Is there a way to level a swimming pool without taking it all apart.?

Question

I have a 30ft round pool that a 7ft section has settled about 3" is there a way to bring that section up without disassembling the whole thing? I would like to be able to do this on my own.If any body has any ideas please respond your help will be greatly welcome.

Answer 1

Sounds like you need to visit with a swimming pool contractor. Doing this on your own would be a disaster. Check with your builder and your contracts to see if you have any recourse to have the builder come in to work on the settled ground before your concrete breaks and your pool is history.

Answer 2

You can do it without disassembling the walls, but you WILL have to dump all but an inch or two and pull back the liner in at least the affected section. If you leave a little water in the pool, it'll help hold the liner in place and will reduce shrinkage somewhat ( every little bit helps here).

Trying to shovel just sand or dirt under the wall as you lift it from the bottom rail, will only result in some more settling later. Pry up the bottom rail and place a few small sections of either concrete patio stone or interlocking stone, directly under the bottom rail. Shim with whatever you need to but those pieces ought to be on virgin soil. That way, there will be no settling of the wall later. You'll probably have lost some bottom sand as well and that will need replacing to level and a slight cove up the wall. The addition of some landscape filter cloth under that sand, extending beyond the pool wall and up a few inches, will stop that sand from moving again. ( It sounds like you either had a liner leak in that area or bad drainage for the wall to have sunk in the first place).

Your liner is the other issue. If it's less than 3 years old and you do this on a warm day, can get a few inches of water in the pool when done  and are careful, you'll probably be able to re use the liner. If the liner is older than that though...all bets are off. It may shrink to the point of not wanting to go back or it may snap at a seam as you fill, possibly putting you back to square one again.

The above is the option I'd attempt first though, rather than totally removing the liner, which takes both time and will also probably result in a dinged liner anyway. No matter what, you WON'T have to do a total disassembly, just the top rails in the affected section. The question is if you'll need to replace the liner when doing it.