What is this type of liner called?

[jeffrx]

Not an overlap. Is this what’s known as “beaded”? It seems to hug just over the wall and the piece sort of clamps down in
It. It’s a 12x24 and I’m doing it myself. Just want to make sure I order the right one. Also, while taking everything apart, I’ve run into endless rusted and stripped screws that ended up making an easy job quite a rough one. I think I’ll have to get a metal bit and just drill through a lot of them. Frustrating, but for a 20 year-old pool I guess you might expect that.

 

[wireform]

Above Ground Liner Bead Information & FAQs - SwimmingPoolLiners.com

 

[phonedave]

Not an overlap. Is this what’s known as “beaded”? It seems to hug just over the wall and the piece sort of clamps down in
It. It’s a 12x24 and I’m doing it myself. Just want to make sure I order the right one. Also, while taking everything apart, I’ve run into endless rusted and stripped screws that ended up making an easy job quite a rough one. I think I’ll have to get a metal bit and just drill through a lot of them. Frustrating, but for a 20 year-old pool I guess you might expect that.

That is a J-Hook liner, or a Unibead.

Your pool is set up for an overlap, not a beaded liner (you don't have a bead receiver - but you can easily add one if you want a beaded liner)

A J-Hook is like an overlap, but instead of the end that gets overlapped being all loosey-floopsy (that is a technical term) it is molded into a nice thick hook. This makes it easier to get the liner even all the way around allowing you to use something with a waterline pattern and not making it look it was installed after few cases of liquid courage.

 

[jeffrx]

Thank you. So if I get a standard overlap, I can use what I have now and I’ll be good, right? Do I need coping strips in addition to those metal pieces shown? The current liner just has the metal pieces and nothing else, but it’s not an overlap style liner. I know these are probably terrible questions, but I haven’t done this before. Or, should I just get another J Hook liner and keep it like it is.

 

[phonedave]

Thank you. So if I get a standard overlap, I can use what I have now and I’ll be good, right? Do I need coping strips in addition to those metal pieces shown? The current liner just has the metal pieces and nothing else, but it’s not an overlap style liner. I know these are probably terrible questions, but I haven’t done this before. Or, should I just get another J Hook liner and keep it like it is.

If you get a standard overlap you will need to coping strips.

You do not need them for a J-Hook

A standard overlap liner can be cheaper than a J-hook, but J-hooks come in nicer patterns and in my opinion are easier to install (get the seams straight and lined up)

The only issue that may arise is that you can adjust an overlap liner if your pool is not quite how it needs to be (maybe the floor is a little high, or something like that. You can pull a little more up the wall and be done with it. A J-hook or beaded is not adjustable like that. But, since you already have a J-hook, then your pool is already dialed in.

This is a good read - https://intheswim.com/blog/abovegro...nibead pool,wall further, to prevent wrinkles.

 

[jeffrx]

Thanks!