WaterWarden Safety Fence for Inground Pool 4’ x 24’ ft, Guards Children and Pets, UL Certified to ASTM F2288, 4 Foot Tall Removable Protection Barrier, Hardware Included, 2 Sets of 4'x12', 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.

We bought this fence a few months back but didn't install it until recently. Some of the installation videos we watched on youtube suggested we might want a core drill instead of an ordinary one, and we couldn't figure out whether to buy or rent that or whether buy or rent an ordinary rotary hammer drill, and how to drill straight holes. In the end, we went with what the fence installation instructions said and bought the WaterWarden drill guide and a rotary hammer with a 18" drill bit: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VQDZSI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012DQX5U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WI4236/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The rotary hammer was quite sufficient, maybe a minute of drilling time per hole. The plastic sleeves that hold the fence were easy to insert into the holes with a mallet. The fence itself is not as easy to put up and take down as their video makes you believe. Once the sleeves are in the concrete, the fence no longer slides in easily, and even less so when there's tension on it. I had to use a mallet on most of the fence posts to get them all the way in, and taking them out also requires some force. Not impossible, but not something you'd want to do every weekend or whenever you want to increase your porch space. To save money, we bought the drill guide and the fence itself used, and the rotary hammer is also factory reconditioned. For the most part, we're happy with that decision. Amazon's description said the product would be complete, but about half of the fence boxes were missing hardware: The plastic sleeves themselves that you put in the concrete were there but the little plastic caps you're supposed to put on them if/when you remove the fence were missing. Also, one of the fence pieces had both outer fence posts broken, but we were able to use that piece anyway since we needed a shorter fence piece by the gate. Considering the steep discount for the used fence pieces, I think this was a worthwhile purchase. At the full price, I can't give more then 3 stars for "value-for-the-money" though.

Effective and quality product, need a good 5/8 x 6” concrete drill bit. Kept 3 toddlers safely from the pool, removal and storage a breeze.

Pool fence ships as 36" panels, includes a template for 36" holes and four 35" fence panels (as pictured). Angry beyond words. Hours of wasted effort and extra holes. Screw these guys. Can you stretch the panel, yes. If you pull hard it will stretch out another half inch or so, but it doesn't make it the full 36" and that gap just adds up over multiple panels. The fence itself seems sturdy. If you drill based on the fence and don't measure you can use this fence. I would never suggest doing so because you will have oddly spaced holes that will never match any other fence.

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.

This fencing is very easy to use and put up however, the polls that go in the ground that hold the fence up do not go deep enough and just into the ground and need to be supported with rebar. Other than that, the materials are good.

We bought this system (gate bought separate) to make sure our grandkids don't accidently fall in our above ground pool. It definitely improves the safety of our deck just in case we're not watching. This system can conveniently be taken down for the winter when the pool is safely covered. Good value. Installation notes: >This item is meant to be installed in concrete, but I located the posts above my desk joists and it worked just fine. >I used a little WD-40 to lubricate the plastic sleeves before tapping them in (I bent the first couple). The sleeve is snug in a wood hole (other option is to upsize the drill bit) >If you're cutting the wall to a special size, it's good to have a helper. The fabric is easy to cut, but it's a bit of a pain to clamp it back together by yourself.