Great job! You'll probably want to invest in a sand filter though. Game changer. Now we just have a floater we load with 4 in 1 tablets. No chemicals ever. Turn the filter on 4 hours every other day. Keeps it crystal clear. Low Maintenance.
Looks great. Lesson I learned from 1st pool was to use a base concrete pad for each of the legs. Over time the weight of the water forces the legs into ground. Having a concrete pad to distribute the load helps to stabilize the leveling of the pool. On our 2nd pool now.
Did you have a round or rectangular pool? I ask because I’m not sure if the legs to my rectangular pool are safe on the concrete pad. They are U shaped.
To answer some questions I keep getting: No, we didn't use blocks under the legs and no, they don't sink into the sand (it's very compact), but we also don't leave the pool up year-round bc it gets too cold where we live. If we did leave it up, then I would consider putting blocks under the legs. As you see in the video, we brought in some soil to level out the ground. We could have also dug out an area. I've also been asked if sand comes out the bottom; no, it doesn't (that's one reason why you want the area level and flat, so there's no gaps under the wood.) We built the box on top of the tampered soil and then used the weed fabric to help with erosion or sand mixing with the dirt. It's been a year and it held up fine over the winter, but we also kept it covered with a tarp. And no, we didn't use a compacter. We tampered it (as seen in the video) and checked it all with a level. The weight of the pool slightly compacted the sand underneath it further, but it remained level. If you're worried about your boards flexing, I suggest using some sort of support in the center of each, like a small piece of rebar. I would expect that over years of rain and use we will probably need to bring in more sand for leveling, but we haven't needed to so far and this is the 3rd year.
Another thing I learned was the pool stretches out for a few days after filling it with water. I used 12x12 bricks to level it out and put the a few inches away from the liner and 3 days later the pool stretched out so far it was laying on top of them
I agree. We've upgraded our intex pools to larger sizes and kept the last one for far too long simply because we dread the leveling process. This is great. I love the frame one the outside not only to help with the leveling materials but also to make cutting and week wacking the grass around it keep the structure safe. Thank you for sharing your process.
Any issues with drainage? From rain or water splashing over the pool? We just built ours like yours but haven’t set the pool up so I was wondering since everything was flat if you found issues with water pooling in the box. And if so what was your solution? Thanks!
I'd say a 20 x 20 ft box should work for you. Our pool is 14 ft and our box is 16ft and it's perfect. There's plenty of space for the ladder in the corners of the pool pad since the pool is round and then there's a foot of space going down each side.
Hello. Did you rip up the grass before putting the soil down, leveling it then putting down the weed barrier? then sand & leveling again. Thank you for the video. I
We got up most of it after cleaning the area where we ground the stump, but we didn't focus on it too much. I've read that you should dig it out though.
No, we didn't. And it's not required, at least where I live, for pop-up/above ground pools. I've had pop-up pools my whole life and have never had an incident. Great question!
@@stormeagle8853 I forget exactly what we used, but basically a firm but thin stick lol and we slid it in between the pool material and bars to separate them.
The posts did not sink into the sand but we also don't keep it up year-round. So I'd consider blocks under the legs if it was up year-round and a concern of yours. And the sandbox has done great. Wood is pressure treated, so no rot. And the sand has remained level and hasn't washed out from rain.
@@Joe_1971 No, I didn't leave the pool up through winter. The comment you're replying to asked about the pad. I take our pool down for the winter. I know people who leave their Intex pools up in the climate I live in during winter and they can survive, but end up having problems sooner.
@@ItsmeBree91 The pool I bought from Intex is 24 x 52 round. It 14000 gallons. Seems very wasteful to dump out every season. Whats the difference between a regular above ground pool and an Intex aside that a regular pool has a hard shell but still uses a liner?
@@Joe_1971 It is wasteful. The instructions for our Intex pool recommended taking it down if you live somewhere where it freezes or gets below freezing because the "pool liner" or "walls" can start to crack. Where I live, we only get 2-3 months of pool weather and it gets below freezing during the winter. Just what I read. You can look into it and leave it up if you want, obviously (just take care of the water, and maybe look into a winterizing kit?) It'll either work out or it wont lol
It's held up great so far. We covered it with a tarp over the winter and just recently checked it all and put the pool up. I was thinking of doing an update here soon.
Getting a sand filter was a game changer. Intex should he ashamed for selling that filter with their large pools. Going to convert to a salt system this year. Looks good
Yes, it's an Intex pool that I bought off Amazon. They sell them other places, but Amazon had the size and color I wanted, and it was convenient. This link should take you to it. INTEX 26719EH 14ft x 42in Prism Frame Pool with Cartridge Filter Pump a.co/d/65lhIkw
The extension cord I use is waterproof, and I put a case around where it connects to the pump's cord to keep water out. I run the cords against the outside edge of the pool pad.
Did you leave it up year-round? This is our second one and it hasn't rusted yet, but we take it down over the winter. Our first one was free from a friend who left it up year-round and the poles were slightly rusted where they connect together, but nothing too serious and they had it up for many years.
We didn't do anything. The water doesn't pool up. It sinks through the sand and into the soil. I've never had a problem with drainage, but that's a great question.
Great job! You'll probably want to invest in a sand filter though. Game changer. Now we just have a floater we load with 4 in 1 tablets. No chemicals ever. Turn the filter on 4 hours every other day. Keeps it crystal clear. Low Maintenance.
Yeah, that's what I hear about the sand filter. Thanks for the input, I might try that.
Turned out nice 👍🏻
Great job! We love our intex pool.
I just bought me a pool. Thank for your video I think I will try your style...we are ready for this summer
So fun! 💦🩱🏊♀️
Looks great. Lesson I learned from 1st pool was to use a base concrete pad for each of the legs. Over time the weight of the water forces the legs into ground. Having a concrete pad to distribute the load helps to stabilize the leveling of the pool. On our 2nd pool now.
Yeah, makes sense! Especially for bigger pools. Ours isn't too big and we haven't had any issues with the legs yet, but time will tell.
Did you have a round or rectangular pool? I ask because I’m not sure if the legs to my rectangular pool are safe on the concrete pad. They are U shaped.
This is great advice. I did this for one side of my pool and wish I would have done if for all the legs.
To answer some questions I keep getting: No, we didn't use blocks under the legs and no, they don't sink into the sand (it's very compact), but we also don't leave the pool up year-round bc it gets too cold where we live. If we did leave it up, then I would consider putting blocks under the legs.
As you see in the video, we brought in some soil to level out the ground. We could have also dug out an area.
I've also been asked if sand comes out the bottom; no, it doesn't (that's one reason why you want the area level and flat, so there's no gaps under the wood.) We built the box on top of the tampered soil and then used the weed fabric to help with erosion or sand mixing with the dirt. It's been a year and it held up fine over the winter, but we also kept it covered with a tarp.
And no, we didn't use a compacter. We tampered it (as seen in the video) and checked it all with a level. The weight of the pool slightly compacted the sand underneath it further, but it remained level.
If you're worried about your boards flexing, I suggest using some sort of support in the center of each, like a small piece of rebar.
I would expect that over years of rain and use we will probably need to bring in more sand for leveling, but we haven't needed to so far and this is the 3rd year.
How long was the wood?
@melissachittick1415 We used 16 ft boards for ours. You'd adjust for your pool size, obviously.
Another thing I learned was the pool stretches out for a few days after filling it with water. I used 12x12 bricks to level it out and put the a few inches away from the liner and 3 days later the pool stretched out so far it was laying on top of them
This is by far the most helpful video I’ve found! I really appreciate this.
Thanks! Hopefully it helps you out!
I agree. We've upgraded our intex pools to larger sizes and kept the last one for far too long simply because we dread the leveling process. This is great. I love the frame one the outside not only to help with the leveling materials but also to make cutting and week wacking the grass around it keep the structure safe. Thank you for sharing your process.
I’m gonna try this method today
@@leom8626 Good luck! Hope it turns out well for you!
T bb
Did you dig out the grass before or just put soil on top of grass??
nice i would fill the outside with chips mull but real nice n thnx
Any issues with drainage? From rain or water splashing over the pool? We just built ours like yours but haven’t set the pool up so I was wondering since everything was flat if you found issues with water pooling in the box. And if so what was your solution? Thanks!
We have had no issues with drainage so far!
thnx for getting back to me very lovely, finaly i have n idea mine is 18 by 48 so i should do a 20 by 20?? i want to square mine off to
I'd say a 20 x 20 ft box should work for you. Our pool is 14 ft and our box is 16ft and it's perfect. There's plenty of space for the ladder in the corners of the pool pad since the pool is round and then there's a foot of space going down each side.
good jobs should u put something under yhe leggs like a brick or wood block
Hello. Did you rip up the grass before putting the soil down, leveling it then putting down the weed barrier? then sand & leveling again. Thank you for the video. I
We got up most of it after cleaning the area where we ground the stump, but we didn't focus on it too much. I've read that you should dig it out though.
Thank you for your quick reply!
Question did you bond the pool? Like the electricity has to be bonded ( what my permit says however I wonder if it needs done) we have the same pool
No, we didn't. And it's not required, at least where I live, for pop-up/above ground pools. I've had pop-up pools my whole life and have never had an incident. Great question!
Did you do any leveling dig out the ground at all before placing the wood?
We brought in soil to lift a corner that was low before building the box. Luckily, our spot for it wasn't too unlevel.
Hi Bree do you happen to remember what kind of brackets it was y’all bought for the corners?
They're called Simpson Strong-Tie Brackets I believe.
My horizontal bars definitely didn’t slide right in like yours did. Took some finessing.
It was harder to take them out for us bc the pool material kind of suctioned to the bars.
@@ItsmeBree91 any tricks on how to get the bars out?
@@stormeagle8853 I forget exactly what we used, but basically a firm but thin stick lol and we slid it in between the pool material and bars to separate them.
Did your post sink into the ground how has your sandbox held up with weather rain etc
The posts did not sink into the sand but we also don't keep it up year-round. So I'd consider blocks under the legs if it was up year-round and a concern of yours. And the sandbox has done great. Wood is pressure treated, so no rot. And the sand has remained level and hasn't washed out from rain.
Nice ! What is the name of the sand you use ?
I think it's just called "play sand" or "washed sand"
@@ItsmeBree91thanks you 🙏 I was waiting for you answer.
Hey there, any issues with the pool pad (like erosion or something) so far?? Im thinking about doing the same thing you did here. Thanks
No issues at all so far. Everything held up through the winter.
@@ItsmeBree91 You left the pool up through the winter? Do you live in an area where it freezes?
@@Joe_1971 No, I didn't leave the pool up through winter. The comment you're replying to asked about the pad. I take our pool down for the winter. I know people who leave their Intex pools up in the climate I live in during winter and they can survive, but end up having problems sooner.
@@ItsmeBree91 The pool I bought from Intex is 24 x 52 round. It 14000 gallons. Seems very wasteful to dump out every season. Whats the difference between a regular above ground pool and an Intex aside that a regular pool has a hard shell but still uses a liner?
@@Joe_1971 It is wasteful.
The instructions for our Intex pool recommended taking it down if you live somewhere where it freezes or gets below freezing because the "pool liner" or "walls" can start to crack. Where I live, we only get 2-3 months of pool weather and it gets below freezing during the winter.
Just what I read. You can look into it and leave it up if you want, obviously (just take care of the water, and maybe look into a winterizing kit?) It'll either work out or it wont lol
It looks great, so helpful. How's it holding up?? Could you do an updated video?? Thank you ssoo much!
It's held up great so far. We covered it with a tarp over the winter and just recently checked it all and put the pool up. I was thinking of doing an update here soon.
@@ItsmeBree91 Thank you for responding!! 😁
So it's been a couple years how well did it hold up?
It's held up great! Probably going to make an update video on it this summer 😊
Did you use treated wood ? And what size did u use?
Yes, we used pressure treated wood. And I believe we used 16 ft by 6 in because our pool is 14 ft wide.
Getting a sand filter was a game changer. Intex should he ashamed for selling that filter with their large pools. Going to convert to a salt system this year. Looks good
salt eats the pool sides saw somekne 3 yrs salt ate the liners etc
@@LowLuvR117 True, I've seen that also but I love my salt system. I may just have to learn the hard way. I hose it down.
sorry if you already mentioned.. I may have missed … do you have a link or info to the pool you used here? Thanks !
Yes, it's an Intex pool that I bought off Amazon. They sell them other places, but Amazon had the size and color I wanted, and it was convenient. This link should take you to it.
INTEX 26719EH 14ft x 42in Prism Frame Pool with Cartridge Filter Pump a.co/d/65lhIkw
@@ItsmeBree91 thank you !
I used 2" insulation foam sheets for the base
Oh, there you go
is the power cord that u use for the filter waterproof?
The extension cord I use is waterproof, and I put a case around where it connects to the pump's cord to keep water out. I run the cords against the outside edge of the pool pad.
Do you run your pump on the extension cord while swimming? Or is not safe?
How well is your pool holding up ?
It's still doing well, but we do take it down over the winter because it gets below freezing often.
I just realised if this a 14 its huge n mine is an 18 wow these things are massive
Our Intex pool rusted, rails ,post etc. Last maybe 2 seasons.
Did you leave it up year-round? This is our second one and it hasn't rusted yet, but we take it down over the winter. Our first one was free from a friend who left it up year-round and the poles were slightly rusted where they connect together, but nothing too serious and they had it up for many years.
That's why we didn't get one.
Where did you get the cover ?
It came with the pool!
Idk if anybody has asked this, please forgive me if they have. What did you do for rain water drainage?
We didn't do anything. The water doesn't pool up. It sinks through the sand and into the soil. I've never had a problem with drainage, but that's a great question.
@@ItsmeBree91 awesome!! We are about to start prepping our site and I’m going to go with your idea!
Hey, what size is your base area and what size is the pool
The pool is 14 ft and the pad is 16 ft.
How many bags of sand did you use ?
We didn't use bags, we bought it by the yard. We used 2 yards.
@@ItsmeBree91 is this bedding sand?
@@freesoul2005 Yes.
What type of sand did you use?
Just like a basic granulated play sand.
Did you used bag sand or did you bought it by yards ?
@@gabymoreno1100 We bought it by the yard
Hi! what size is your frame?
Hello 😊 16ft x 16 ft
How much was for 2 yards of sand?
I think it was $30 per yard, so $60 for 2.
@@ItsmeBree91 oh okay
i want to do that. What's the size
The size of the pool pad? 16 ft x 16 ft. Our pool is 14 ft.
How much sand did you need?
We used 2 yards.
Dang Bree your very pretty!