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Retaining wall above ground pool on slope.
Building a retaining wall to hold the slope is much safer if the slope runs more than 24 inches above the ground where the pool sits.
A retaining wall is used to prevent a hill from eroding or to create a flat surface for a garden or flower bed.
While a retaining wall is not needed to prevent runoff from entering the pool one is needed to support the high end of the slope.
If the high end of the slope is not supported by a retaining wall it may begin to erode over time.
A wall that leans into the soil it retains is less likely to be pushed outward by soil pressure than a plain old vertical wall.
Use 3 4 minus gravel to help stabilize the soil under the pool then about 3 of sand between the pool and the gravel.
By raising the pool a little to meet the grade on the upslope of the yard and building a sloping berm on the opposite side a retaining wall will become unnecessary.
In the photo above even though there was a significant drop off.
Wondering about the logistics around retaining walls to accompany your inground pool.
Mark the perimeter of your wall with stakes and string for a straight wall.
Save some of the sod that you remove when preparing the ground for the pool to cover the top of the backfill.
If you would like to build a curved or irregularly shaped wall use a garden hose to map the pattern on the ground.
Even when your pool is 48 high there are conditions like a deck connected off the house that comes up to the pool where a safety fence will be needed.
San juan fiberglass swimming pools are built with enough strength to easily sit elevated above the ground 18 to 24 inches without causing stress on the pool s structure.
This can cause serious damage to the wall of your above ground pool and can even cause structural collapse.
Design and build your retaining wall to slope at a minimum rate of.
When retaining walls are built they slope slightly to one side in order to improve.