How To Install An Above Ground Pool - Every Step - From Ground Prep To Swimming!

How to install an above ground pool in your back yard.

*Update* 8/2/25    • Pool Update 2025 #backyardpool #abovegroun...  

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You can see the pool here: https://www.splasharoundpools.com/

I show every step in my process. First, there's ground prep to build a level pool pad (removing sod, leveling the pad using a line level, building a sand box, adding mason sand). Then I build the pool itself. I talk about which robotic pool cleaner is the best (I tried three different robotic pool cleaners). I also explain how to deal with a huge solar cover. Last, we swim in the pool and enjoy it!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:37 - Removing the Sod
01:28 - Disposing of the Sod
02:15 - Leveling the Pool Pad
02:43 - Running a Line Level
04:14 - Debris in Your Yard
05:42 - Agates in Your Yard
07:06 - Adding Mason Sand
07:26 - Sundance Rockery in Vancouver, WA
08:47 - Building a Sand Box (retaining wall)
10:29 - Re-treating Pressure Treated Wood
14:00 - Installing Armor Shield
15:22 - Unfolding the Liner
15:39 - Assembling the Pool
18:55 - Sand Filter
19:09 - Filling the Pool
19:40 - Ladder
20:05 - Removing Wrinkles from Liner
21:14 - First Person in Pool
21:33 - Dealing with Leaks
22:11 - Dolphin M200 Robotic Pool Cleaner
23:39 - Dolphin Active 10
24:54 - Dolphin Active
20 26:27 - The Solar Cover Problem
29:20 - GFCI Protection
29:40 - Cover Your Connections!
29:59 - Swimming in the Pool
31:15 - Concluding Thoughts

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