How to Pour the Concrete Footing for Your Inground Pool

Before Pouring the Concrete Footing

Check the wall panels one final time for proper level. To avoid the concrete footing, also called the bond beam, from running under wall sections and protruding into the pool excavation, be sure to fill any voids under the wall with dirt.

Place the concrete behind the wall gently, being careful not to direct the flow of concrete directly at the panels. A little extra care and patience at this stage is recommended. Extra concrete should be concentrated at the A-frames and corners.

Concrete Footing Requirements

Pour a minimum 2,500 PSI, 3/4-inch stone concrete footing mixture around the entire pool panel perimeter. Pea gravel stone is also suitable for this job.

The concrete footing should be poured at a depth of 5" to 7" and at least 30" wide. Footers deeper than this are unnecessary and may result in bowed or crooked walls.

Amount of Concrete Needed

Use the table below as a general guide for estimating the amount of concrete needed for the pool footing.

You’ll want to make sure to order an extra ½ yard for each step/swim-out.

Equipment Pad Concrete Calculation

For the pad for the filter, pump, and heater, take the square footage of the desired pad size and divide it by 30.

Add that number to the yardage required in the table to get the most accurate amount of concrete.

For example, if the size of your pad needs to be 40 square feet, divide 40 by 30. That would equal 1.33.

You would add 1.33 yards to the number of yards of concrete shown in the table for your specific pool size.

Concrete Footer Diagram

Continue to the next installation step in your inground pool installation guide. 

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