Specifications

Siteleveling
Havingalevelsurfacefree
oftopsoilisamusttoa
perfectlyinstalledpool.A
bobcatisthebestchoice
fortakinguptopsoiland
levelingwherethepool
shouldgo.Lookaroundon
theInternetforsomeone
whoiswillingtocomeover
andlevel
thesiteforyou.Anotherplacetoaskisyourlocalabovegroundpool
retailer.Neverhurtstoaskbutsometimestheretailerswantyoutobuyfirst
beforegivingoutwhattheyperceiveasvaluableinformation.Foraround
poolinstallationyoushouldn’tpaymorethan$250forsite
levelinglessthan
onefootoffgrade.Ifyouhaveaprettyflatareaallyouhavetodoisgetup
thetopsoilandmakesureyourareaisleveltowithinoneincheverywhere.A
rotarylaseristhebesttoolforthis.Youcanrentonefrom
alocaltoolrental
contractor.
Theareayouexcavatewilldependonthesizepoolyouhave.Ifyourpoolis
24’roundtheareayouexcavateshouldbe26’.Alwaysdiganextratwofeet
largertoaccommodateconstructionofthepool.Ifyouhavetouseshovelsto
getthispartdoneyou’reinforquiteachallengebutonewhichcanbedone.
You’llalsowanttoraketheareawithametalrakeandgetalldebrislikerocks
androotsloosenedfromthedirt.You’llwanttogobackthroughtheareaand
getallthe
rocksoutaswellascutallroots.Youdonotwantanytreestumps
astheywillrotovertimeunderthepool.
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