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SECTION 8B: SAND BASE
STEP 1: TO PREPARE THE 2" SAND BED FOR THE POOL ALWAYS START IN THE HOPPER
AND WET THE SAND DOWN THOROUGHLY. THE SAND SHOULD BE TROWELED TO THE
TOP OF THE GUIDE BOARDS AND TO THE TOP OF THE HOPPER BOTTOM PATTERN USING A
MASON'S WOODEN FLOAT. THE SAND MUST BE KEPT MOIST, THEN TAMPED. THE SAND
SHOULD BE WET AND FLOATED AGAIN AND ADDITIONAL SAND ADDED WHERE
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE 2" SAND BED. GUIDE BOARDS AND HOPPER FRAME ARE
REMOVED AND THE VOIDS FILLED WITH MOIST SAND.
IN THE SHALLOW SECTION OF THE POOL, WET DOWN THE SAND UNTIL IT IS
SLIGHTLY DAMP ENABLING THE SAND TO BE PROPERLY TAMPED AND TROWELED.
SHOVEL THE SAND ACROSS THE BED. THEN USING A LONG 2" x 4" PIECE OF LUMBER,
LEVEL THE TOP OF THE BED. KEEP THE SAND MOIST AND TAMP THOROUGHLY TO FORM
A SOLID BED. THE BED SHOULD BE TROWELED SMOOTH AND LEVEL USING MORE SAND
IF NECESSARY. WORK YOURSELF INTO A CORNER TO GET OUT OF THE POOL UPON
COMPLETION. DO NOT STEP ON THE COMPLETED SAND BED AS FOOTPRINTS WILL SHOW
THROUGH THE VINYL LINER
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