Imploding a pool

[KCLandscape]

Hey, I have a customer that wants to implode a pool in their back yard. Concrete deck with liner/sand walls. I was thinking a bobcat with a jackhammer attachment. Utilities are located; power to pump is disconnected. Bring in fill dirt and top with 6 inches of topsoil (at most). Anyone ever done this? Any special considerations I may not be thinking of?
Thanks in advance!

[MarkintheGarden]

Hey, I have a customer that wants to implode a pool in their back yard. Concrete deck with liner/sand walls. I was thinking a bobcat with a jackhammer attachment. Utilities are located; power to pump is disconnected. Bring in fill dirt and top with 6 inches of topsoil (at most). Anyone ever done this? Any special considerations I may not be thinking of?
Thanks in advance!

Do not forget to put the bodies in before the fill dirt:waving:

[Junior M]

Implode? ;)

You could take it out with a Bobcat and hammer, but I'd reccomend not burying the debris. It'll take forever to settle out with all the air space.

[shovelracer]

I recently turned down a job just like this. Old man wanted everything and the kitchen sink dumped inside and covered. Instead I gave him a price on removal which was quite a bit higher than his other fold and fill quotes. Last I checked it was illegal to bury garbage around here.

[topsites]

What kind of overall condition is the pool in?

And I hate to be critical but from the sound of things this is the kind of idea that comes from
a person who failed to finance the upkeep... Now I reckon it's the HO's business what they
want to do with what's on their property, and it's not that it does much good in any condition
other than provide summer refreshment when it's in proper shape.

But it kills me to destroy things that once cost somebody a LOT of money, even if it is just a luxury item.
Plainly put, destroying that pool devalues the house, and possibly the houses around it.
Then again maybe the neighborhood's gone that way or it's not in midst of an upscale area and thus
perhaps not such a bad idea, but I don't know.

If it is in an upscale area, somebody likely needs to get permission from the HOA first, too.
That is, if an HOA exists, permission is most likely required.

Just things that came to mind...

[KCLandscape]

Thanks for the ideas. I have guns and shovels so no bodies are required (Daughter is only 11, so that time is coming...can't wait to see the look on the poor kid's face!). The air pocket/space item does bug me. He is willing to give it time to settle; I think I need to dismantle the deck and have fill on hand to fill and compact as it is needed. It has been raining here all day, I will get pics and post tomorrow. It is a TOTAL POS. Would cost 7 G to fix, and even then I think it would fail again within a few years. The liners are crap and always pop a leak somewhere. It would actually increase the value to have it gone, I just want to make sure to do it right the first time. Then again, don't we all...

Any more ideas??

[topsites]

I realize this isn't helpful but the funny of it is, when searching Google for "imploding a pool," this comes up.

[Hanau]

Thanks for the ideas. I have guns and shovels so no bodies are required (Daughter is only 11, so that time is coming...can't wait to see the look on the poor kid's face!).

That is so 1999. The current preferred method of scaring your daughters boyfriend is waterboarding. Get with the times bro. :hammerhead:

[KCLandscape]

Wow, it sure did. I searched for this topic and didn't find, which is why I posted. Google is scary like that!

Like the waterboarding idea. Not trying to scar, just scare. Or put him to work!

Anyway, any other ideas, or should I run away from this. Will try to post pics tomorrow. I think it would be a fun project. BTW he bought the house with the pool in its present condition so he got a deal (or at least he thinks).

[KCLandscape]

Might as well get over the 500 hump...

[Hanau]

Like the waterboarding idea.

(gurgle gurgle gurgle)

"What time are you going to have my daughter home?"

(GASP!!) "Ten O'clock?"

"Wrong!"

(gurgle gurgle gurgle)

"What time are you going to have my daughter home?"

(GASP!!!) "Nine O'clock?!"

"Good, I'll be waiting. Drive safe."

[KCLandscape]

Saving this for future reference....

[KCLandscape]

Going to start next week, any other ideas about the pool implode...

[Hanau]

Excavator with a thumb.

[Junior M]

Going to start next week, any other ideas about the pool implode...
What are you using for equipment?

and are you burying debris?

[Junior M]

Excavator with a thumb.
you beat me to it, again.


Thats what I was getting to with my previous post..

[1993lx172]

If I were doing this I would have fill ready on site and then if it is possible to bury the debris in the pool, bury the concrete in layers. Lay in a layer of fill in the bottom, then knock out a layer of concrete cover with fill, compact it, and knock out another layer and repeat. This should help to speed up the settling process. But like the others have said we need to know what equipment you're going to use.

If you can't bury on site, try to take it out in the largest pieces that you can instead of breaking everything up which would take longer to remove.

Also what is the shape of the pool, rectangular, round, and so on? If It is rectangular you could cut the shorter ends at the corners and drop them as one piece into the bottom and then pull the two sides down over top of them and then fill in the hole.

[LilesLawn]

do it in layers, and add fill in quarters. after you fill, put sprinkler in middle of pool for a few hours to saturate. also, knock some holes in the bottom of the pool so that water will drain out during a big rain and you dont have to worry about flooding issues.

[eatonpcat]

Plainly put, destroying that pool devalues the house, and possibly the houses around it.


Topsites... You better get back to real estate school, because in a lot of cases, this is far from a true statement.