- May 19, 2011
- 66
- Pool Size
- 13500
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Ok So I have a 24' Saltwater LX that I have just recently purchased and it is warrantied for burial up to 27" so here's my dilemma!!! I had the excavation done and they went a few inches deeper than 27" it was dug out and none of the earth around or on the floor has been disturbed after the excavation but it's also not exactly level I'm around a 2" difference from lowest to highest spot and they turned out to be one of those that never answers calls and showed back up type companies... ? Now I live in south Texas so our dirt is the thick black clay type dirt that is almost impossible to dig through with a shovel it is like rock... so to do it by hand would pretty much be almost impossible... now the instruction manual says I can use stone dust or a crushed stone under the bottom rail and footings but I'm gonna use heavy duty pavers made for foundations my question is if it is buried and I have solid undisturbed earth could I just use a solid aggregate such as a crushed limestone to help me reach level? When compacted it is like a rock plus it is good for drainage and doesn't erode but if it has nowhere to erode to since it's gonna be contained by all the undisturbed earth would that work? The way I'm thinking of it is if you fill a pan with sand as long as the pan has a bottom and walls there is no where for the aggregate to go but stay in place... am I right or wrong? Looking for a little advice... the hole will be back filled with the same dirt that came out of the hole since once it settles it's not going anywhere it build a solid standing wall so I should never have to worry about a cave in if I have to change a liner or something...