Can I put my above ground pool on my new concrete pad?

Question

I had my patio extended 7 feet to allow room for out 14' round x 3' deep pool. The concrete was poured 3 1/2 to 4" deep without any wire. The plan is to have aproximatly 7' on my original (10yr old) pad and the other 7 feet on the new pad. Without rebar is this going to be a problem?

I am not worried about the pool liner, I have matting to go under the liner. I am looking to find out if the concrete will crack or break under the weight of 2500 gal of water.

Answer 1

From the size you quoted I am guessing that this a "portable" style pool with perhaps a blow up ring. If this is a case this concrete pad should be fine. Just know that the ground will be hard under your tootsies. If this pool is not portable, that is if it is a pool with steel walls and a thin liner, the concrete pad should still be fine, but the liner of the pool is at risk (because the liners are so thin).

Either way the concrete pad SHOULD stand up to the pool.

Craig
http://www.arthurspools.com

Answer 2

I have heard that those pools should go on a sand base so as to save the bottom from damage. Also if the concrete is textured then I would not put it there.
I would have dug down about 2 feet. filled that with loose road crush then wet it and tamped it down with a power tamper. that would have compact it down 6 inches. fill that space with filtered sand. then erected the pool over this and filled it the weight of the pool with water will settle the sand and that will be softer on the feet as well.
if the ground is overly sandy where you live like here then under the road crush put down filter cloth( weed barrier) it will keep the crush from mixing with the ground under it.

Answer 3

It will be. One problem is you have no drainage under the pool. When my friend & I installed his pool we needed 3 to 4 inches of sand under it for drainage.

Also water is very heavy. If you concrete pad may not be thick enough.

Answer 4

I agree with the person who says a small stone could cause a tear. However. If you could build a square of RR or landscaping ties and fill this with sand I think you would be OK and assuming the concrete is level your installation would be easier and you would have fewer problems leveling.

Answer 5

our above ground pool had a vinyl liner and we had to put a couple of loads of sand under it so the liner would not rip. do you have a soft vinyl liner or something else? Probably need to call the manufacturer

Answer 6

BYE BYE PAD