In Ground Pool Disposal

[racrguy]

Pour a metric shit ton of corn starch in it with water and enjoy.

Then drive your car across it!

[UserX]

skate park

That's what I was going to say, charge all the neighborhood kids.

[big_tiger]

Then drive your car across it!

ok i just Googled Cornstarch and water. ^^^ THis must be done lol

[Strychnine]

Bump.

Did you go through with this? We are thinking about doing it over the winter.

[talisman]

Bump.

Did you go through with this? We are thinking about doing it over the winter.

Dude, no. You rotten asshole, I want a pool and you're going to fill yours up with dirt? Move that fucker over here!

[Tx Redneck]

Too freakin cool!

[Chuck_Finley]

I'm actually in this same situation myself. The house we bought had a pool but there's just no way I have the time to keep up on maintenance and I'd never use it enough. It's sat unused for a number of years and so far all I've done is drill a few holes at the deep end so when it rains the water will drain out.

Is there anything a guy can do by himself to help cut down on excavation costs? I would eventually like to place a tornado shelter in the hole instead of just filling it in with dirt. Should I begin jack hammering the whole thing in preparation ?

ETA: About how much would it cost to pay someone to bring their backhoe out for the day to this?

[lincolnboy]

if i was ya i would find some truck company that is hauling dirt from job site or any project that is doing.excavation. get with someone and might be able to get some free load. then you would just rent a skid steer and a jumping jack to compact.

[mikec]

I did one in Sachse last summer, code department required several large holes be jack hammered in, the coping and deck pushed in, and the edges/walls be jack hammered down approximately two feet from the surface of the yard. Then backfilled.

Good luck with it guys!

[Strychnine]

Any idea on settling time?

if we do it we would build a big deck over the space

[Chuck_Finley]

I can certainly understand why city code wants it demolished. I talked to a friend of mine about this a while back and he said one problem people might think about if you just fill in a pool and let it sit is that it can sort of 'poison' the soil underneath it and start to spread. I have no idea if it's true or not but the example mikec provided gives some credibility.

Also mike, about how much did it cost for you to do all the demo work?

[95DRGT]

A neighbor down the street did his a few months back. He had about 4 loads of dirt brought in and his rear fence removed so they could get the dump trucks somewhat close. For the next two to three weeks all hilarity ensued as his he begin shoveling the piles into the pool by hand. I saw him and his son out there in the heat of August shoveling there ass off.
Fucking amateurs..........

[emg]

Why not sell your house and move into a house without a pool. My first house had a pool, I was young and unaware of all the maintenance and upkeep. Never again will I own a house with a pool, unless I can afford for someone else to take care of it.

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[Strychnine]

Why not sell your house and move into a house without a pool. My first house had a pool, I was young and unaware of all the maintenance and upkeep. Never again will I own a house with a pool, unless I can afford for someone else to take care of it.

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Because we actually really like our house and location... and it's only been a year since a $20k kitchen remodel lol

As crazy as it sounds we would use the backyard a lot more if we DIDN'T have a pool.

[lincolnboy]

unless you know someone with land that want to make a pond. you could dig.it for them