I've read a few threads on here and I'm trying to get a better answer to this. What I want to do is remove my liner (20x40 4' shallow to 8' deep) and construct a cinder block/concrete pool. I'll be doing most of this DIY, but will be done next year as I am currently out of country for work. Here are my plans:
Before I begin, I bought this house 2 years ago and the pool came with it. The pool was left unattended/no maintenance for about 8 years. The "long walls" both caved in. I spent about $20K to have "professionals" come in and "fix" the walls, reshape the bottom and slopes and install the liner. Yeah, I fired them after the 3rd attempt of them saying "we can't fix this because of ground water". I had to reshape (to the best of my abilities) and tackle the ground water, which later I found out they had no clue what they were doing. The pool is in service and has been for 2 seasons. However, the shape of the bottom is horrible and I feel the whole area is out of date.
What I want to achieve with this build is:
1. Raise the pool 24" but keep the same depth. Currently I have a deck (pictures to follow once I locate them) that is roughly 24" above my pool deck. I plan on raising my pool to become even with the deck. This will help me with my ground water issues.
2. I do not like having sloping walls and prefer straight down the side walls.
3. I plan on moving all my equipment to a different area and creating a "pump house"
4. I would like to have concrete/cinder blocks as my main structure (no liner or fiberglass if i can help it)
My question is, am I setting myself up for failure to want to redesign my whole pool area? I've already done some quick math for the pool itself, cinder blocks, rebar, motor, concrete, concrete floor and that comes out to about $6K with me doing all the labor (minus pouring and shaping of the concrete floor) thanks for any advice and help.
Matt
Before I begin, I bought this house 2 years ago and the pool came with it. The pool was left unattended/no maintenance for about 8 years. The "long walls" both caved in. I spent about $20K to have "professionals" come in and "fix" the walls, reshape the bottom and slopes and install the liner. Yeah, I fired them after the 3rd attempt of them saying "we can't fix this because of ground water". I had to reshape (to the best of my abilities) and tackle the ground water, which later I found out they had no clue what they were doing. The pool is in service and has been for 2 seasons. However, the shape of the bottom is horrible and I feel the whole area is out of date.
What I want to achieve with this build is:
1. Raise the pool 24" but keep the same depth. Currently I have a deck (pictures to follow once I locate them) that is roughly 24" above my pool deck. I plan on raising my pool to become even with the deck. This will help me with my ground water issues.
2. I do not like having sloping walls and prefer straight down the side walls.
3. I plan on moving all my equipment to a different area and creating a "pump house"
4. I would like to have concrete/cinder blocks as my main structure (no liner or fiberglass if i can help it)
My question is, am I setting myself up for failure to want to redesign my whole pool area? I've already done some quick math for the pool itself, cinder blocks, rebar, motor, concrete, concrete floor and that comes out to about $6K with me doing all the labor (minus pouring and shaping of the concrete floor) thanks for any advice and help.
Matt
