Specifications

Imeancongratulationsongettingthroughsteponeandtwoasyouhave
alreadydonemorethanmanyabovegroundpoolcontractors.Let’snowlook
atthereplacementpoollinerworldforclues.
Whatmakesagoodabovegroundpoolliner?
Therearedifferentmanufacturingtechniquesusedinthemanufacturingof

abovegroundpoolliners.Thebestmanufacturersaretheoneswhobuildyour
lineraftermeasurementhasbeentaken.Mostcompaniesbragabouthow
fasttheycanproducewhatacustomerislookingfor.Havingalinertoyour
homeovernightisnotalwaysagooddeal.Infactit’s
probablyalinerthathas
beensittingonashelfforyears.
Allpoollinersaremadeofatypeofvinyl,whichisadurablesurfacetokeep
yourpoolwater‐tight.Youcanpurchaseeitherarecycledoravirginvinylfor
yourpool.Recycledvinylwillbethinner
andstretchmoreeasily,whichcanbe
problematicandmakethelinermoreatriskforripsorpuncturesintheliner.
Virginvinylisnaturallymadewiththickersheetingwhichwillmoreeasily
resistthetearsandstretchingthatmayhappen,thuslastinglongerthan
recycledvinyl.
Nextthe
seamsthatholdsthelinerinitsshape.Therearedifferentwaysa
manufacturerusestomaketheseseams.VinylPoolLinersthatare
manufacturedwith¾”LapWeldedSeamsarethebestqualityonthemarket
rightnow.
Thereistypically2‐3seamsthat
makeuparoundliner
and3‐5that
makeupanoval.Onecommonseam
toallabovegroundpoollinersisthe
onethatrunsalongthebottom
wherethelinersidesmeetthe
bottom.