"Danny Monaghan" wrote in message
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Just about to take delivery of an Intex 15' diameter above ground pool -
one of the metal frame and liner type. As the garden slopes, I need to
create a level decking to sit the pool on.
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Access to the garden, and time are the main reasons why this has to be
built like this, rather than building retaining walls and filling with
soil.

I doubt you will save any time over putting in the sort of foundations you
are likely to need. I wouldn't be too happy with the retaining wall and fill
solution either. To my mind, the way to do this safely is to excavate the
garden to create a flat terrace in the slope.

Colin Bignell