This is the next phase of construction and is vital to the strength of the pool.  Although steel schedules vary from builder to builder, the average pool builders will place the 3/8” steel, 10” O.C.E.W.  This may be fine for non-expansive soil conditions but there still may be a risk of your pool shell cracking.  Steel is cheap life insurance for your pool!  The minimum steel schedule Classic Reflections incorporates, is 3/8“ steel, 8” O.C.E.W. with alternates 4” O.C. at stress points and portions of the pool deeper than 5’.  Certain regions and areas around the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex have higher concentrations of clay in the soil.  In these more expansive soil areas, we raise the bar to  ½”  steel, 10” O.C.E.W.  

On pools 5’ or deeper, we add alternates so the steel is actually 5” on centers.  Your pool will also have four bar box of ½“ steel incorporated into a 12” x 12” gunite beam, which runs completely around the top of the pool.  Most pool builders only incorporate a 6” x 12” roll beam.  The 12” x 12” box beam is 300% stronger than the 6”x 12” roll beam!