Vinyl Corner Radius

[Blueskies21]

We built a pool at our "Forever House" in 2013 and 2 kids later, sold that for something bigger.

We started down the road of building a pool in 2021 and the back ups and price hikes as well as job uncertainty, meant we couldn't do it then.

Anyway, we're back on the road to a pool in Middle Tennessee getting bids for 18 x 36 ft rectangle liner with auto cover.

One of the pool builders who was out to bid said "I won't do any corners smaller than 2 ft radius, the corners on anything smaller are problematic"

Our last pool had 6 inch corners and we DID eventually have one corner which had pulled out of the liner track, but it wasn't REALLY a problem and we didn't ever really try to fix it either.

Those of you with rectangle vinyl liner pools, how big are your corners and have you had any trouble with them?

Thanks for any advice!

 

[PoolStored]

You really have two issues. Aesthetics and install/maintenance.

Aesthetics...I don't, at a glance, see much difference...if I stare and study, I do. Neither bother me.





Install/Maintenance. It is much easier to install and maintain a 2' radius. Both from a liner perspective and a coping perspective.

It is common for the liner to pull away from a square corner or small radius 6" corner.

Vinyl liner pulling away in corners

Any way to repair this? It’s happening in this corner and to much lesser degree in one more. I can kinda stretch it back into place but it won’t hold. I’ve tried a liner lock product, but it is too thin to get a good lock in the channel.

www.troublefreepool.com

Vinyl liner bead with 90 degree corners

Just installing our liner in our 36x18 rectangle with 90 degree corners and wondering about the bead in those corners. I can push it by hand to a fairly tight radius, but the bead is not locked in all around. Should I try to jam it further with a screwdriver, or cut the bead so its locked in...

www.troublefreepool.com

Liner pulling out in corner

Just jumped in the pool the first time and noticed in one corner that the liner isn’t attached in the upper corner. I’m a new pool owner (just purchased house), is this something I need to take care of?

www.troublefreepool.com

I'm lucky, I have cut off corners, but still have a bit of an issue in the 45 degrees to the cutoffs.

Twer' it I building new today, I'd take the 2' radius and not look back.

YMMV...after all it is YOUR pool.

 

[Newdude]

I have hard 90s and the liner makes it's own radius. This was my 2nd pool done this way.

 

[Blueskies21]

Thanks for the links @PoolStored and for the input @Newdude

It doesn't seem like 6 inch corners are a deal breaker by any means, it does seem like "Liner Lock" might be a necessary part of the equation?

Our last pool didn't use it, any downsides to Liner Lock?

 

[Newdude]

any downsides to Liner Lock?

None. IMO every vinly pool should be wrapped during install. It's $30 for 120ft and takes 5 mins or less.

 

[suzook]

My pool has 90degree corners, but builder put 45 degree angle in corners of the liner track to help the transition.

 

[Blueskies21]

My pool has 90degree corners, but builder put 45 degree angle in corners of the liner track to help the transition.

I've been reading your build thread, do you have a picture of the corners in it?

 

[suzook]

I've been reading your build thread, do you have a picture of the corners in it?

I can take a pic tomorrow

 

[suzook]

Sorry, not the best pic, but I had hernia surgery 2 days ago, wife won't let me out. LOL