Really well designed! Some people have mentioned it floating and having to add sand filled PVC for weight... It's designed to pour sand into the frame once you have it in the pool; that is what weights it. Then you can just leave it in place for winter and only remove part of the railing for your cover.

The outside stairs are moderately steep, but very compact which is nice. For instance we live in the mountains and leveled a section of our yard with a backhoe and road bond to create a 'slab' for a 32x16, so we are pretty close to a bank on the deck side of the pool. So the compactness of the outside stairs worked great in our situation! The stairs into the pool are more gradual. Good platform at the top for turn around.

What else...good tread on the stairs. Slight drawback is there's a space on the backside of each outside stair. So potentially if you're being rowdy your leg could go through, but that would only be like running up them fast. The tread is so significant your foot definitely won't slip through. If you're older and going up them at a walking pace, I can't see it being an issue, but it is a safety thing my husband grumbled about. Possibly an issue for longer legged big dogs. Definitely want to go backwards down outside stairs unless you're athletic.

Handrails slightly jiggle, but feel secure. Again, not being rowdy, everything feels very safe. Very happy with product!

These stairs are great! It's takes a few hours to put them together but it's not that difficult, just time consuming. Helps to have one more person when you have to put the stairs in the pool. Watch the videos that are on the instructions, they helped me a lot. Overall I'm very happy with these stairs and they are a big improvement from the typical A frame ladders that must above ground pools have. I would highly recommend these to anyone that is looking.

Assembled this by myself in under 2 hours. Instructions were very easy to follow. You only need a box cutter/knife, a hammer/mallet and a phillips screwdriver/drill. You will need to purchase sand, or find something else, to fill certain areas to weight down the steps so they don't float in the pool. You will need a second person to help you lift the completed steps and place them in the pool.

This product would have received a 5 star rating if the rails down into the water had spindles and the rise of the steps wasn't quite as high. It's perfect for the young but difficult for the elderly with any agility issues. Awesome otherwise.

I am very pleased with this completed ladder. Negatives are price and long assembly.