hi, and thank you for your time in advance. I will use this as my personal thread to document our pool renovation, as well ask questions as we progress. Disclosure: I have a decent amount of pictures, and the entire project on time lapse. I will try to get to it all in due time, and post it...

Hello I recently renovated our pool area and installed Artistic Pavers Ivory. There has been an issue of some browing around edges, most notably under the covered lanai where it is more moist. They are assuring me it is because the pavers are still drying. 12x24 and 24 x 24 pavers have been...

Frustrated to no return! Installing an 18ft round pool. Yard was on a slight slope about 10" over the 19foot. so we had to dig it out. Its all dug out to within an inch all over. The problem is the ground is hard clay with shale rocks all throughout. This makes fine tuning to level out pavers...

Hey guys! My name is Ian and I am a new member. I have been following several threads on THP learning all about the Intex pools and all the great info you guys have on here. So I have my space recently graded and ready for the install. I would love some input about how close to the retaining...

We just had our pool installed and the contractor did not put in an expansion joint between the pavers and coping stone. The pool at our old house had one, is it needed/not needed?

Our pool patio build starts next week and our contractor needs us to decide between smooth or textured pavers. We are using EP Henry’s Bristol (Bristol Stone®) line. I’d love to hear any opinions on these options. Thanks!

The pool builder is complete with his portion of the project. I will be installing the coping and the pool deck. Both will be Techno-Bloc pavers. The fiberglass pool has a 3' concrete bond beam around the perimeter. Coping? Prefered adhesive (thinset, mortar, Flexlock or ______ brand adhesive)...

I just wanted to update that we ordered our new ABG pool! After the horrible tragedy of our pool collapsing a month ago, we have really missed our pool. I'm treating the pool site and 2 ft around it with Sedge grass killer as I did with the previous pool. Thankfully we already have our ladder...

Hello, I have an Intex Ultra Frame 32x16. Currently the ground was dug out and leveled. Then there’s roughly six inches of stone dust leveled on top of the soil. Then a compactor was run all over it. Is that surface ok to support the legs or are pavers crucial (I’m tired of digging!)?

I'm frustrated and idk what to do besides drain what we have so far and I don't want to if there's anyway I can go around it...so we have a 14x42 bestway pool. I set it up completely and all my brother in law had to do was bury the pavers, make sure it was level and start filling it. When I got...

Hi all, I’ve been reading lots of posts in the forum and the info has been very helpful- thank you! It was here that I saw the idea to use XPS under our pool, and to put pavers under the legs. We have worked the last several weekends on digging/leveling the ground (which is a mix of clay and...

It took me and my husband about a week to set this pool up, and yesterday with about 2 feet of water left to fill, one of the pavers cracked. I checked back this morning and 6 more have cracked in half. They are sitting on top of the liner that came with the pool, a fake grass liner, a thick...

Currently setting up a 15’ x7’ (4.5m x 2.2m) rectangular intex pool. Pool has been placed on 0.75 inch (20mm) XPS foam which sits on grass. Lawn was levelled last summer so no issues with that. My question is regarding pavers. I’ve seen a lot of threads regarding their use but all seem to apply...

Hey guys, new to the forum here and could sure use some help. I had my metal framed intex pool set up last year on a paver patio, and there was about a 2.5" difference in level. This year, I thought I would correct this. My thought was to use Owen Corning Foamular board (100 psi strength)...

I am getting ready to set up my Coleman 22' x 52" Round Pool. I have had several similar AGP's just progressively keep getting bigger as we need to replace them. This is our 4th one over 12ish years. Made a lot of mistakes over the years and want to do this one as correct as possible. (too...

Shew-ee. I was clueless to the work that goes into ground prep. But I want to do this right. At least right enough that I don't have an unexpected flood in my yard in the near (or any) future. Picked up 18' x 48" round polygroup summer waves elite frame pool. tilled up soil with a tiny tiller...

Hi there , We have a 16x8x42 intex prism rectangle pool. I need some advice and tips . We have spent the better part of 2 months or so leveling our ground ... sand ... dug in pavers etc. we built the frame and measureD out the 1 foot all around for the u support so we could then place are...

Hi. Newbie here. 18 ft 48 inch Intex round metal frame. We just spent weeks getting the ground perfectly level. I’m a bit frustrated as it’s taken a lot of time and money to get where I am. Now I’m adding 18 pavers to the ground to prevent the legs from sinking into the ground. I’ve read every...

Leveling completion is finally in sight! I have my 4” blocks sunk and leveled within +-1/8“. I need to level a bit where the bottom rail will be, but that should be easy with all the dirt I now have to add and tamp down. My question is, since I had a lot of rocks/pebbles in my soil it was...

Hi All - getting close to finishing prep on the new pool. I have read conflicting suggestions on whether to put a layer of stone dust under the pavers that will support the uprights. I have 16 x 8 x 4 concrete pavers and I live in MA - so will have freeze / thaw conditions. Is putting 2” of...

Working on leveling bottom track. Have a few pavers in. all level and set at the same height but there are gaps under the track, causing the actual track to be out of level. Do I just pack dirt underneath the track to bring it up to level or will this cause issues later on? Also considered...

Hi folks I am new to the forums, please forgive me if this should be obvious. I am the lucky owner of a 15' x 48" intex prism pool. I've been scouring the forums to learn what kind of ground work prep I need before I set up the pool. Based on what I have read, this is roughly what I plan on...

Hello Everyone, This is my first forum. Please help. Coming to you from Memphis, TN with questions and pics about what to do about my small grout joints on my pool deck. I have a concrete pad with what appears to be coral stone pavers with beveled edges mortared in place with no sand...