How to level the ground for an above ground pool

How to level the ground for an above ground pool. Once it is leveled I would also recommend an inch or so of sand to make it nice and smooth if your ground is rocky like ours is.

[jackbenimble]

My pool is uneven, but I’m a cup half full kind of guy, I told my wife I made it so there was a deep end and shallow end for the kids 😂😂🧸🧸🧸

[matthewfrancis]

If you're still following this video, I did it today and it worked great. I live in Texas so crappy clay like dirt. About 4 hours start to finish and done. Great tip

[frankthorpe]

I'm glad you explained that you have to keep checking the level as you go. Several videos on here tend to make you think all you have to do is drag a 2x4 around in a circle and Instant level occurs. Like Magic.

[KarleenRoberts]

Thank you! Need to level ground for pool. Had the two by four and level, but the nail and swing it around...genius!!! Thanks so much!!!

[TDG_GAME]

Thanks for sharing the 2×4 trick. A couple of summers ago with my first pool I was just randomly trying to move a 4' level around on the ground trying to get it right.. needless to say it didn't turn out well and the pool floor had plenty of high and low spots in it. I'll definitely be doing your method when I set up my new one!

[ronpaul]

I'm trying this out this week, in Idaho. :) So far, so good! Last year, I tried to eye-ball it....Safe to say, it didn't turn out well. lol.

Thank you for the tips!

[Casshern_Sin]

I have a seriously bumpy garden and have a 10, 000 litre AG pool to put down. I will give this a go! Thank you 😊

[seanf]

Thank you so much for posting this. I have purchased the same pool but got stuck on the step of leveling the ground, and I in no way want to put up a pool on uneven ground. I had no idea how to level a ground because it's impossible to judge it by eyeballing it. This video was most helpful, now I'm looking forward to the next step which is this one, may be able to put up pool after all :)

[Kristina-klhw]

My husband just put ours together and the ground is so unlevel. Thankfully it's not full yet! He wont be happy we have to start over. 😂🤣 thank you so much for this video!

[forextrader]

I just did this and its very important to make sure the ground is level before the pool goes up. My ground wasn't as level as it should have been. I have to tear the pool down this winter. I saw another YT video where they said it doesn't matter as long as the legs are level. Thats NOT true. Level the ground completely before hand. I have to redo now.

[mskeakitty]

The tarp will compress and the rocks will poke through. Best to put sand on top of the gravel. Sand eventually cuts through the liner also so best to put old carpet over that and it lasts years

[johnoneill]

Another great thing to put down to prevent rocks from poking into the pool is insulation foam.

[gregiehotair]

Our ground in back has a Ton of gravel so prep is important. Remove sod, and then rake rocks, use board to level and tamp down. Will be using stone dust first and then Mason sand and after each additional product has to be tamped down again same as the sand. But I can see this will be alot and I mean alot of prep to have a level successful installation. It's all in the preparation. I haven't even gone to pick up any materials yet, still removing concrete pad that was broken up. One more load of that and string trim area to clean up. The location for the pool isn't there where concrete was, a different location ackually in back yard on grass.

[stevedigre]

I thought I was dang near level this first year 2022. But, I realized I had to do something different when my 13 went and sat on each side and it was 4 inches difference. "my nose is underwater" on this side "my chin is touching the water on this side". Leveling this fall for next summer.

[dozergetscrafty]

The pros say never try and raise a low end, your supposed to lower the high end. But with a more temporary pool ots probably fine. Good vid!

[claytonandry]

Thanks for uploading this video! I can’t wait to try it out in a couple months.

[davidlegkodukh]

I would strongly recommend buying a *Level* (At most hardware stores like Lowe's or home depot, bigger level is better).

It will show you EXACTLY how leveled your floor is.

[JoKool]

Hey there thanks for uploading, I am giving it a try to do this today.

[jameswaldin]

You start with the lowest spot in the gravel and go all the way around and never fill in low spots. You take out high spots to match the low spots. Never put a pool over stones because they will make their way through eventually.

[joeburton]

How do you level for a rectangular pool? Would be getting either a 9x18 or 12x24.