We rent so we are unable to permantly change the conture of the back yard but the whole yard is sloped downward away from the house. We want to get an above ground pool and we need to have a level area to install it on. I thought about building a playform but I am not sure how to do it and make it right.
2007-02-19 00:55:01 · 4 answers · asked by kandisue76 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Itis a small above ground pool. 4 feet deep and 15 feet in diameter.
2007-02-21 03:50:48 · update #1
The only way to get one is to get the land leveled professionally. The first answer is right, there is a lot of weight from all the water. Also, if a platform breaks, bye bye pool! What they did for my pool was level out a circle (the hill slopes into our house) and then put sand at the bottom (I think they usually have sand underneath pools anyway). But you probably won't be able to get one without altering the land. Maybe you can tell your land lord that it may help increase property value, but then again it's either the landlord or your job to take care of it, and if it's your job not everyone who will be interested in your place after you may be willing to rent a place and have to take care of a pool (lots of work!). I'm surprised they're letting you get a pool! Maybe get one of those inflatable above grounds, be aware that will probably kill the grass beneath it and maybe it is ok on a slight incline.
2007-02-23 18:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is the inability to do it permanently...
An above ground pool will put a LARGE amount of pressure on the ground where it sits.
To do it right, you cut the sod, pull it off and dig the high part to fill the low part, then add 3 to 6 inches of playground grade sand.
For your installation, there really is no good answer. Any structure you make that would give adequate support for just a 3 ft deep pool would require a poured concrete foundation.
2007-02-25 21:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go by old railroad ties, drill a hole in each end drive 1/2 inch rebar 2 feet long through holes on first layer each layer after stagger like bricks drill hole big enough for pole barn nails and drive into layer under it , do this until level , fill to 4 inches from top with dirt last 4 inches fill with sand. if the yard does not slope enough for this use landscape timbers instead. on top of sand put a pool pad.
2007-02-26 23:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by waldoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a wooden platform will probably not take the weight, a metal one will rust, brick and cement should be the best solution, but is more of a permanent job
2007-02-26 21:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by parry ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋