Moved into this house 6yrs ago and found out by a neighbor the other day that the backyard has an inground pool that was filled w/concrete by the late owners.
2007-04-30 11:06:33 · 9 answers · asked by hlpuc96 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you've lived there for 6 years, and you haven't had any problems, I'd leave it be for the time.
I'm going to assume it is a regular sized family pool, maybe 10-15' wide, 20-30' long?
You'll need a backhoe, jackhammers, a dump truck, and lots and lots of money just to get it out, not even to mention the refill to clean up the whole, this is new dirt, a compactor, possibly a bobcat.... etc etc...
This is not a DIY job. It'll cost, but you'll want to leave this up to a demolition crew, and landscapers when you are cleaning up. This will cost up into the thousands, at the very least, if you have friends in the business, and can get a major discount, it'll be about 3-5000 dollars.
If you can live with it there, it'd be for the best, at least to your checkbook and your head, because this will be a major source of headaches!
But, if I've been mistaken, and you want to uncover and renovate the pool, it will be a little cheaper, but that only if the pool is still in good condition.
2007-05-08 02:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by peace.ofmind 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As the price of concrete is over a $100 a cubic yard, I doubt very much that the whole thing was filled with concrete. Much more likely that is was filled with dirt and possibly had concrete poured on top although I don't know why someone would bother. If it is really filled with concrete, a demolition contractor is you path to removal. I would try digging with a shovel and see what you find, it may be that they tore up the apron around the pool and put the pieces in the big hole. If this is the case, someone with a backhoe or renting one may do the trick. Lots of debris to haul away though.
2007-04-30 11:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's going to be many thousands of dollars to have it dug up and removed. Do you even have access to have it removed?
Sure would be nice to know if they plugged any drains......... least you end up with a bog in the back yard.
About all I can say is don't over water this area, keep any surface drains away (if you even know where the pool is). If you start having problems then think about removal. Otherwise, just keep an eye on plants, lawn surface, etc. Plant problems might be traced back to the lack of soil depth near the pool side walls, soggy soil .....well, let's not think about that.
2007-04-30 11:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you won't be able to because using a jack hammer would bust all the concrete and crack the pool's walls. i'm sorry that the previous owners filled in such a beautiful addition to the house. you'll have to put a new one of your very own in or stick to an above ground pool.
2007-05-06 04:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they filled it all the way with concret it probley has 1 foot of it you can higher a contractor to do it or rent/buy a jack hammer and break it up then rent/buy a back hoe or small ecsuvator to dig it up and load it into a container to be taken away
2007-04-30 11:11:28 · answer #5 · answered by john M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I understand your question this job will have to be done with a pneumatic hammer often called a 'jackhammer' or explosives 'demolition'. This is a risky and expensive at best job only a expert can do.
2007-04-30 11:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
would imagine that that would be more expensive than worth it - compare prices with more than one pool source and weigh out your options
2007-05-05 16:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Marsha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jack hammer or some dynamite
2007-05-08 02:46:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't. Put in a new one.
2007-04-30 11:09:29 · answer #9 · answered by saaanen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋