auntlavender said:
mcoonan said:
The 6x6 does not give you a hole lot of of wiggle room. That is what I used but I knew where my legs were going to be (for the most part) from the year before. I used the 1" white foam 1 year, did not last even that year and that was under a 10'x8' blowup pool. Went with the 1 1/2" pink the next under and 18' easy set, that lasted a 4-5 years, the 2' pink that I have now is about 4 years and still is good.
This is exactly the kind of information I need. I'll be heading back this morning with my receipt, and white foam (I might keep the 6x6. They're kind of cute and I could use them somewhere else.)
yes i would take back the white foam, that is what i used and it got crushed. i went with nothin other than the green astro turf stuff. just leveled the ground and rolled out the turf stuff and put pool on top of it. really wish i would of given myself an extra 1/2 day to put down the pavers.....ive got some sinkage under a couple poles....
as far as the "size of pavers", i can not go down that road just yet.
all i can stress is that the poles on all my pools moved slightly once pool was filling....i had to run around and check to make sure that each one was on the supports that i used. even after the pool was filled i had some that where barely on them....
i would think the bigger the better, however, u do not want the corners of your pavers to come in contact with your pool liner.....which could happen if your pool sinks any. which it shouldnt if u have solid ground.
im still 50/50 on the whole foam thing....i loved the soft bottom, however, replacing 3 pools this year was killer, cuz i have my pool filled by a pool water guy and i did alot of what i thought where improvements.....it wasnt till i started sharing my problems here on the forum this year, that i realized i was killing my pools.....by actually keeping it above my level ground....
i put down that same cheap white foam, then used nicely sanded 2 by 6's for my supports, however i left the supports above the foam, cuz last year i noticed the poles crushed thru the foam....i did not realize that the foam was crushing in the middle of the pool as it was filling, so i was causing my liner to stress and all 3 of them ripped out after about 3 days...just long enugh for me to dump in 120lbs of salt each time......
i was advised to ditch the foam and just put pool up on my sandy surface....i did that but i did add the green astro turf stuff before i put pool up....
like i said i got a lil sinkage, but its only about an inch on the back side....
ive already got my ideas for next year. and pavers is #1 on the list!!!! ive got about 11 months to figure out the size..... oh and trying to get crook to move to michigan for a month to build me what he built for his family!!!
good luck! hope i helped out some! i sure dont want anyone to go thru what i went thru this year!!!
i refused to ask for help, typical guy thing i guess....im sure glad i finally posted my issues here! i was kinda
.....who wants to post they filled 4 pools in 2 weeks....now i happy to share my stupidness as u can see in my sig below....