You can put the pool primarily on the high point the low point or somewhere in the middle.
Retaining wall above ground pool on slope.
When putting a pool on a sloped yard you have three options.
Design and build your retaining wall to slope at a minimum rate of.
Whether it is simple grading or a retaining wall that is required the key is drainage around the structure.
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.
Some home owners incorporate a retaining wall into a water feature such as wall spouts or rock waterfalls but that s a topic for another day.
How to shore up a dirt wall around a swimming pool.
Now you likely have a sloping.
If grading is the answer be sure that the patio slopes away from the pool and drains away from the patio edge quickly.
Save some of the sod that you remove when preparing the ground for the pool to cover the top of the backfill.
When your pool was installed you went through the trouble of making sure the area for the pool was leveled.
As discussed above retaining walls serve as a tool to ensure that your in ground pool is not negatively impacted by the slope.
Drainage is the key.
The structure includes the fiberglass pool patio and retaining walls.
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.