How to Prepare and Level the Sand / Base for a Swimming Pool to be Erected on.

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In this video I install and demonstrate how to level your sand for a Swimming Pool to be erected on.
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@aqualakeful 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold!! Doing it the same in my garden. Half way finished. Nice tutorial sir.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you much!

@vitashort2846 2 жыл бұрын

You have saved me! I definitely feel better about setting up our pool in the morning.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help Ms. Vita. Thanks for commenting. God Bless!

@baseballnerd5235 3 жыл бұрын

You know its down south when hes using tubafours

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@jeffporter6586 2 жыл бұрын

I’m dead 😂😂😂😂

@ladyakmusic3603 2 жыл бұрын

Lol omgggg lol too funny

@oneofakind3004 2 ай бұрын

I love his accent

@rbr30217 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful!! thanks for showing all the details.

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@JesseMcG1981 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was super helpful. I've done it the hard way and have to do it again. This time I'm going to switch to the central pipe and lever in the plank of wood.

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for commenting. God Bless!

@judyatkins8439 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing. Tom and Judy- Oak Grove, La

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

OG 👍

@pathewes7004 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tutorial videos... it is very helpful! I have the same pool and you did an amazing job with setting up the Coleman Deluxe Series!

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks You. I other videos, pool deck build, Sandpro75d sand filter, Polasis65 Vacuum and Intex Skimmer. Thanks You again.

@KimberleyMoody Жыл бұрын

Did you remove the grass/sod before adding the sand?

@aquillawallace7979 3 жыл бұрын

Cool big boy toys!!

@DadBooom 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. About to tackle this project this weekend. Thanks!

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Don't get to hot and drink plenty of water. I also have other pool related videos that you may find helpful. Please Subscribe and Share my videos to help me grow this channel. Thanks Lots.

@guzman9011 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. I’m gonna try this next week

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

It's not fun but it works. LOL

@courtneywhitt9971 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Definitely helped us!

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Your Very Welcome. Thank You!

@LaserCraftWorks 3 жыл бұрын

I used my mower to drag the 2x4 in a circle. Added sand to the low spots when needed.. probably went around 100 times. Pool is within 1/4" of being level!

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

👍Working Smarter not Harder

@TheAxe4Ever 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I kind of did the same thing only used a piece of chain link fence with a 2x4 attached to the front of it. Worked great!

@lp8256 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Brother! No laser level...... Like my uncle says, "Poor Boys, always have poor ways!" Will be doing the same except my wife bought an oval pool........lol

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

Hello lp8256 and thanks for dropping in. Back in the day this was the way things were done. I also have other pool related videos in my play list that you may find helpful also. Thanks again and God Bless!

@bthompson1767 2 ай бұрын

Love the mountain music

@papawsplace 2 ай бұрын

Good old Hill Billy music in the flat land. 😂

@banjerpicker5273 2 жыл бұрын

Great banjer music!!!

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

👍🪕

@jaquelineramirez8853 Ай бұрын

Hello ! Thanks for the video . How much sand did you use ? Did you put the sand over grass ?

@papawsplace Ай бұрын

Can't go by how much sand I used because my ground was so unlevel. But you want a minimum of 3 inches under the pool.

@butterflyhccstudent 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Did you pour the San directly on the grass or dig a few inches? If you dug, what equipment did you use?

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

I just mowed the grass as short as I could then place sand. In the video erecting the pool you will see I put two layers of plastic on top of the sand. Thanks!

@HayleyHay17 3 жыл бұрын

We did the same thing and our low side has about 10 inches of sand and high about 2. will that much sand hold up overtime?

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

On the high side of mine I sloped it out another 8 foot or so, then mulched it with straw/hay to get the grass growing. I was worried it would wash out if I didn't slope it out away from pool.

@HayleyHay17 3 жыл бұрын

We are doing a small retaining wall. 🤞 hopefully it works.

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

That should work as long as you put it in the ground deep enough.

@stevelikens9881 3 жыл бұрын

Did you have to re level your pool after you got your sand level ,just wondering if the sand would sink in after a rain.

@infared1982 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we got so much rain during this time I had to dress it up like 3 time before I got the pool erected.

@MyMother80 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of plastic is that and where can I purchase it from

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Just black plastic from Home Depot. It comes in a rolls of different sizes.

@oneofakind3004 2 ай бұрын

Add weights to help pack down and level at the same time, also just use a 3ft rebar through the wood into the ground so u dont have to dig a pipe out

@papawsplace 2 ай бұрын

Good Tip.

@bfisher9826 2 жыл бұрын

How long did it take start to finish leveling ground if I use shovel and rake

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

That's hard to say, it would depend on how thick you have to go to get it level. In my case the sand is a foot deep on the back side.

@bfisher9826 2 жыл бұрын

@@papawsplace I got to go down about 4 invhes around and add sand trying to estimate how ling it will take with just shovels and rake

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

So, you are digging out 4 inches first and then adding 4 inches of sand back. If this is correct, that may take a while if the soil you're digging in is hard.

@texasxo2404 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know how many yards of sand for 10X16 Pool?

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

If your ground is level, I would go 18' for the sand so it will be out past the pool. So, 18' at 3 inches depth is 2.36 Cy's of sand.

@traygaddis213 Жыл бұрын

Do you know about how much sand you had to use? Thank you and hope youins is doing real good sir

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

I had to use a lot but if your land is level 3 inches of sand for 20 foot square is about 3.8 yards.

@laurenhenckel8961 2 жыл бұрын

You level your ground first before the sand?

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

I used the sand to level my ground. But on the back side I went out and extra 8 feet, so it would not wash out.

@ROLANDARNOLD-jj8de 3 ай бұрын

Where you get the tractor could use one.

@papawsplace 3 ай бұрын

Mahindra Dealership

@2bwormb 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of sand did you use?

@papawsplace 3 жыл бұрын

Just sand from the local dirt pit. River Sand some call it.

@eliascarrasquillo2449 Жыл бұрын

What sand do you use

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

any kind of sand

@El_BoogeyMan_ 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a link to buy the mason sand at

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, I can't help there my friend unless you're in NE Louisiana. LOL

@El_BoogeyMan_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@papawsplace do you know how many 50 lbs bags I would need for a 18 ft pool?

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

That would depend on how level your ground is. If the ground is level to do a 20 foot circle 3 inches thick you would need approx. 3.0 yards or approx. 79 Cubic feet. That is like 160 50lb bags of sand.

@everythingaquariums7050 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a tracter like that, when I shoveled 15 tons of earth and play sand all week.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

I bet you did my friend. That was a lot of shoveling.

@kenlangham337 Жыл бұрын

how big was your pool?

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

18' x 48"

@kenlangham337 Жыл бұрын

how many yards of sand did you get?

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

You can't go by what I used because my ground was on a slope and I had to build it up about a foot on the back side.

@kenlangham337 Жыл бұрын

@@papawsplace roger that thanks

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

You can use an online CY calculator to figure how many yards you will need as long as you know your average depth.

@kenlangham337 Жыл бұрын

@@papawsplace i bought 132 yards and I will never have enough on this place its always good to have extra.

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

Then I would just get one dump truck load brought out because the free of delivery it's not worth not buying a whole load.

@sipoppy984 2 жыл бұрын

All I have are shovels and racks.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you don't need as much sand as I need then.

@scottbabien4395 Жыл бұрын

Ok so just jump on my tractor and get started

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

👍 Just get-r-done

@bullhippo9023 Жыл бұрын

Sand is not used to level the pool. Sand is for pool base and cove. Level is achieved by digging the ground level. Totally done wrong. Read your instructions with your pool. To be fair, I have done small pools like this that did not fail. You must know that the sand will compact and wash out. Your pool wall may fail then .

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

Thank for your concern / comment, but I chose to do it this way. It's been holding up very well for 2 years now. Thanks again and God Bless.

@gregorygregory8223 2 жыл бұрын

Ya poor boys always have air stream campers & 4wd tractors ...lol poor little rich boy. offensive at best.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

🤔

@davidshaddix5792 Жыл бұрын

Not trying to be a Debbie downer. It's going to settle, it's not if it's just when. You never put the load of a pool on sand.

@papawsplace Жыл бұрын

Been their two years and still doing well. Hoping for the best.

@LFauss 2 жыл бұрын

So, first thing I have to do is go buy a tractor.

@papawsplace 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't want to use that rake and shovel. LOL

@Kristy-pe2qq 2 ай бұрын

What type of sand did you use?

@papawsplace 2 ай бұрын

Well, it wasn't the best sand but it's about the sandiest soil I can get in this area. I know that's note answer you wanted but I would rather have pure river sand if I could have got some.