Confer Plastics Above Ground Swimming Pool Curve Base Steps - CCX-AG

These are the absolute best purchase, we have had them for 2 seasons and as long as you store them in a shed during winter, I believe they will last many years. Straight forward assembly.

My husband had these steps put together in no time. I needed secure steps to get in the pool being 70 with limited movement ability and had checked out every thing available and these were definitely the best option out there. Well worth the money. I did find that the railings were not quite as sturdy as I would hope but my husband , being a great handyman, solved it by extending a railing down for me to grasp onto when I reached the top of the stairs.

Easy to put together. You will need a rubber mallet for assembly. The ladder is large and we needed 3 people to install into the pool. (2 lowering ,1 to keep stairs down in the water) We did not fill sides with sand but water when we put it in the pool and added 3 -3 inch by 22 inch weights filled with cement attaching with zip ties to the bottom to keep it from floating up. After anchoring to deck the ladder remains in place. My husband is a big guy 300 lbs and they hold his weight. The handles are sturdy enough to hold on to, and great safety for entering and exiting the pool. These step are a huge upgrade and wish we had boughten them years ago.

Very good quality stair. Sturdy and easy to install. The only thing that I did differently from the instructions, was instead of adding the sand to the base, I put an old broom handle through the extra slots in the base with sealed weights. In the fall, you remove the bar and lift the stairs out, 40 pounds lighter.

When they say use soap to make assembly easier, they’re not kidding (that new spray-on Dawn is the bomb)!! Other than that (and a few judicious taps with a rubber mallet), assembly is a breeze. When putting them in the pool, we noticed that they were designed for the pool deck being higher than the pool edge. Not the case with our setup. So, I shimmed them up with 4x4s. Problem solved. But — the important thing — they are very stable in the water, and with two rails (as opposed to the one with our old steps) my wife has no trouble getting in and out of the pool on her own. A great value all around, that will serve our family well for years. Downside: Now I’m kicking myself for not doing this years ago!! Great job, guys/gals!!!!