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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 3:36 pm to keakar
Posted on 1/25/19 at 3:36 pm to keakar
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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
Completely untrue.
I have demolished many pools in the past 20 years. Sure, demolishing a pool without a permit is a liability but done correctly and permitted there should be no problems.
Per the City of Houston:
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Swimming Pool / Spa Demolition
A) Drain and clean pool of all water, debris and rubbish. A sanitary sewer disconnect permit and a site inspection from Plumbing Inspections is required. When applicable, a site inspection is necessary to verify that no sewer connection is present. Contact Plumbing Inspections at (832) 394-8870. NOTE: Do not drain pool/spa water into a storm-sewer.
B) Remove and properly dispose of accessories such as coping, ladders, diving boards, and diving platforms.
C) Demolish and remove existing trough gutter, trough drain, and apron. Properly dispose of demolished materials.
D) Punch 3” diameter holes through the bottom of the floor slab of the swimming pool at the lowest point approximately 4’ by 4’. NOTE: A site inspection is required prior to back-filling the pool or spa. Contact Structural Inspections at (832) 394-8840.
E) Backfill the pool cavity with a granular fill (Class 2) in uniform layers of 12-inch thickness with a plasticity index less than four (4). Compact each layer of fill to a minimum density of 90 in accordance with American Standard Testing Method D698.
F) Backfill the pool cavity with new fill material to match existing grade. Do not fill with demolition materials. NOTE: For final inspection, contact Structural Inspections at (832) 394-8840.
LINK to permit process
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