Recent content by marneman

Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking as well. Rent a 3" trash pump from Home Depot or somewhere, clear the big stuff out by hand, and get down in there with the pump hose and a garden hose and start working the muck out.

Yes, it definitely gets hot in Macon. However, the pool is a bit of an oddity in this particular neighborhood. At the price points for homes there, installing a new pool would be 10-20% of the cost of the house. My thinking is that pool maintenance costs for most families at this price point...

Some great points have been brought up here. Thanks a ton! I need to digest all of this. Quick question, though - does anyone know if a waste/trash pump would be helpful in removing the sludge from the bottom (after the larger debris is removed by hand, of course)?

Background: My wife's grandfather (who she wasn't close to) passed away about a month ago and we've been busy trying to settle his affairs/estate. In the backyard of his home, he had a pool built at one point. According to what I can see in historical satellite photos, it looks like the pool...