27′ Nova – Above Ground Pool Installation

We are hard at work this week completing the installation on 4 new above ground swimming pools! We have been truly blessed this year with some tremendous growth and we are very grateful for our loyal customers and new business! Let’s take a look at this new 27′ Round Nova Above Ground Pool Installation!
We’ve Been Hard At Work!
Illiana Backyard Fun is a company founded upon bringing people outside and restoring the concept of outdoor living. We strive to provide our clients with helpful information, trusted products and valuable services to make outdoor living fun! The purpose of all of our efforts is simple. We want to make outdoor living fun, easy and develop outdoor living spaces for everyone to enjoy!
This past week, we were blessed with multiple installations on Above Ground Pools in and around Iroquois County. Believe it or not, just this weekend we installed 4 new Above Ground Pools! It was certainly a busy weekend and we are very grateful to our customers for the increase in business!
Now that the 4th of July is here, we are approaching the second half of summer. Temperatures are still high and students still have over a month left of their summer breaks. There is still plenty of time to get into your backyard to enjoy the great outdoors and soak up the last few weeks of summer.
If you’re interested in purchasing an Above Ground Swimming Pool, Spa, Fiberglass Pool or In-Ground Swimming Pool, then you’ve come to the right place! We have the teams in place to build your new swimming pool with a few weeks to enjoy it before the onset of the Fall months.

We are lucky to have such a supportive network of suppliers and vendors. This image shows a delivery from our local supplier. They often meet us in the field and at job sites to provide us with on-time deliveries. Here you can see their driver delivering a new Above Ground Pool package they day of our installation.
Multiple Installations: AKA Project Management
As with any business growth, it’s paramount to place a large emphasis on project management and quality control. This is where Illiana Backyard Fun is very unique. If you’re new here or have been following our blog for some time you’ll notice the hard-working blonde in all of our pictures. No, she’s not our cheerleader or crew member; she is the owner of the company.
Kristie Cheatum is very connected to all of her customers and spends a large amount of time in the field! You’ll often find her:
- Completing new pool installations
- Repairing or replacing equipment
- Replacing vinyl liners
- Or just running her store and providing professional pool advice & products
In order for us to keep up with new installations, manage our retail store and deliver multiple services to our customers, we have to be hands on. Kristie spends so much time in the field working with her products because it keeps her sharp, in-tune with what’s happening and ensures quality installation every time. When you purchase a product or new swimming pool from Illiana Backyard Fun, you’re also purchasing a quality installation from a professional who really cares and does the job right!

Building an Above Ground Swimming Pool requires us to build from the ground up. We work first with the soil that will sit beneath our swimming pool structure. Here you can see our plot of 27′ round soil that has been prepped. We work to remove the top layer of grass, spray a weed killer, lay a top layer of silica sand and spread it until level. It’s all up hill from here (literally).
One Day Installations on Above Ground Pools
So what is our installation time frame for a new Above Ground Pool Installation? We are glad you asked! Currently a new above ground pool takes only 1 business day to install, from start to finish. Typically this is a consistent time frame and it’s due to our hard working crews and quality of product that we install. There may be circumstances where a larger pool, such as an Oval (15’x30′ or 18’x33′) requires two days but that is still lightning fast.
As you can see from our images, our Above Ground Pools follow a specific set of installation procedures. We follow these unique steps to ensure our pool is set level, walls are stable and ready for swimmers:
- Clear the top layer of grass and spread our silica sand (pool base)
- Set our bottom rail & concrete blocks – always double checking our elevations
- Install our pool wall & uprights
- Lay our hard bottom (prevents weeds from breaking through)
- Hang our beaded liner within the liner track
- Install our filtration equipment, plumbing lines, skimmer & returns
- Fill with water & startup chemicals
- Voila, you’re ready to swim!
Trust us, this process is very involved and requires close attention to detail. We have installed hundreds of Above Ground Pools in our company’s history. If you’re looking for a company that you can trust, then we invite you to give us a call!

Once our base coat is set, we run our bottom rail which connects in a 27′ circle. Next we install the concrete blocks beneath each “foot” where our uprights will sit. We do not cut corners here; the entire structure of our pool rests on these concrete pads. It’s paramount that we ensure each pad is level before moving on to construct our walls.
The Benefits of The Nova Pool
The Nova Above Ground Pool is part of our Steel Pool Collection. These swimming pools offer a lot of really great benefits including:
- Wide 9″ top ledge
- Resin ledge cover
- Corrugated wall & frame with Zinc Guard (for corrosive resistance)
- Narrow risers to minimize taking up yard space
These swimming pools are a proven leader in the Above Ground Industry and is another reason to trust Illiana Backyard Fun! We bring you the very best in new products and services to ensure you are able to live your best life outside!
We Are Your Pool Partners!
Now that we’ve covered some information for these Above Ground Pools, we’d better get back to work and leave you to it. If you’d like to check out some other articles of things we’ve been up to, we’ve got some great content listed below. We work hard to put this information together and provide our customers with insights into our business. It’s part of our goal of becoming your Pool Partners.
- Start planning now for 2018
- Back Pools & Grills – Cooking Up Some Summer Fun!
- Water Purification: Sand Filter Changes
- We sell Outdoor Pergolas
- Check Out Our Chemical Line!
We want you to have the best access to information and products and to turn to Illiana Backyard Fun anytime that you have a question. As always, feel free to reach out to us at anytime. After all, we are here to service your outdoor living lifestyle!

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