Overlap Pool Liners are very easy to spot as the vinyl pool liner simply goes up the inside of the pool wall and hang over or overlaps on the outside. These type of liners typically have 4-6 inches of visible excess vinyl liner material at the top and completely around the exterior of the pool wall.

When purchasing an overlap liner for your above ground pool, it’s important to know your pool size but you don’t need to know pool wall height as overlap liners work in 48′, 52″ and 54″ pools. There is simply more or less liner overlap depending on your pool’s wall height.

Overlap pool liners are secured to the pool wall with strips of plastic called liner coping strips. The coping strips should be replaced with a liner replacement as the scorching Fort Myers FL sunshine will make the plastic coping become dry and brittle over time. The may look fine but often crumble or crack when removed from the pool wall during the liner install.

If you have an overlap liner in your above ground pool you should purchase new coping at the same time you purchase your new liner. Failing to do so can leave your pool half apart and subject to damage from high winds and storms until replacements can be acquired. This is not a position you want to be caught in when those summer storms come rolling through Fort Myers every afternoon.