Hi, new to the TFP community but I've been reading up.
We are having a 12 x 24 x 54 Aqua Leader installed in our backyard later this summer. Our backyard grade is very irregular, so we are having a landscaper regrade our yard and they also proposed putting in a 'pad' for the pool. Their suggestion was to dig down maybe 12 inches and fill with compacted 3/4 crusher. From reading here and discussion with the landscaper (not pool installed), it should be more reliable than installation directly on the ground and the compacted crusher is how they'd prep a road or driveway.
My questions are:
1) Is this the right approach? I have read a few threads in the above ground forum that seem to suggest this is a good way to go. If this makes sense, does 12" seem excessive? The soil in the area is very "clay" like, if that influences the feedback. I noticed the pool installation manual says NOT to install on gravel, but I suspect that means "loose gravel" not "compacted gravel"?
2) The pool manual indicates that some of the components will require a trench of 3-5 inches depth be dug out (e.g. buttress installation). Will this 'disturb' the compacted crusher if installed? Or a non-issue?
We are having a 12 x 24 x 54 Aqua Leader installed in our backyard later this summer. Our backyard grade is very irregular, so we are having a landscaper regrade our yard and they also proposed putting in a 'pad' for the pool. Their suggestion was to dig down maybe 12 inches and fill with compacted 3/4 crusher. From reading here and discussion with the landscaper (not pool installed), it should be more reliable than installation directly on the ground and the compacted crusher is how they'd prep a road or driveway.
My questions are:
1) Is this the right approach? I have read a few threads in the above ground forum that seem to suggest this is a good way to go. If this makes sense, does 12" seem excessive? The soil in the area is very "clay" like, if that influences the feedback. I noticed the pool installation manual says NOT to install on gravel, but I suspect that means "loose gravel" not "compacted gravel"?
2) The pool manual indicates that some of the components will require a trench of 3-5 inches depth be dug out (e.g. buttress installation). Will this 'disturb' the compacted crusher if installed? Or a non-issue?
