[John T]

I have a new customer who had a pool installed about 7 months ago. They want to put pavers all around it in the fall. For now they have us installing sod in this area until they can afford the pavers. Today we were grading and prepping for the sod. I was running the skid steer very close to the side of the pool as there was very little room to maneuver. After only about three passes I noticed a very significant depression where the tires were; probably about 8 inches. I looked down a little further to see the construction of the pool. It appears to be nothing more than an above ground pool installed below grade. Now it definitely was made to be installed as an inground pool; they didn't actually take an above ground pool and sink it, although it appears they just may have well have. Anyway, it did appear the wall was starting to bulge inward so I stopped using the skid steer in that area. My concern is how do I go about compacting a base for the pavers down the line if the pool is made this flimsy? Anyone have any experience with a pool of this type?