Deleting a pool
Discussion
Suppose I had an outdoor unheated pool in my back garden that was installed by a previous owner, let's say it was about 10 m x 5 m and assume 1.2 m sloping to 1.8 m depth.
If I decided I wanted rid of it and the garden laid to lawn, what's it going to cost?
I'll assume concrete liner with tiled finish, some decorative edging stones around the perimeter, single set of steps cast into the shell and some pipework and gubbins in a small outhouse by the main house.
I presume most of the cost will be the labour to break up the concrete and remove from site.
If I were to try to minimize costs by DIY, what tool do I need to hire to start wrecking?
If I decided I wanted rid of it and the garden laid to lawn, what's it going to cost?
I'll assume concrete liner with tiled finish, some decorative edging stones around the perimeter, single set of steps cast into the shell and some pipework and gubbins in a small outhouse by the main house.
I presume most of the cost will be the labour to break up the concrete and remove from site.
If I were to try to minimize costs by DIY, what tool do I need to hire to start wrecking?
Depends on access but a small excavator plus a breaker attachment for it, plus a skip or two and something to cut any rebar. Knock in the shallow end to form a ramp then drive in and break it up, cut the rebar then excavate the bits. Maybe leave the broken up bulk of it in the hole if it's smashed up enough to not affect drainage.
You're also going to need to shift and compact a lot of tonnage of soil to fill in the hole especially if you want it to stay level as a lawn afterwards.
You're also going to need to shift and compact a lot of tonnage of soil to fill in the hole especially if you want it to stay level as a lawn afterwards.
We've just done something a little similar.
We've converted an old disused indoor pool that was sloping. We filled it with sand and levelled it off, a layer of plastic sheet, laid a styrofoam membrane and then chipboard floor boards which will eventually have parquet laid over the top.
For what you want to do though we've also recently filled a huge hole in a back garden caused by some bored old man wanting to create a fish pond but dug quite deep with an excavator and had the excess dirt taken away. we just filled it with rocks and stone then a layers of sand and shingle and then a layer of mud and topsoil. I guess you could do something similar. You could start by hiring a pneumatic drill from HSS or similar and do as much damage as you can yourself. Then have a load of shingle, rubble and mud delivered and wheelbarrow it to the destination to your hearts content.
We've converted an old disused indoor pool that was sloping. We filled it with sand and levelled it off, a layer of plastic sheet, laid a styrofoam membrane and then chipboard floor boards which will eventually have parquet laid over the top.
For what you want to do though we've also recently filled a huge hole in a back garden caused by some bored old man wanting to create a fish pond but dug quite deep with an excavator and had the excess dirt taken away. we just filled it with rocks and stone then a layers of sand and shingle and then a layer of mud and topsoil. I guess you could do something similar. You could start by hiring a pneumatic drill from HSS or similar and do as much damage as you can yourself. Then have a load of shingle, rubble and mud delivered and wheelbarrow it to the destination to your hearts content.
Why would you pay to have rubble removed from site, only to be left with an even bigger hole to fill, with more rubble?
If you really want rid i would say cave in the sides, down about 700MM, and leave the rubble in the pool, then bring in more hardcore/sand and fill to the 700mm mark so its all lever, then topsoil.
If you really want rid i would say cave in the sides, down about 700MM, and leave the rubble in the pool, then bring in more hardcore/sand and fill to the 700mm mark so its all lever, then topsoil.
sidekickdmr said:
Why would you pay to have rubble removed from site, only to be left with an even bigger hole to fill, with more rubble?
If you really want rid i would say cave in the sides, down about 700MM, and leave the rubble in the pool, then bring in more hardcore/sand and fill to the 700mm mark so its all lever, then topsoil.
This, but I would make sure there were some holes in the bottom for drainage.If you really want rid i would say cave in the sides, down about 700MM, and leave the rubble in the pool, then bring in more hardcore/sand and fill to the 700mm mark so its all lever, then topsoil.
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