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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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How to install the Happy Bottom Pool Pad

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

What else do you need to buy when installing an above ground swimming pool liner?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

What is Wall Foam for Above ground swimming pools and how do you put it on?

Gladon Pool Products makes a lot of quality products for your above ground swimming pool vinyl liner replacement job.

When you replace your pool liner, you should consider floor padding such as Happy Bottom Pool Pad to make the pool floor nice and comfortable to add a layer of cushion and protect the bottom of the pool.  Swimming Pool Cove sticks are placed at the bottom of the pool wall to protect the pool frame from the weight of the water.  But, don’t forget about the walls…..

Gladon also makes a product called “Waveless Wall Foam”.

The Above Ground Swimming Pool Wall Foam that we sell makes your swimming pool walls nice and smooth.   Another benefit of using wall foam is that it creates a little bit of insulation to keep heat from escaping your pool water temperature.

The wall foam is 1/8″ thick, 48″ tall, and comes in several sizes.  At http://www.megapoolandspa.com, we have great prices on 65 , 75, 85, and 100 foot lengths.

Our Wall Foam is flat, high quality, and easy to apply.   With the Gladon Foam Bond Adhesive Spray, you can bond the wall foam to swimming pool walls and almost any surface; including concrete and wood.  The foam bond comes in a aerosol can with a  high volume spray nozzle.  The blue foam lets you see where you’ve sprayed it and is easy to clean.

To learn how to change your swimming pool liner and what products you need to buy, please visit Mega Pool and Spa.