Concrete slab in Above ground pool

[Becky222]

Does it matter if you pour the concrete slab before the walls of the above ground pool are up or after the walls the walls are up?

 

[duraleigh]

Welcome to the forum

Few AG pools use concrete as a floor. You can, but almost no one does.

 

[domct203]

Does it matter if you pour the concrete slab before the walls of the above ground pool are up or after the walls the walls are up?

If it’s a standard steel (or resin) walled pool, I would think the slab would be poured first so the pool can be set on top.

 

[duraleigh]

An IG vinyl clad pool pool almost always uses vermiculite/cement mixture or sometimes sand.......I am sure there are some slab pools but I don't remember any as a common construction method.

 

[Becky222]

is there a reason that it isn't done very much?

 

[kimkats]

Most slabs have a slight to them to help drain the water. You might not even notice it by look at it but if you put a marble or ping pong ball on it you will see it or a large level.

The other reason is the concrete could rub the bottom and wall where it meets the bottom and cause holes.

Also kind/people jumping from the ladder (we know they will ) could get hurt from landing on the hard surface.

Kim