";s:4:"text";s:2829:" The instruction manuals and videos included in Intex pool kits usually warn against using sand beneath your pool. Clear an area all the way around the outside of the pool approximately one foot out from the pool wall. However, a sand base beneath your pool can help you have a smooth, wrinkle-free floor. Spray this area with the weed killer too and maintain a weed and grass free zone at all times. Last summer I built a deck-like platform that I put the pool on. Tips For Leveling Your Intex Above Ground Swimming Pool Area With Sand If you have more than a few inches drop, it is a good idea to level off the top side a bit first. Make sure your above-ground pool is safely installed on level ground. I also drilled a hole through each support and screwed to the plywood piece to prevent sliding toward the liner. Make sure it's about 12" wide as the legs will shift when you fill the pool. It is less likely to break than the patio blocks. I'm a relatively new pool owner. I am setting up a 15'-4' pool now and I am using 7" - 7" 1/4" plywood under the poles. Nutgrass will grow from the outside, go up under the pool wall and through your vinyl liner. Fill this area with gravel, rocks or wood chips. Using 1/4 plywood … We set it up each summer and take it down in the fall.