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Buy a ROTARY hammer drill...
If you need a pool fence then you should get this one. It isn't nearly as unsightly as I first feared it would be. You definitely need a Rotary Hammer Drill to do this job. If you have more than 5 holes (1 panel). Go to your local harbor freight and pay the extra for the ROTARY one. I couldn't complete this job with just a Dewalt Hammer Drill. It didn't have enough power to go through the 4 inches of concrete you need to bust through. You definitely need the longer (5/8 x 14"+ masonry drill bit) as the other reviewers tell you. No one mentioned the rotary hammer drill though in reviews. So that's of note, since I wasted 3 days trying to get the holes I needed with the regular hammer drill and it took me mere minutes with the rotary hammer drill. And the prices werent far off from each other. The directions are pretty good. If you read them thoroughly. I would consider myself and my husband to be entry level DIYers and it took us 4 days (3 wasted with the regular hammer drill though). If you are confused about the difference between drills, I suggest you google hammer drill vs rotary hammer drill. Videos will show you the difference and how quickly each gets through a concrete slab.
Definitely buy the guidePool Fence DIY by Life Saver Drill Guide. Don't cheap out on that. I know its expensive but it's worth it because there is a need to lean some of the poles where you have a turn around the pool. Light leans or heavy leans depend on the angle of the turn. You need the guide for accuracy.
We also bought the gate Pool Fence DIY by Life Saver Self-Closing Gate Kit, Black and that worked well for me. But honestly, you don't even need a gate the sections open pretty easily. If you attached the hook and eye they give you. Although I took the advice of some reviewers and did a black ziptie to attached the sections to each other. If you aren't going to remove it a lot, honestly, it looks less obtrusive.
Overall, I just put it in...I'll try to update in a few months or year and let you know how it weathers.
We do have a whole section that goes into grass and plan to use the method one other reviewer suggested with the pipes in the ground but for right now its staying up fine with just jamming it into the ground. Although, poolfencediy.com has a method they recommend with concrete and copper pipe too. They are your best resource.
Overall, its for the safety of my daughter, and you can't put too big a price on that. I was quoted almost the exact fence for the same distance installed and I was going to pay double the amount to have it installed. I would have too. Except now I know the difference between a regular hammer drill and a rotary hammer drill. And I own both! HA!
Don't mind the pictures of the dirty pool, it was not completely opened or cleaned yet when the pictures were taken.
June 2016 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase