It's wrinkle free so not sure if it's just an optical illusion in the photo.
I installed the bottom gorilla pad but it surely wasn't real thick. I considered the foam floor but figured I'd get a little flex even with tape and then you'd be able to see every crease and it wouldn't turn out good my luck. Plus I didnt want to spend the extra almost $400 it would have cost for the foam floor. I opted for the gorilla pad and am very happy.
I did wall foam because it's a little better than nothing because it will protect the liner a little bit if the wall was to rust or something somewhere. Just something extra and it came in a kit so i'm glad I installed it, Along with the cove pieces. It was all more about uniformity I guess, I'm overall very happy. Sure it's not done by a professional but I'm always the diy guy.
Even took apart my Audi never having worked on one because the dealer wanted too much. I did 5,000 worth of mechanic work for $400 in parts.
If I had to change anything, I may have installed that 2nd return that I wanted to do but I didn't down near the floor just for better recirc.
pools a 27' x 54" not sure I ever mentioned that.
So I needed a new skimmer plate and ended up just buying an entire new unit. Original lasted 20yrs so I figured it was time and I'd have the peace of mind.
Tomorrow comes the plumbing....
Pictures
Earlier today before the skimmer install.
old vs new
So here's the plumbing area. You can see the new main drains come out to a valve where tomorrow hopefully I can finish all the plumbing. My idea was to place the main drain in a large conduit box (Name is ecaping me)
so I could unscrew and turn the valve off and not worry about it getting dirty or anything. We'll see.... Not sure yet.
Filter is a D.E so not a sand. Though I want a two stage but im sure it's overkill for this pool...
I'll take an installed photo tomorrow.
Really hoping to finish it up tomorrow, been working on it around my busy schedule...
I installed the bottom gorilla pad but it surely wasn't real thick. I considered the foam floor but figured I'd get a little flex even with tape and then you'd be able to see every crease and it wouldn't turn out good my luck. Plus I didnt want to spend the extra almost $400 it would have cost for the foam floor. I opted for the gorilla pad and am very happy.
I did wall foam because it's a little better than nothing because it will protect the liner a little bit if the wall was to rust or something somewhere. Just something extra and it came in a kit so i'm glad I installed it, Along with the cove pieces. It was all more about uniformity I guess, I'm overall very happy. Sure it's not done by a professional but I'm always the diy guy.
Even took apart my Audi never having worked on one because the dealer wanted too much. I did 5,000 worth of mechanic work for $400 in parts.
If I had to change anything, I may have installed that 2nd return that I wanted to do but I didn't down near the floor just for better recirc.
pools a 27' x 54" not sure I ever mentioned that.
So I needed a new skimmer plate and ended up just buying an entire new unit. Original lasted 20yrs so I figured it was time and I'd have the peace of mind.
Tomorrow comes the plumbing....
Pictures
Earlier today before the skimmer install.
old vs new
So here's the plumbing area. You can see the new main drains come out to a valve where tomorrow hopefully I can finish all the plumbing. My idea was to place the main drain in a large conduit box (Name is ecaping me)
so I could unscrew and turn the valve off and not worry about it getting dirty or anything. We'll see.... Not sure yet.
Filter is a D.E so not a sand. Though I want a two stage but im sure it's overkill for this pool...
I'll take an installed photo tomorrow.
Really hoping to finish it up tomorrow, been working on it around my busy schedule...
