Specifications

Aswithanythinginlifeneedingrepairyougetwhatyoupayfor.Havinga
qualifiedprofessionalcanmaketheprocessofchangingyourpoollinerfast
andlikelytolastalongtime.Manypeoplehiresomeonerecommendedbya
friendorevenhirefromthecraigslistinorderto
replacetheirpoolliners.Asa
twentyyearveteranabovegroundpoolinstallerIfindthisahugereasonwhy
poollinerreplacementisoftengivenabadrap.I’veheardmanyhorrorstories
aboutcontractorswhoreallymessuponespoolandevensomethathave
ruinedpools.Many
installationissuescanbedonerightsimplybytakingafew
stepstoinsurethebestfittingpoollinerforyourpool.
Let’sexplorethesestepsandoptionsthatyoucandotoinsureyouthenovice
canendupwithprofessionalresults.
Firststepisfindingsomeonequalifiedtomeasure
andinspectsyourpool.You
candothisyourselfifyoucontinuereadingthisguide.
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5stepstoasuccessfulabovegroundpoollinerreplacement
1.Measuringanabovegroundswimmingpoolforanewliner
BeforeyoucanreplaceanAboveGroundPoolLineryouwillneedtomeasure
yourpool.Ifyouhavearoundpool,youwillneedtoknowthediameterand
wallheight.Ovalandrectanglepoolswillrequiremeasurementsforthe
length
andwidth.Youwillalsoneedtoknowinformationaboutthebottomofyour
pool.
Astandardfloorhasacoving(FloorBasewheremeetsthewall)thatisabout4
inchesinheightupthewalland3inchesinwardfromthewall.Overlaplined
poolstendto
havelargercovesandmostoverlaplinedpoolsarebuilttofit
withuniversaloverlaplinersrangingfrom48”‐54”inheight.
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