Question regarding legs of the pool

[althewhite]

Hi All! New here. Just installed my 12x22 pool, and placed some patio stones under each leg. Now as the water is going up, the middle seems to be caving in. I wonder if the blocks are maybe too high? Should I have dug them in before installing the pool? I levelled the base first, then placed the stones, then just built up the pool. Should I empty it and start fresh? Or will she be ok once full? Thanks for the help.

 

[Texas Splash]

Welcome! You are referring to the walls bowing in correct? They should expand back out once the pool is full.

 

[Mdragger88]

Hi All! New here. Just installed my 12x22 pool, and placed some patio stones under each leg. Now as the water is going up, the middle seems to be caving in. I wonder if the blocks are maybe too high? Should I have dug them in before installing the pool?

Yes - the top of the pavers are supposed to be flush with the ground the bottom of the pool sits on.

I levelled the base first, then placed the stones, then just built up the pool. Should I empty it and start fresh? Or will she be ok once full? Thanks for the help.

You cannot build up - you must have level virgin ground. What you built up is now compressing due to the water weight (roughly 55,000 lbs).
& The paver height is causing stress on the frame.

How to level above ground pool - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[woodyp]

The tops of those pavers need to be flush with top of existing foundation level.

 

[Mdragger88]

After you make all the corrections & begin refilling please understand that some bowing in /shifting while filling is normal. Also, many people have had issues with pavers cracking. The intex instructions suggest using ground contact rated pressure treated wood instead for this reason as mentioned in the article I posted above.

 

[althewhite]

Yes - the top of the pavers are supposed to be flush with the ground the bottom of the pool sits on.

You cannot build up - you must have level virgin ground. What you built up is now compressing due to the water weight (roughly 55,000 lbs).
& The paver height is causing stress on the frame.

How to level above ground pool - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

Thanks for the info guys, will immediately start emptying it and placing flat

After you make all the corrections & begin refilling please understand that some bowing in /shifting while filling is normal. Also, many people have had issues with pavers cracking. The intex instructions suggest using ground contact rated pressure treated wood instead for this reason as mentioned in the article I posted above.

I was thinking of using wood as well, thanks for the suggestion. Now I'm more confident using wood.