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re: How much does it cost to get rid of an in ground swimming pool?
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:09 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:09 pm to East Coast Band
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First, I just don't want a pool.
But, other reasons are upkeep time and costs.
Liability reasons.
Want more green space, not pool.
I completely understand your reasoning... But the former child in me can't help thinking of how sad I'd be to find out that there's a filled-in pool under the lawn in my backyard.
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Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:12 pm to East Coast Band
It seems the easiest way to "get rid of" a pool that you don't want, and don't already have, is to just not buy one. Problem solved.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:13 pm to East Coast Band
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How much does it cost to get rid of an in ground swimming pool?
What?! Why would you not want a pool? Do you hate fun?
This post was edited on 1/25/19 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:17 pm to BiggerBear
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It seems the easiest way to "get rid of" a pool that you don't want, and don't already have, is to just not buy one.
That could be said about any feature of an existing home for sale. If you pass on a potentially great house over something that can be easily/inexpensively changed (which is what the OP is trying to find out), you're a ding dong.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:17 pm to East Coast Band
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First, I just don't want a pool.
But, other reasons are upkeep time and costs.
Liability reasons.
Want more green space, not pool.
Have you ever had a pool? I had one put in this year and was actually really surprised at how little maintenance it was and the chemicals were maybe $400 at the most.
Granted, I have a new pool, new water, and new pump/ filtration and we had a decent summer.
If you buy a house with the pool, the valuation takes some percentage of the pool into account so filling it in kills some part of your valuation instantly. Probably $20k or so.
I'm not trying to change your mind per se, but I was kinda caught off guard in a good way about the unknowns going into the project.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:18 pm to East Coast Band
as all others have said, you just fill it in.
What do you think you would do with it?
HOWEVER, make sure the ground gets packed tight. Wait a bit before you sod it. Repack the ground, and then refill it, then finally sod it.
I've seen countless pools filled in, and after 5 years you can see the outline of them clear as day.
What do you think you would do with it?
HOWEVER, make sure the ground gets packed tight. Wait a bit before you sod it. Repack the ground, and then refill it, then finally sod it.
I've seen countless pools filled in, and after 5 years you can see the outline of them clear as day.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:19 pm to Slagathor
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That could be said about any feature of an existing home for sale. If you pass on a potentially great house over something that can be easily/inexpensively changed (which is what the OP is trying to find out), you're a ding dong.
The pool isn't a wall you can paint or some landscaping you can easily change without affecting the price of the house. The pool has some sort of value. That value is being flushed down the toilet when you backfill.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:20 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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The pool has some sort of value.
not really
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:21 pm to East Coast Band
Why don't you keep it for a while and see if it grows on you
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:25 pm to East Coast Band
We had it done. Maybe $1500. There was a considerable amount of concrete decking that had to be broken and pulled up. The guy broke the first three or four feet of side walls and threw it and the decking into the bottom of the pool, which he had broken up to allow for drainage. then he pulled the filter piping and put it into the hole, along with the filter. He put the pump in his truck. Then he brought in a full load of soil and finished filling the pool with maybe 2 feet of soil and leveled the mess with a box blade.
It really was a lot of work.
It really was a lot of work.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:32 pm to East Coast Band
I did it a few years ago but I fricked up...
If it's fiberglass you can sell it to people who will pay to pop it up and backfill. Costs you nothing.
Mine was fiberglass. They knocked holes in the bottom then made sandwich layers out of slabs of concrete and dirt so it wouldn't have e any voids.
Cost me about $3100. Dirt and equipment. They completed it in one day working 14 hours.
If it's fiberglass you can sell it to people who will pay to pop it up and backfill. Costs you nothing.
Mine was fiberglass. They knocked holes in the bottom then made sandwich layers out of slabs of concrete and dirt so it wouldn't have e any voids.
Cost me about $3100. Dirt and equipment. They completed it in one day working 14 hours.
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:33 pm to East Coast Band
Put some bass in it
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:36 pm to East Coast Band
#savethevert
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:42 pm to East Coast Band
It’s dirt cheap
Posted on 1/25/19 at 1:55 pm to East Coast Band
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I assume you'd rip up the whole thing and not just fill up the pool with dirt. That would be true redneck
Empty pool filled with dirt=Hole filled with dirt....Gump
Posted on 1/25/19 at 2:05 pm to Slagathor
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That could be said about any feature of an existing home for sale. If you pass on a potentially great house over something that can be easily/inexpensively changed (which is what the OP is trying to find out), you're a ding dong.
True, except that with an in-ground pool, it seems you are purchasing a home and instantly devaluing it, kind of like moving into a nice neighborhood and then parking your cars on the lawn. You may make up for the lost value in saved pool maintenance expense, but that is a feature your future seller self may wish you'd left alone.
This post was edited on 1/25/19 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 1/25/19 at 2:06 pm to East Coast Band
it has to be broken up and completely removed, you cant just crack it up and fill it in.
its not cheap at all so it should be a deal breaker unless the house is way under valued and you really really want that house
its not cheap at all so it should be a deal breaker unless the house is way under valued and you really really want that house
Posted on 1/25/19 at 2:09 pm to East Coast Band
it has to be broken up and completely removed, you cant just crack it up and fill it in.
its not cheap at all so it should be a deal breaker unless the house is way under valued and you really really want that house
if you do as the uninformed suggest and just fill it in, you are liable for lawsuit after selling the house later. just filling in a pool without removing it is treated like hazardous waste site shite, they dont play about that shite. talk to the code enforcement and check into the liability laws if you dont want to believe me
its not cheap at all so it should be a deal breaker unless the house is way under valued and you really really want that house
if you do as the uninformed suggest and just fill it in, you are liable for lawsuit after selling the house later. just filling in a pool without removing it is treated like hazardous waste site shite, they dont play about that shite. talk to the code enforcement and check into the liability laws if you dont want to believe me
Posted on 1/25/19 at 2:10 pm to East Coast Band
we actually did this when we bough our house
the pool had not been taken care of by the owners we bought from & we had a 6 year old & 4 year old when we bought (one of my favorite things to tell the kids is GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY)
we spent around $6,000 (we still have a patio in the backyard and an electric circuit that we could tap into, but never have)
$5 - $6 K at a minimum; but you could spend up to $10 K or more
and I am in Hoover, AL (metro Bham)
good luck
the pool had not been taken care of by the owners we bought from & we had a 6 year old & 4 year old when we bought (one of my favorite things to tell the kids is GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY)
we spent around $6,000 (we still have a patio in the backyard and an electric circuit that we could tap into, but never have)
$5 - $6 K at a minimum; but you could spend up to $10 K or more
and I am in Hoover, AL (metro Bham)
good luck
Posted on 1/25/19 at 2:12 pm to keakar
quote:this is 100% true
it has to be broken up and completely removed, you cant just crack it up and fill it in.
you can save a little money by renting your own dumpster, but you will need the larger size & might even need 2
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