SCHUNDLER POOL BASE (vermiculite) for
ABOVE GROUND POOLS

This Will Replace Your Sand. You will not need to have sand delivered for your installation with this product.

For many years now homeowners have struggled with how to install above ground pools in their backyards. To have a flat and level surface, grass and stones have to be removed, and then heavy sand is carried into the backyard and leveled. The problem with sand is that it is heavy, hard to use, and difficult to remove when the pool is dismantled.

Schundler Pool Base has been used for over thirty-five years to help make the installation of above ground pools easier, safer, and more environmentally friendly.

Basic Advantages

Schundler Pool Base and/or Crystal Cushion should be used for many reasons:

• Provides a resilient level surface
  
• Protects liners from punctures by foreign objects
  
• Is chemically inert and non-reactive
  
• Is odor and fungus free forever
  
• Can be used as coving around the pool sidewall
  
• Is lightweight, granular, and easy to pour and spread
  
• Is excellent for use in gardens when pool is removed

What Is It?

Essentially Schundler Pool Base is regular vermiculite (a naturally occurring mineral which is expanded at 1200 F and used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications.) When used in above ground pools it usually is not mixed with portland cement, although some pool installers will install vermiculite concrete bottoms just like those installed in in-ground vinyl lined pools.

Schundler Crystal Cushion (sold only in certain states) is made from perlite, a naturally occurring volcanic rock expanded at 1800 F.

Installation and Coverage Data

Installation:

Make sure all stones and other foreign objects are removed and surface is well packed.
Check with your pool dealer for information about the coving areas and the recommended depth of Pool Base.
Pour, rake, and level Schundler Pool Base or Schundler Crystal Cushion (never use less than 2 inches!); then mist with water before installing liner. With Crystal Cushion, don't just "mist" the perlite, make it quite damp so that it can be "tamped" or flattened with more force than with a vermiculite bottom.