Safety Fence for In Ground Pool Size: 5', Black

**this particular unit is 12 feet. some of the others are 10 feet. if you want to save $, get the 12 footers. they appear to be the same, if not a little taller and you will end up saving $ by not having to buy as many panels.**we just bought a house that had an inground pool. we have a toddler and needed a fence asap! i did some research and found these her on Amazon. shipping was a little slow and was horribly packaged. the ends of pretty much every single box was open when it arrived. somehow none of the parts managed to get lost.you just have to take your time to map out how you will install the fence. i didnt want to alter any of the panels so i measured and adjusted so that each panel used would be complete. it definitely takes two people to do this and a good size measuring tape helps. we used a 25' tape. if you really have the time, using string would help as well.i HIGHLY suggest you get the drilling guide. you can rent it for free (pay for shipping) from one of the vendors here on Amazon. with like a $350 deposit, which they refunded when they got the guide back. it helps with ensuring that you're drilling at the proper angles.as the old saying goes, measure twice, cut (drill) once. take your time so you dont end up drilling extra holes by accident.i did drill some extra holes next to the fence where we access the pool. this is so you can open the fence panel and put the "stake" into the extra hole, so its not just dangling there. looks nicer and less wear and tear on the panel.its been working great. it also helps keep the leaves out of the pool when its really windy which our pool man appreciates. it definitely feels like quality material and should last long enough till we dont need it any more; when our baby is old enough to understand pool safety.we ended up having one extra panel which amazon took back no problem.

I installed 65 feet of this fencing, and had great results. It takes some skill to install. I used a commercial grade hammer drill. I carefully made a template using a 4x4 with the 36" and 38" spacing. I thought this would help me keep the drill vertical, but it did not. A 2x4 template would have been just as effective. I put a level on my drill to align it. The instructions said to lean the holes outward 2-3 degrees on a curve, which I did.One big problem with installing is stones in the concrete that are not fully removed. Because of the stones, the whole in a few inserts were not large enough (after the insert was installed). I had to drill out the holes with a 1/2 inch drill (a conventional drill, not a masonry drill). A 13mm drill, which is .512" can be ordered on Amazon.com for less than $6. The .012 makes it easier to get the hole large enough. With a 1/2 inch drill, I had to waller out the whole.I had some holes that were not deep enough, so the inserts would not go completely in. I drilled out the holes with a 1/2 inch concrete drill, and then tapped down the inserts. I was very relieved to see the inserts fully seated.It is easy to reduce the length of a section. I had to do this for the last section that connected to the fence in the flowerbed.The fence poles and netting material are great. The latches between sections are marginal, and it can be hard to pull back the safety lock. I modified the latch that I use as the gate. I removed the spring loaded safety lock, and bent the end into a hook so that a child can not push it up and release it.Overall, this is a great product. If you drill out the inserts, then the poles remove easily. This is much easier and cheaper than installing a gate. Plan on drilling out the inserts. That way, you will be ready when 25% of the posts do not seat easily at first.I am extremely happy with this product.

I needed a pool barrier to pass my pool inspection and came across this as an option. I am building a 1.5m home on the water and I didn't want it to look 'cheesy' but needed something fast as my fencing contractor couldn't finish the fence prior to completion of the home - and the lack of pool barrier was going to delay moving in. I found this on Amazon and decided to give it a shot. It took about 45 minutes to install - even drilling it into thick pavers around the pool. The barrier is sturdy and looks good - even though I typically hate the look of these type barriers. What is best is the county pool inspector came to inspect - he walked up, viewed the barrier, and turned around and said "you passed!" He said this makes things easy because you don't have to put up all the pool alarms etc that are typically associated with fences around the yard and pool. Bottom line, give this a shot....I am a picky buyer and if it satisfies me, it should satisfy just about anyone.