pool bottom products

[kshuf]

Hey there fellow pool fans!! We are getting going on out above ground pool project, and have a question about using some sort of protective bottom...

I am wondering if I could use laminate flooring underlay under my (polygroup) ultra frame rectangle pool?

We are getting the ground dug out a bit and properly leveled, I want a smooth bottom for ease of cleaning and the nice feel on the feet

Otherwise what have you used? Sand? Gorrila or happy feet?

 

[Charlie_R]

Quite a few here have gone the expense of 1/2" or thicker extruded foam insulation panels, gorilla taped at the seams. All who have done this have reported great feel to the pool bottom.

 

[kshuf]

Thank you!

 

[Speedo]

Definitely don't let any pool salesman tell you that the guys do a terrific job with sand and it will save you $. Not sure why he wanted me to spend less, maybe so I would like him and always buy chemicals there.

He was right, they did a great job. I didn't see the entire process, but I believe they made the base using sand. Season 4 and there are dips and wrinkles, although they're not terrible and some roots can't be blamed on them. But a smooth softer bottom would have been ideal, especially at $200, even a bit more would have been acceptable.

My biggest problem is that my parents had an in-ground when I was young and I've been wanting another one ever since we moved.

 

[kshuf]

I'm thinking of using a more non specific type of foam such as insulation foam as opposed to pool bottom as we have no pool supply store in our town. Lol

 

[Charlie_R]

The foam sheets we are talking about are the pink or blue sheets of insulation from Home Depot or Lowes, even your local lumber yard.