Had to drain the pool and move it to a new location in my yard due to serval problems one being that it was on a small slope and not filtering good. I do not 9wn my house and landlord does not want me to dig in my yard and I do not have allot of money due to low budget so was wondering how to tell how do I know if new place I am putting it is level wnigh to put my pool and if not what can I do to make it level enough to hold my pool level that wont cost alot. I want a level pool.
Had to drain pool and move it to new location.
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Since you can't dig down to level, your best bet is to build a box about 6"-12" deep that you can fill with runs of crusher and build a level pad for the pool.
How do you keep the crusher from spilling if the box may break cause I tried to tell the landlord I wanted to make one of sand and he said no cause that would be a big mess if the box would break. This is what my pool looks like now. 
Well, if he doesn't like sand he's not going to like crusher either. Sand would not level the pool anyway. You either have to dig down to solid ground or build up an enclosed area with a stable, compactable material like crusher. We have had members who built a box out of landscape timbers and filled it with runs or layers of crusher, compacted between each run, and used that to level for the pool foundation
Here is more info on crusher: https://www.homedepot.com/p/13-16-cu-ft-Crush-N-Run-133517/202521207
Here is more info on crusher: https://www.homedepot.com/p/13-16-cu-ft-Crush-N-Run-133517/202521207
If I can find a level area in my back yard will the pool be fine then? I am thinking of putting it in front of my garage and carport but over my sidewalk since my yard is little. Can I put plywood under the pool floor with the blue tarp and duck tapping the plywood before putting the pool onto to flatten it out? Would that be ok? My tree would cover some of the pool though.
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The pool has to be level. You can try raising up the low side with pressure treated wood, but you need to be sure the bottom of the pool is in contact with the ground when full. If you try and "suspend" the liner above the ground in an attempt to level the pool the seams will fail.
Wow, I am not really sure how that hasn't collapsed already.
Is the landlord ok with the grass that is going to be killed?
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Do you have any pavers or pieces of treated wood under any of the legs?
Is the landlord ok with the grass that is going to be killed?
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Do you have any pavers or pieces of treated wood under any of the legs?
He didn't care about the grass I guess cause he knows I will plant grass seed to regrow it which when I move the pool today I will be buying grass seed to grow new grass. But the guy at Lowe's that takes care of the nursery plants told me that a certain sand is good for the soil and after I lift the tarp up last night and seen how bad the ground was I was thinking maybe I should just go ahead and move the pool to a flat area which would have to cover my sidewalk some make some kind of edge ring that is 17ft wide cause my pool is 16ft wide and fill it with sand to level it out which should not be much since I will nail two long 2x4's together and tie a leveler to it and go across and diagonally across where I am putting the pool to make sure it is level. Then if I ever take the pool up I will till the sand into the soil and lay grass seed. Does that sound ok? Does it sound like it would work? I wish there was a way that wouldn't cost to much to save the spot I have it cause I actually like where I have it in my yard though cause it is really sunny there other parts of my yard is not. But I don't want it uneven eaither.
If you like the spot it is in, I'd have a good talk with the landlord. Tell him that if you are allowed to level the ground where it is now, that you'll guarantee to put it back to the way it was before. Maybe a small contract to help ease his concern. Since you'll have to redo the grass when you are done, redoing the ground back to how it was won't be that much more work.
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Don't forget something under the legs. The feet are small and have a lot of pressure pushing down on them. Any moisture under the feet will make it even easier for them to sink into the ground. Some pavers to help spread out the load will keep further issues away.
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Don't forget something under the legs. The feet are small and have a lot of pressure pushing down on them. Any moisture under the feet will make it even easier for them to sink into the ground. Some pavers to help spread out the load will keep further issues away.