My Pool Foundation with Foam Board

Yep. I do it the same way. Works like a charm.

I think your way is the best way to go Thanks

Best step by step setup I have found!

When I used to own a pool I would use the black puzzles gym mat for the floor and it was so comfortable and protected the pool.

Very very helpful. Thank you :)

Well, I live in Michigan and years ago I had a doughboy pool which is a metal sided above ground pool and we had a sand bottom, but we also fed over the sand and foam the walls before putting the liner on. That helps on keeping your pool warmer also although, 85% of your heat, you lose through the top of the water! So having dark blue or black bubbled, solar covers is vital because it sucks the heat. The dark sucks the heat into the cover. Keep the pool water warm. You can also purchase about any type of pool or metal frame. I don’t know about the Intex type pool it has to be a really sturdy unless you’re gonna build something around it. Sand and it worked perfectly and it stayed level. That’s the key you have to tamp your ground area after you apply the sand, wet and temp. As long as your pool ground is level within 1 inch or half inch you’re fine. Mine was perfectly level. I would suggest getting a doughboy or metal framed pool that will last for years and buying the bricks that you set it on to level it, I had some of these Intex type pools with little metal poles and all and they just don’t farewell in Michigan. There’s not a lot to take care of for winterizing chemicals. You drop the water below the intake and winterize your pump and lines unless they sit in a heated garage which mine did. I’m looking into buying another pool and a heater cause I’m gonna heat it to have a longer swimming season other than just about 2 1/2 months here in Michigan and that’s if you heat it with solar or something otherwise it’s just not warm enough to really swim in a pool because you are Overnight temperatures don’t ever stay consistently in the 70s or above. They’re normally in the 50s and 60s 60s in Midsummer in Michigan that can cool a pool down really quickly if it’s not foam or heated with some type of dark bubble pool covers that whole suck in the heat and hold it in. Another reason I trolls a metal sided pool was because I didn’t like the fact of wasting all that water of dumping out that water and then refilling it every year when water is so scarce in other areas, even Michigan is becoming drier! I do consider rain barrels for water, which could be put into a pool and filtered through a good sand filter. ❤ very good video very good ideas

I've made a similar built by leveling the ground, made an octagon shape for my 13' feet round pool with 3 inch thick foam boards. Secured them really thight with two tension belts around, put together with the ratchets on opposite sides of the octagon for even tension. This made everything completely flat and nothing moves, so my pool liner is smooth

How many foam boards will I need for 24 around pool

This is exactly how I did mine

Has anyone done this with a hard side pool? Putting up a 33 foot and I'd like to do this but not sure if it would be to much weight on the foam.

I absolutely agree about the sand. I’ve had a pool several years and this year is the most level it’s ever been. Now I have what may sound like a silly question. If I take my pool down and try to level the ground because it’s still pretty uneven, How do I start from the very beginning with a somewhat grassy/sandy area? I never removed grass from the area at all. We put sand and a tarp down. I’m a single mom so stuff like this I usually have to do on my own. I maintain my pool pretty well but just hate that it’s uneven and has dips. Thanks I’m advance!

@hobbitbuilds did you put the tarp over the faom boards? Or just the foam board then the pool on top?

how do you keep dirt from settling in the cracks where it's taped or keep your pool vacuum from getting stuck in them?

Fantastic setup! My only thing I didn't know is how hard it is to cut the foam, I couldn't fit what I thought were my last two pieces in small suv so I cut them pretty jagged in the parking - lot and when I got home it was ruined bc it didn't site flush with the non cut ones.

I am going to install an above ground pool and thinking about using Gladon's Perfect Pool Bottom as the base without any sand once the ground is level. I see moles in the yard sometimes so I need a solid base. Any thoughts?

What do you do in winter with the foam and pool area? Im windering how my area will look all winter...

Hello can you tell me which blocks you purchased or can outdoor tile be used ?

What size of pool do you have and how many sheets of foam board did use? Going to be doing the same thing with a 22 ft Coleman pool

Do you ever experience issues with weeds/ grass growing underneath the foam and poking at your pool liner? Or and issues with shifting of the foam/ pool during heavy rains?

Would paver base instead of sand for final leveling be an acceptable option?