Square Pool Corners vs 6" Radius Vinyl Liner

[spfulfill]

I believe I've read that square pool corners is not advised, but I guess I'd like some additional feedback on this. My wife really wants square corners in our L-shaped pool going in, as it gives a more modern look versus the radius. A 6" radius is pretty square-looking (vs the 2ft or 4ft radius), but my wife is quite picky I've been trying to figure out how to get the radius in the pool itself while getting the concrete on top of it, but maybe I have to weigh the pros and cons of having square corners inside the pool. The pro being the modern look, the con being _______. Curious what you guys think. My PB, who seems to be very conservative in what he recommends, actually doesn't seem to opposed to square corners, so I thought I check with others here. Our liner is 28mil which sounds like it's a little more difficult than a 20mil but he said he would do whatever we want.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Consider square point corners on the coping will look modern yet still the pool below can have a slight rounded corner.

Square corners in the pool itself will make cleaning more difficult I seem to recall reading.

Maddie

 

[swimcmp]

A square corner vinyl lined pool the corners will not lay down into the walls. It will have a tendency to come unhooked from the corners in my experience.

 

[spfulfill]

The trick is getting square point corners on the coping when the pool wall has a 6" radius, because the coping is directly connected/follows the shape of the pool wall. It sounds like using concrete forms used on auto cover pools may be a solution, but I don't know enough about what that would look like.

Consider square point corners on the coping will look modern yet still the pool below can have a slight rounded corner.

Square corners in the pool itself will make cleaning more difficult I seem to recall reading.

Maddie

 

[Hojo76]

I like your wife already! I have been trying to figure this out all day as well for our DIY kit pool hoping starting soon. I want the modern look of 90 degree corners, but really only care about the concrete itself being squared off. I am totally fine with the pool walls being 6" inch radius. I cannot find a good reason why the cantelivered concrete coping cannot be adjusted to accommodate squared off coping on top of 6" radius corners. Most of the information I have observed in my research, is that I should just go ahead and pay the premium for steel steps that extend across the entire width of the pool. These are the steps I originally wanted, but reconsidered when we realized that swimming laps would be difficult without a wall. Anyway... I really hope that's someone can help you (and me) find a solution. This does not seem like it should be that hard. Right?

Good luck!

 

[jimmythegreek]

If u do 6" radius corners it's very difficult to do cantilevered coping the forms go in the liner track and u would have areas that are pie pieced in to follow track. Usually stone coping is used and a smaller 45 degree piece is wedged in the corner to cover the wedge. It's also hard to keep liner in tight to wall pool has to be full and good fit to keep it against wall. Anything can be done w proper planning and care but u usually get what u pay for. U can get modern look on almost any pool choose modern stone amd finishes

 

[PoolguyinCT]

If u do 6" radius corners it's very difficult to do cantilevered coping the forms go in the liner track and u would have areas that are pie pieced in to follow track. Usually stone coping is used and a smaller 45 degree piece is wedged in the corner to cover the wedge. It's also hard to keep liner in tight to wall pool has to be full and good fit to keep it against wall. Anything can be done w proper planning and care but u usually get what u pay for. U can get modern look on almost any pool choose modern stone amd finishes

A 7” diagonal track will hold a 6” radius.

I don’t care for hard 90 corners at all.

 

[Hojo76]

Thank you both very much. I apologize for resurrecting an old thread. You know how sometimes you write a check and put the year before? I think I saw 6/26/2017, and thought it was new. ����*Thanks again though!