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Do I need to use a pool pad like the Gorilla Pad with an above ground pool liner?

December 28, 2010

Do I need to use a pool pad like the Gorilla Pad with an above ground pool liner?

A pool liner pad is a cheap way to protect your aboveground pool liner.

The Gorilla Pad is used to help protect and prevent sharp objects and grasses from coming up into your aboveground swimming pool liner. Help prevent vinyl liner bottom leaks with Gorilla Pad.

Gorilla Padding is a geotextile material that is super tough, but also adds a layer of cushioning that will eliminate footprints from forming. Gorilla Pad is cut to size and seamed for your pool. Simply layout the pool pad under the above ground swimming pool liner and over the sand base. You can cut the floor padding on site or pull it up the pool cove.

Gorilla Pool Pad

Gorilla Pool Pad

Do you need to use a sand base under the Gorilla Swimming Pool Pad?

October 21, 2008

Yes.  You should use sand under the Gorilla Swimming Pool Pad.

The Gorilla Padding does not replace the need for a sand base under an above ground swimming pool.

Gladon Perfect Pool Bottom Kit – Above Ground Swimming Pool Liner Pad with Pool Cove

October 10, 2008

The Perfect Pool Bottom Kit for Above Ground Swimming Pool Liners is available at http://www.megapoolandspa.  We have tons of sizes and deliver to your door in days.

If you have problems with nutgrass, this is the solution for your above ground liner. Perfect Pool Bottom is an entire kit designed to totally protect your new liner and add years of life. The heart of this liner kit is perfect bottom hard, flat polymer that is placed under your pool to form a smooth bottom and protect your liner. Nothing can get through the Gladon Perfect Pool Bottom, not roots, stones, glass or even NUTGRASS! With Perfect Pool Bottom even footprints are eliminated. Also included in the kit is pool cove which is used around the perimeter of the inside wall of your pool to protect your liner. Pool cove eliminates excessive liner stretch to prolong your liner’s life.

The Perfect Pool Bottom kit is easy to install and comes in different pool sizes. If you are looking to prevent nutgrass then this kit is for you.


Click Here to Read The Perfect Pool Bottom Installation Instructions

Gladon Happy Bottom Pool Pad – The Happybottom Above Ground Swimming Pool Padding for Vinyl Liners

October 10, 2008

The Gladon Happy Bottom Pool Pad is available in many pool sizes at Mega Pool and Spa and can be delivered to your door in days.

GLADON HAPPY BOTTOM POOL PADDING

Happy Bottom Pool Pad can add years of life to a pool and its liner. If you want to add some cushion under your swiming pool liner, this is the product to buy. Made from special high density polyethylene foam and about 1/4″ thick, the Happy Bottom Pool Padding acts as a vapor barrier to keep potentially harmful water away from metal components. In addition, liner failure due to puncture is minimized and heat retention is improved. A smooth, easy to clean bottom and reduced indentations are just a few of the benefits of using Happy Bottom Pool Pad. Happy Bottom Pool Pad is sold by pool size and does not include seam tape.

If your above ground swimming pool is ontop of concrete, this is a great product to put under the liner to protect from punctures. The Happy Bottom Liner Padding is easy to install, and if your ground is level and smooth, this product may eliminate the need for a sand base.

Click here to learn

How to install the Happy Bottom Pool Pad

All pool sizes require one roll of tape except noted sizes, which require two rolls.

LinerGuard Above Ground Swimming Pool Floor Padding is Similar to the Gorilla Pad

October 10, 2008

The Linerguard Pool Padding is similar to the Gorilla Pad Swimming Pool Pad.

Liner Guard geotextile fabric protects above ground swimming pool liners from punctures and cuts caused by rocks and tree rootsLiner Guard is a Geotextile fabric that is placed under your replacement vinyl swimming pool liner. The Linerguard protects the bottom of your aboveground swimming pool liner from punctures, cuts, rocks, roots, and sand coming up from the bottom. The Liner Gaurd offers these benefits:

  • No cutting or taping; just lay it out over your sand base.
  • The fabric is pourous so moisture can pass through
  • The fabric does not fully compress; adding a little bit of cushioning for a softer pool bottom
  • What else do you need to buy when installing an above ground swimming pool liner?

    September 30, 2008

    If you’re replacing your above ground swimming pool liner, you’ll probably want to purchase additional products to make a nice, strong, long lasting job.

    Under your liner, you may want to put a layer of protection and padding. At http://www.megapoolandspa.com, we sell the Perfect Pool Bottom Kit, The Gorilla Pad, and The Happy Bottom Pool Pad.

    You also want to get some Peel and Stick Pool Cove Sticks to help keep the liner positioned correctly.

    Wall foam is used between the wall and liner to create a nice smooth surface.

    Do you need to use the Happy Bottom Pool Pad when installing a swimming pool liner?

    September 30, 2008

    The Happy Bottom Pool Pad is a high density poly foam material. The Happy Bottom Pool Padding is great to use if you’re putting an above ground swimming pool ontop of concrete or hard ground. The foam provides a nice uniform layer of cushion under your
    above ground swimming pool liner
    .

    The pool floor padding is sold in pool size and you’ll need some sure seam tape to join the pieces together.

    If you’re thinking about how to install an above ground swimming pool, you should consider the Happybottom pool pad.

    What is better to use? The Gorilla Pad or The Happy Bottom Pool Pad?

    September 30, 2008

    Well…. the best depends on what you need the pad to do.


    The Gorilla Pad
    is used mainly to help stop grass coming up and growing through your swimming pool liner. The Gorilla Pad is a thin, felt type of product.


    The Happy Bottom Pool Pad
    is a foam type of product. This type of above ground swimming pool padding is great to use if you’re setting a swimming pool on concrete of have solid ground.

    What is the Gorilla Pad for Above Ground Swimming Pools?

    September 30, 2008

    The Gorilla Pad is a great way to protect the bottom of your swimming pool liner from cuts and punctures.  The Gorilla Pad is a fairly thin felt type of product, but is super strong and resist tearing and helps prevent sharp objects from coming up into your swimming pool liner.

    The Gorilla Pad is easy to install.  Simply lay it out over your sand base when replacing your above ground swimming pool liner.

    Should you use the Happy Bottom or Gorilla Pad for Above Ground Swimming Pool Liner Padding

    September 4, 2008

    At Mega Pool and Spa, we sell everything you need when you replace your swimming pool liner.  Before installing the liner, you may want to consider putting a padding material down first to protect the liner from punctures or give you a softer footing.  These products are placed down first, before putting the liner in.

    The Gladon Happy Bottom and Gorilla Pad have different uses.

    The Gorilla Pad is a thin felt type of material.  The material is very strong and tightly woven.  This product is not really a “padding” , but provides an excellent layer of protection for the bottom of your vinyl liner.  This product is good for stopping grasses and sharp objects from coming up and cutting or puncturing your swimming pool liner.  You simply lay the Gorilla Pad out on the ground and trim excess, bury in sand, or pull up your pool cove.

    The Happy Bottom Pool Pad is made from a foam material.  If your above ground swimming pool is ontop of concrete, this is a great product to put under the liner.  If you want to add some cushion under your swiming pool liner, this is the product to buy. Made from special high density polyethylene foam and about 1/4″ thick, the Happy Bottom Pool Padding acts as a vapor barrier to keep potentially harmful water away from metal components. In addition, liner failure due to puncture is minimized and heat retention is improved. A smooth, easy to clean bottom and reduced indentations are just a few of the benefits of using Happy Bottom Pool Pad.  The Happy Bottom Padding is taped together and sold in pool size.  Detailed instructions and how to install the Happy Bottom Pool Pad can be found here.