How Much Sand is Needed underneath my above ground pool liner?
Author: Brian Lane
Posted In: Above Ground Pools, Installation & Information
Sand should be placed in the center of the pool prior to putting up the pool wall. It's easier than shoveling sand over the wall.
Don't spread the sand out until just before you put the liner in place. Spread the sand out making a 2" bed under the liner. Where the bottom of the wall meets the floor a 6" cove should be made to allow the liner to migrate from the pull wall around to the floor.
Don't spread the sand out until just before you put the liner in place. Spread the sand out making a 2" bed under the liner. Where the bottom of the wall meets the floor a 6" cove should be made to allow the liner to migrate from the pull wall around to the floor.
Once the sand is spread out making a 2" bottom, use a hand tamp to tamp the sand down to a smooth flat surface.
52" Walls
(Approx. Gallons)
54" Walls
(Approx. Gallons)
Yards of Sand 12' Round 3,568 3,704 1
15' Round 5,068 5,260 1 - 1-1/2
16' Round 5,382 5,586 1-1/2
18' Round 7,298 7,575 1-1/2 - 2 21' Round 9,930 10,307 2-1/2 - 3 24' Round 12,974 13,467 3 - 3-1/2 27' Round 16,420 17,044 3-1/2 - 4 28' Round 16,995 17,641 4 30' Round 20,710 21,497 5 33' Round 27,500 28,545 6 12' x 18' Oval 5,100 5,294 1 - 1-1/2
12' x 20' Oval 5,667 5,882 1-1/2
12' x 21' Oval 5,950 6,176 1-1/2
12' x 23' Oval 6,500 6,747 1-1/2 - 2
12' x 24' Oval 6,800 7,058 1-1/2 - 2 15' x 24' Oval 8,500 8,823 2 15' x 26' Oval 9,200 9,550 2-1/2
15' x 30' Oval
11,521 11,959 3 - 3-1/2 16' x 24' Oval
9,831 10,205 3
16' x 28' Oval
11,470 11,906
3-1/2 16' x 32' Oval
13,109 13,607
3-1/2 - 4
18' x 33' Oval 15,041 15,613 4 - 4-1/2 18' x 34' Oval
15,497 16,086 4-1/2 18' x 40' Oval 17,900 18,580 4-1/2 - 5 21' x 41' Oval 20,200 20,967 5 - 5-1/2
21' x 43' Oval
21,185 21,990
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Gallons and Yards of Sand Needed under the liner are approximates.
