OPTIMUM FREEFORM ABOVE / IN-GROUND POOL
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Step 12 - Install Concrete Collar
12.1
IN-GROUND ONLY:
All pools that are buried more
than 24” below grade require a concrete collar, 12” wide
by 8” high, around the entire perimeter of the pool. If extra
supports are required for patio or other pool features,
consider installing them before pouring the concrete.
If the pool is installed into a hill, as illustrated in Figure
12.2, the pool still requires a concrete collar 12” wide by
8” high at any location where the pool is buried more than
24” below grade. Taper the ends of the concrete collar
once the depth below grade becomes less than 24”.
Concrete Collar
8” high x 12” wide
12.2
12.1
