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@@ts6640 oh yeah! Little fertilizer and rain and it was completely filled in before the end of the season. It was still a little thin compared to the rest of the lawn but this summer it’s completely filled in.

Thank you! They do sit on the ground. The bottom plate of each post sits on concrete pavers and the rails just run along the ground between them. The wall wasn’t hard but I had my in-laws help to unravel it. Took three of us altogether. I’d definitely recommend having at least three people to hang the wall.

Definitely want to keep it at or below the top water level. The lower the better. Only reason I put mine where I did is because it was close to my shop building so it just looked cleaner.

I kinda planed mine out to be done in a weekend.

@@coltenlewis Thanks for the reply!! I'm about to put walls up this week. My base frame is the exact same as yours, do you remember how you managed the straps? You mentioned issues with yours. Mine seem to have quite a bit of excess slack between the uprights, when measurement from the track screw holes on each side is per the instructions. I feel like the uprights need moved apart almost 1/2" to reduce the slack in the straps, they seem like they are bulging up at least an inch at the current distance between uprights.

@@timmyd288 I did have some slack but my assumption is that the water is going to push everything apart anyway so as long as all your measurements are pretty dead on, you shouldn’t have any major issues. Just to be clear…this is my opinion and not advice!!! I “risked it” and I haven’t had any issues 😊

@@coltenlewis Did you measure from the screw holes or the inside of the track on the uprights? Looking at the measurements from your instructions in video, the distance between the two side walls and the corner to corner measurements are 1/2" inch greater than mine, which seems odd. Only difference is mine has 6 bottom plates on each radius instead of 7. The amount of slack I have in the straps currently is a bulge of like 2" high. I appreciate the feedback and your time for answering questions!

@@timmyd288 you bet! Not sure on the specific measurements though. I just went by the schematics for my specific pool. Sorry.

So far, no issues other than the vacuum hose doesn’t work well with it. It loses prime which I’m sure has to do with some of the other comments on this video. I bought a robot vacuum and it keeps the pool clean though. It’s an 18x33. Thanks for watching!

@@coltenlewis where did you get the plugs

I got everything from Ace hardware for this project.

I don’t remember, but there’s so many variables when building a deck; mainly wood prices which have varied drastically over the last few years. But to give you a number, it was probably between 6k-7k for all materials which obviously doesn’t include my weeks of labor.

So true! Thank you!

I used premium 5/4x6 deck boards

I didn’t measure the angles. I laid the long piece that goes along the long side of the pool. Then I put the next piece down over that with the end going just past the piece I’d already laid down, marked the inside and outside to match the end of the piece I already laid down and cut it on that angle. For the other end of the next piece I just made up and new angle and repeated that process all the way around. I hope that helps.

I got them with my pool package from The Pool Factory.

Thanks for your comment, but it’s been installed now for a year and I’ve actually had no issues. I understand that it’s not what it’s designed for, but it seems to be working fine for keeping the pool circulated and water clean. I have admitted that using it to vacuum doesn’t work very well because it loses prime after a few minutes when you connect the hose and vacuum head. To remedy this, I bought a robot vacuum that does a great job of cleaning the pool floor and walls.

What size is ur sand filter and what horse power is ur pump

Thank you! I actually plan on redoing it next year and do plan on using springs.

Yeah a lot of people have said that lol We’ll see how it turns out 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hahaha…the shirt’s from a football camp I went to back in high school 😂

We’re in Arkansas

It’s kind of difficult to sit along the edge and dip your toes in the pool. I am think of making a couple things to fix that though. There were a few specific reasons I did what I did, but it mostly had to do with the pool location and the future of the pool. I’ll try to get a video out soon explain all that.

@@coltenlewis thanks for the info, and yes it’s not an easy task. But I’m thinking about a fold over ledge that is totally supported by the deck and folds over the edge of the pool that creates a ledge inside the pool to sit on to allow my legs to and feet to dangle in the water, and rest on it when in the pool. Then fold it up to put the pool cover on or replace the liner. Wish me luck!

Don't sit on the top seat of the pool it could buckle the wall id say if you want a solid pool to sit on top of get a radiant pool

I’ll have to remember that next time! Thanks!

@Colten Lewis My wife and I put in a 16x32 pool 2 years ago, putting in the ground the way you did. When you were putting the steel frame together, when the hole was full of water in another vider, we were humored by your lack of enthusiasm for the task ahead. You seemed so defeated 😅. Maybe you're just a really calm dude. we felt your pain at that stage of the project. 😂 But It was all worth it. I hope it works out better for you next year. Thank you for the video.

It is!

I’m really not sure what the gusts were but it was definitely pretty strong winds…

@@coltenlewis Held up well? We have a 9 foot umbrella and rarely can use because of nearly constant wind. The “Sun Shade” maybe a better choice. It’s now almost 11 pm and our flag is still standing straight out.

@@anthonybrincefield2812 I’d say as long as you have some secure attachment points, you should be good, but I obviously couldn’t guarantee that. It may be worth a shot if you can’t use your current shade at all…

@@coltenlewis thanks for responding right away! I’ll be showing this to the Mrs for her thoughts. Thanks!!

@@anthonybrincefield2812I’d imagine that the rain helps tremendously. All that weight stops it from flapping or getting any real wind into it to rip it out of anchor points.

Thank you! I believe the sidewalls are 52”

I would definitely wait a little bit before putting it up. Our pool is about 76-78 and we put it up yesterday. As for the wind, I’ll admit, I do think mine came lose last year but only once and it was during a very bad storm.

Thepoolfactory.com

Thanks. I plan to. Just letting the pool water heat up some before I install that.

I did and they do. However, the bottom unfortunately didn’t stay very smooth after adding water. It still does a good job though. I keep it in and let it run daily unless we’re using it.

I love it! I’ve pasted the link and info below: Dolphin Advantage Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner - Wall Climbing Capability - Powerful Active Scrubbing Brush - Ideal for All Pool Types up to 33 FT in Length a.co/d/4DDGlF1

@@coltenlewis How do you like that robot? Does that robot do a decent job on the walls? I was looking at the Dolphin Escape, similar price but doesn't advertise wall climbing.

@@timmyd288 I love mine but don’t think one that climbs walls is an absolute necessity. You can just scrub them down with a brush

Sure is. I got mine from thepoolfactory.com. I think the name of it is Bristol.

@Colten Lewis Thank you, so I assume you'd still go with the same brand and model.

@@jorgeandrade20 yep! It’s an affordable kit and as good a quality as any other decent above ground. There are better ones but definitely worse ones as well. Just depends on your budget. But this one is definitely good quality for the price.