OH man! I have a huge sad for you!!! The rain has been crazy there but man
Lets play detective......look real close at that wall.........any cracks? If nothing big you might be able to "patch" it once you get the water gone from the area that is pushing the wall in. Then you will need to remove the decking/coping so you can work on the backfill like talked about above.
thanks for the sad face - i definitely used some expletives when I heard it happen and came outside to see it.
I think there are definitely 2 small cracks at LEAST - couple small spots near the deep end where it looks like sand is sliding in and down the pool wall where I assume there to be cracks. And a couple places at the top are cracking at the top of the liner where it's getting bent.
The amazing thing is that it's finally stopped raining but the void just keeps filling up! I'm looking for a spot where it's a large crack or something to where the pool water might be trying to equalize between the inside and outside but i'm not seeing that. It looks like it's trickling downward from the direction of the house down into the void - above the pool water line. Is it possible there is THAT much water held in the ground around the house/yard? Makes me worry for my foundation if so...
Talked to a fiberglass install company up here yesterday and (though I'm sure they would also just like to see me a pool) they said it's pretty much done-zo. I tend to agree since I'm not sure we could even have the back fill fixed (replace all the sand with pea gravel or what have you) for a cost that wouldn't be the same as a nice down payment on a new one. Between the site work and the land work (and my husbands truck almost being paid off) I think I'd rather just go new I guess and push up that timeline. And at least have the positive note of having a LITTLE bit of fun designing the new yardscape/staycation area.
They also said it would be cheaper for us to dig a new pool location in our backyard (which is thankfully big enough to do that) and just fill in the old with the dirt from the new. Anyone know of any issues (beyond removing/capping old plumbing lines first) with that scenario to be aware of? They said they'd drain the old slowly and punch a hole in the bottom to keep it from floating up with more rain/ground water in the future. Would it be smart or not smart to try to pour concrete slab above for maybe a future pool house or at least some hammocks?
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Thank you PoolGate - We will check!! And thanks everyone for comments so far and apologies for slow replies. I've been in shock for a day or two... Coming back to reality now...
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I was just thinking, if excessive rain did that, then the installers may not have been aware
to put in a drywell next to it. I'm assuming that will need to happen as part of the repair
to prevent it happening again.
Talk to me about a drywell... new enough to being a pool owner that I don't know what this is... but sounds helpful!
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Was the pool empty or drained down prior to all the rain you got? The pool wall appears to be pushed into the pool (from the picture) and not outwards so that would seem to suggest there wasn’t enough water in the pool to hold the shell in place
Pool has never been empty or drained since we purchased the home last year. It has been at a water level same or a little less than this one in the past when I had to do a long vacuum (and was even less knowledgeable about the pool) but was quickly refilled when i realized how far down it was... But it was summer and had been dry so I assume there wasn't (as much) water behind it or just air and sand backfill.
Just the awesome power of nature and moving water I guess.
Gotta respect it!
We will get you all set up! It will be better than before!
