Blue Wave18-Feet Round Liner Pad for Above Ground Pools Gray

We received this 15 foot round liner pad this week and have used it in the install of the Intex 15 ft x 48 inch deep round pool. Here is my experience and opinion in review.The Blue Wave 15 feet round liner is a white colored, soft felt like material that is maybe 1/32 of an inch thick. We installed our pool by building up a raised, level area of soft, clean, compressible dirt, then added retainer wall bricks. After applying sand around the circumference of the pool floor edge, we then used the included "ground cover" pad that came with the Intex pool, and over that we placed this pad. We then installed our pool liner directly over this felt surface, filled it, and we were done.My first impression is that it really matters what you place this over on your pool floor surface (bottom). The fine soil we used feels very soft under foot with this thin felt pad in place. The pool floor is very enjoyable to walk on as it is now. I think it's important that you remove any stones, because this pad is not thick enough to prevent larger stones or objects from poking up, and being easily noticed. This is not a very thick pad, but it is puncture resistant. This pad should not be meant to cushion your pool floor, but to prevent roots or stickers you may have missed from eventually puncturing through your pool liner bottom. Having said all that, I am satisfied that for the small extra amount I paid to add this into the pool build, it does improve the feel of the pool bottom, and gives an extra layer of protection from any small stones I missed. I literally cannot feel any stones, even though I know there were a few I just ignored, because they were too small or too many to pick out off my pool floor base prior to covering it.Pros:- Fits the 15 foot pool diameter with about 2 inches to spare. A bit stretchy and easy to place without any velcro or tape needed.- Provides a decent cushion like feel to the pool floor, if you've done your job getting it reasonably smooth with soft dirt and/or sand ahead of time.- Puncture resistant to blunt sticks or rocks. An extra layer of protection beyond a simple, cheap ground cover.- Relatively low price to pay for a large area of puncture resistant, decent quality felt.Cons:- It's white, so right away, it's going to get soiled and that will be visible around the pool edge. Should have made it light brown or blue.- Not quite as cushion like as you might think. Better use extra soft dirt and/or sand if you really want a comfortable cushion feel to your pool bottom.Overall, I'm quite satisfied with this product. Besides the fact that I hate the white color, it has met all my expectations. I can recommend this product without any reservations. The white felt may be trimmed away after install, and it does wash with a strong hose spray, so that is a work around to the easily stained or soiled white felt color issue.

Right size, description accurate. Just right.Thanks

Second time I've bought this. ( They generally are pretty gross after a season when you take the pool down.) Glad I followed that review that just said stop your research and buy this one.We've got that awful nut grass that grows through anything. It ruined my neighbor's above ground pool. But this Blue Wave pad keeps the nut grass from growing into our pool.

June 2017 UPDATE: Purchased in July 2015. Been using since under a Coleman 26" round pool with 15,000 gallons of water in it year round. The thin pad is still up and usable. No weeds or tears. Does have some mildew on it but still going strong. Expensive but worth it to me. Does what it is intended for. Keeps things under the pool down, dead and cushions the pool. Feels better under the feet than without. This is our third different kind of pool and first we used a liner pad for. No regrets here and highly recommend. Weeds grow across it but not through it.The thin pad seems very strong, very well constructed and true to size. You just open the box and lay out the pad on the ground where you going to set up the pool. Set the pool on top and you are ready to go. The pad resembles a large sheet of felt about 1/8” thick. It isn’t easy to rip. I think it will do a great job of keeping weeds down and keeping the pool liner safe. For extra insurance, we set heavy duty tarps down with the liner pad on top. Better safe than sorry. The pad certainly doesn't tear easily. I tried to rip it and couldn't.

It is as described, the photo used it a little deceptive if you don’t read the actual description. It is thick enough and easy to put up under our pool for added protection under the extremely thin tarp that came with the pool

So glad we bought those for our 18ft×48 coleman pool. We had alot of root problem where we can only have it. Our first pool we had to throw away because of it. We ended up tilling that spot an throwing this down & it has worked all summer. Wish I would have invested in this sooner. Don't worry about it not covering the ground all the way it sticks out plenty under the pool. We want to put rocks around it next year so u don't see it.

I thought this would be a thick "mat" that rolled and would be extra amazing. When I opened the box it had a large white felt folded up in it. At first glance I was disappointed. We got it out, put it down, then put the flimsy tarp that came with the pool over the felt. It is actually very affective! We had pick rocks and roots out of the area and got it very level prior to putting it down. I can't feel rocks of roots at all. It helps a lot! We ordered 2 sizes bigger than we needed because that was the options that were available. It think would be hard to get the pool on there perfectly with no wiggle room. Oh, it is seamed in 2 places, which I didn't expect that. Be safe!

Pros-Was easy to lay out and I cut it to size after the pool was placed on it. Cons- It was thinner than I thought it would be and will not be useable for more than one season since it has gotten moldy around the edges and I’m sure will be the same underneath when we take the pool down.Not sure if there is a better option, but will be looking into that next summer.

Was exactly as excepted. A little thin but then again, not too thin. 12Ft

Was exactly what I ordered

I expected it to be a bit heavier but seems to work okay. Expected more for the price

Not a foam liner, and only 1 layer. White felt layer does not cushion pool floor from rocks. Risk of mold with the felt pad.

I liked how thick it is..makes the feel under your feet comfy. I used under a 12ft above ground pool and it was plenty to fit even had extra so legs were on it. Kids really enjoy the feeling of it on their feet.