Above-ground liner guide

Beaded vs. Overlap | Above-Ground Pool Liners

There are two different styles of above-ground pool liners, beaded and overlap. Ameri-Brand Products offers both beaded pool liners and overlap pool liners and explains the difference between the two methods of attaching them to the pool wall.

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Overlap vs. Beaded Pool Liners

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Overlap aboveground pool liner, clamped in place on the pool wall.

Overlap Pool Liners:

Typically range in size between 48" to 52", but also include expandables pool liners up to 72". On these types of pool, the liner goes up and over the top lip of the pool wall. It then comes down over the edge on the outside of the pool. The liner is normally secured with some sort of clamping method that holds it in place. Any adjustment that may be needed on the wall height of the liner is made by removing the clamp(s) and either letting in or pulling out more of the liner.

Overlap above-ground pool liners hang on the pool's wall
Liner bead snaps into a track on the above ground pool's wall.

Beaded Pool Liners:

Beaded liners come in 2 sizes, 48" & 52" wall heights. If there is any height adjustment that needs to be made, this needs to be done by removing or building up the height of the "cove" located at the base of the pool wall within the pool. Cove is available in "wedge" shaped styrofoam or sand can be used by compacting it into the corner where the wall meets the floor. PLEASE NOTE: Not all liner beads are the same! We have a list of available bead styles that include Kayak™, Esther Williams, Universal (U-Bead), Wilkes, and our "standard bead," shown below.

Beaded liners attach to a track at the top of the pool wall.

Our Liner Bead:

Standard above ground liner bead used by Ameri-Brand Products Inc.