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Anyone have experience with the above ground / on-ground pools?

This is for next year (or 2028) but I like to plan ahead.

We're installing our 14ft above ground pool, got a soft mesh fence stupidly cheap ($200) to surround the pool, and will be leveling it out in the coming weeks.

But if the kids take to it, I'm not prepared to spend 50-100k on a pool that they may or may not use. The above/on ground are always on sale on FBMP but I'm not sure if when they are disassembled...will they ever re-assemble again properly?

Lots of people giving them away for free...but do these come together again or am I just taking scrap metal to deal with?

These would only need a 2-3ft depth dug out, which isn't too big of a deal with a mini ex.
 
mimico_polak said:
Anyone have experience with the above ground / on-ground pools?

This is for next year (or 2028) but I like to plan ahead.

We're installing our 14ft above ground pool, got a soft mesh fence stupidly cheap ($200) to surround the pool, and will be leveling it out in the coming weeks.

But if the kids take to it, I'm not prepared to spend 50-100k on a pool that they may or may not use. The above/on ground are always on sale on FBMP but I'm not sure if when they are disassembled...will they ever re-assemble again properly?

Lots of people giving them away for free...but do these come together again or am I just taking scrap metal to deal with?

These would only need a 2-3ft depth dug out, which isn't too big of a deal with a mini ex.
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Don't just buy a new one from pool supplies Canada. A old one will just cause headaches are you planning a deep end. Our is on ground with a shotcrete base and has been good. Without the concrete it is a major pain to do the liner etc.

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Scuba Steve said:
Don't just buy a new one from pool supplies Canada. A old one will just cause headaches are you planning a deep end. Our is on ground with a shotcrete base and has been good. Without the concrete it is a major pain to do the liner etc.

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Thanks. That’s what I’m learning as well. Buying used is an exercise in frustration and the only price acceptable is free.
 
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It's not even free as you need to get it apart and that's a lot of labor.

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Very true.

No different than as people selling their kids' playground.

'Free...if you come, take it apart, clear the area, and kiss my ass'
 
Scuba Steve said:
It's not even free as you need to get it apart and that's a lot of labor.

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I sold my above ground when my kids no longer had any use for it. Asked $1500 if I had to take it down, $500 if buyer took it down themselves. Guy showed up at 7AM, paid the $500 and proceeded to start taking it down. I went to work and when I came home at 5PM he was just finishing up. Asked him how it went, he replied 'should have paid the $1500'
 
the used pool will always need a new liner , they do not come out well , and the coss brace steel plates under the walls will be rotten if more than 10yr old . I dismantled mine with two helpers and it took 3 hrs and we knew what to do , one stripped screw head and you loose 15 mins . I would never buy someone elses problem , even if free , many above grounds have crappy value priced filters .
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