Pool Removal Cost (rent, house, purchase)

[Ellen Pitts]

We are looking at a house for purchase that has a swimming pool in the back yard. Ultimately we would want it removed. Has anyone had this done before who can share the cost/process as well as the name of a contractor who did it?

[BoBromhal]

it will vary widely depending on the ease of getting earth-moving equipment back there, and dump trucks nearby too. A grading company would be able to dig it out and fill the hole I assume. It could be an afternoon's work and $3-$5K, and it could require a bunch of hand-digging, wheelbarrows for hauling dirt, etc.

Many people fill them in with dirt/topsoil and enjoy the more controlled growing environment.

[ducter]

Originally Posted by pegotty

We are looking at a house for purchase that has a swimming pool in the back yard. Ultimately we would want it removed. Has anyone had this done before who can share the cost/process as well as the name of a contractor who did it?

Inground or above ground?
If its above ground then you really can take it apart your self with basic tools and take it to a recycle center line one in wake. Its plastic and aluminum. Paying someone. 500.00 bucks for time and hauling?

[zthatzmanz28]

I know people who have done it for $200 and the pool. Check on craigslist and maybe post in the FREE section. Someone might want it for recycling if the sides and rails are aluminum. Someone may even want a free pool and replace the liner.
The last pool I recycled was worth $100 just for the aluminum side.

[Ellen Pitts]

It's an in-ground concrete pool. Above ground would be kind of self-explanatory...?

[evaofnc]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

Many people fill them in with dirt/topsoil and enjoy the more controlled growing environment.

This is what I would do.

[Ellen Pitts]

Originally Posted by evaofnc

This is what I would do.

I've thought about that but wondered if it would cause a lack of drainage that would be damaging to plants. Ultimately I would want a vegetable garden on the site. Would a pool be big enough that anything that didn't drain off would evaporate before it would cause wet feet for the plants?

[evaofnc]

I'm guessing the pool is 3-5 feet so it shouldn't be much of an issue. If you wanted to be extra sure, you could rent a jackhammer for a day and just drill some holes into the concrete at various points in the pool to ensure drainage.

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by pegotty

Would a pool be big enough that anything that didn't drain off would evaporate before it would cause wet feet for the plants?

Possibly. But a neighbor jack-hammered up the concrete first, left the broken pieces in place, and filled the rest with soil. But I'm not sure that much old concrete is good for plants either.

[evaofnc]

The concrete won't harm the plants Most plants you have in a vegetable garden wouldn't have a root depth even close to getting near the concrete in the first place.