How To Remove An In-Ground Swimming Pool
Did you just buy a house that has an in-ground swimming pool and you don't care for pools? Don't want to pay the upkeep anymore? Have kids and are worried about their safety? Aren't interested in harboring families of frogs any longer? Whatever the reason, you've started thinking about filling in the pool.
Want to know how to do it? Great! We just completed this and want to share what we've learned to help guide you through the process. Here is an outline of the steps which link to pages describing them.
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Want to know how to do it? Great! We just completed this and want to share what we've learned to help guide you through the process. Here is an outline of the steps which link to pages describing them.
- Planning! Perhaps the most important part
- What tools will I need?
- Drain the swamp/pond/pool depending on level of neglect
- Partial deck demolition
- Stair removal
- Access ramp to bottom of pool
- Pool bottom puncturing
- Side wall removal
- Remaining deck demolition
- Rough fill
- Final fill and grading
- Seeding (will add in the spring!)
Ready to get started? On to Planning
