Thanks for the feed back on my last post regarding our pool options. We ended up ordering from Poolwarehouse and delivery should be in the next 2 weeks. I took the advice given and added returns in the steps and shallow end, changed to a VS pump.
We are planning to break ground July 3rd if there are no holdups. Township said our paperwork should be done by then. We've talked to two excavators and the price came in at 3k-5k for just the dig, no back fill or dirt removal. So, it looks like we are renting equipment from BestLine and borrowing a skid loader to do the dig ourselves. Any recommendations on what digger works best for a pool? BestLine has a Bobcat mini excavators and we're are looking at something like a Bobcat 331e for $750ish per week. I'm figuring the bobcat can sit in the pool and pass the dirt out to the skid loader. I'm asking neighbors who wants fill cause we are going to have lots! We've used backhoes for other types of digging but I'm not sure how those skills are going to transfer over to this project
...We have three boys and between 5 of us , I figure if the Bobcat gets close, shovels and wheelbarrels can fine-tune it.
We have about a 2 foot grade across 24ft width deal with and are planning on a raised bed with a french drain between the bed and pool decking. Are we asking for water problems with this setup? I can't figure a way around this setup unless we walk up steps to the pool deck! When the fun starts I'll post pictures and try to figure out how to add the specs in my sig!
We are planning to break ground July 3rd if there are no holdups. Township said our paperwork should be done by then. We've talked to two excavators and the price came in at 3k-5k for just the dig, no back fill or dirt removal. So, it looks like we are renting equipment from BestLine and borrowing a skid loader to do the dig ourselves. Any recommendations on what digger works best for a pool? BestLine has a Bobcat mini excavators and we're are looking at something like a Bobcat 331e for $750ish per week. I'm figuring the bobcat can sit in the pool and pass the dirt out to the skid loader. I'm asking neighbors who wants fill cause we are going to have lots! We've used backhoes for other types of digging but I'm not sure how those skills are going to transfer over to this project
...We have three boys and between 5 of us , I figure if the Bobcat gets close, shovels and wheelbarrels can fine-tune it.We have about a 2 foot grade across 24ft width deal with and are planning on a raised bed with a french drain between the bed and pool decking. Are we asking for water problems with this setup? I can't figure a way around this setup unless we walk up steps to the pool deck! When the fun starts I'll post pictures and try to figure out how to add the specs in my sig!
