spread out 4 yards of pea gravel to be the base for the pool, bordered it with pressure treated posts laid out in an octagon to keep the gravel separate from the grass and put a layer of clean dirt outside of that to jeep the posts in place, i will be seeding it after the pool is up and full of water tomorrow. This year we will be heating the pool so I got started on laying in piping to get from the pool to the place where the heater will be, and the filter too. Work will set you….free? I will be happy when work sets me on my back on a floaty with sunglasses and a stupid hat.