Back in 2016 my mother-in law bought a 12 x 12 x 48 Bestway steel pole pool and I set it up on the driveweay. Worked fine and water level was less than 1" difference.
This past Saturday I am told the pool must go up. My mother-in-law had paid a guy to clean out the area where the 24x12 that came with the house had been (long story about listening to pool stores and wrecking a several thousand dollar pool). He leveled the ground, compacted it, and put down a black barrier material that's supposed to keep things from growing up into the pool. This material actually ended up being about 1" short on two sides.
We set the pool up and began filling. Measured with a tape measure and water level at one end is 3.25" higher than the other. This is bad.
Trying to figure out what to do here.
The guy who did the work has agreed to come back out and thinks he needs to dig out some space on the high end. He says he can do this without draining the pool. Reading a lot here I am thinking the pool needs drained, taken down, he needs to level and compact again, and (I think from reading here) use pavers or some type or pressure treated wood under those steel poles. And I think level off the pavers? If we user pavers do they go into the ground so the ground is level with the pavers or put the pavers on the ground and let the pool bag sink in?
I am thinking I should try and find replacements for the plastic feet on the poles that are partially broke.
I am told the goal is to keep this pool up year round, closing it in September and opening in May. We live on the Michigan/Ohio border.
Appreciate all the help.
This past Saturday I am told the pool must go up. My mother-in-law had paid a guy to clean out the area where the 24x12 that came with the house had been (long story about listening to pool stores and wrecking a several thousand dollar pool). He leveled the ground, compacted it, and put down a black barrier material that's supposed to keep things from growing up into the pool. This material actually ended up being about 1" short on two sides.
We set the pool up and began filling. Measured with a tape measure and water level at one end is 3.25" higher than the other. This is bad.
Trying to figure out what to do here.
The guy who did the work has agreed to come back out and thinks he needs to dig out some space on the high end. He says he can do this without draining the pool. Reading a lot here I am thinking the pool needs drained, taken down, he needs to level and compact again, and (I think from reading here) use pavers or some type or pressure treated wood under those steel poles. And I think level off the pavers? If we user pavers do they go into the ground so the ground is level with the pavers or put the pavers on the ground and let the pool bag sink in?
I am thinking I should try and find replacements for the plastic feet on the poles that are partially broke.
I am told the goal is to keep this pool up year round, closing it in September and opening in May. We live on the Michigan/Ohio border.
Appreciate all the help.
