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Should you hire a professional to install an above-ground pool?
BY: Dem 850 COMMENTS CATEGORY: pools
It usually happens like this… you’re walking through the outdoor section of your local store, and a big above-ground pool with a frame just starts calling your name for summer. You probably wondered, is this something you can do yourself, or do you need to hire a professional to install it for you? You can absolutely install above-ground pools by yourself, but here are some things to think about before you make that decision.
If you have never installed an above-ground pool before or put one together, it’s the ultimate Ikea furniture-like task. There are tons of pieces and screws and a large book of instructions. After you decide to tackle this yourself and you get it together, other things need to happen as well things like making sure the ground is level where you’re placing the pool and putting down things like sand underneath your pool to either level the ground or smooth the ground depending on what ground you’re putting this on and even down to balancing the chemicals and getting your pool ready to swim. To sum up, this might be a challenge that they welcome to others. All of the steps, from buying that pool in the store to swimming in it, may seem overwhelming, and in that case, a professional can step in to help you. The benefits of hiring a professional would be that they have all the equipment, the crew, and the experience to install your pool much more quickly than you can. So consider what your time is worth and if this is something you would like done quickly or you want to turn it into a project for maybe a little extra family time. Whatever you decide, do your research and ensure it’s done correctly. Above-ground pools, whether large or small, still need to be installed correctly for them to work properly and last you many, many Summers.