Hello all,
First time pool owner here. The wife and I decided in late June that we wanted a pool. It's been quite a ride and learning experience since then. I have browsed this site routinely since then, reading many old posts. We originally purchased a 24ft pool, but after consulting the town they wouldn't issue a permit for the work. We ended up dropping down to 21ft. At first we were going to use the installers from the pool retailer, but with with the way the yard slopes we decided to go in another direction. We hired an excavator and cut out some of the high side to fill the low side after he installed a retaining wall. He added the dirt in small lifts and compacted each lift with his mini excavator. There is pipe behind the wall that will assist with drainage.
The blocks are about 80 pounds each and geogrid has been laid between the second and third course. We are planning to let the site sit all winter before installing the pool. Is this recommended or should we go ahead and install the pool? Is there anything else we can do to prevent shifting?
Thanks
First time pool owner here. The wife and I decided in late June that we wanted a pool. It's been quite a ride and learning experience since then. I have browsed this site routinely since then, reading many old posts. We originally purchased a 24ft pool, but after consulting the town they wouldn't issue a permit for the work. We ended up dropping down to 21ft. At first we were going to use the installers from the pool retailer, but with with the way the yard slopes we decided to go in another direction. We hired an excavator and cut out some of the high side to fill the low side after he installed a retaining wall. He added the dirt in small lifts and compacted each lift with his mini excavator. There is pipe behind the wall that will assist with drainage.
The blocks are about 80 pounds each and geogrid has been laid between the second and third course. We are planning to let the site sit all winter before installing the pool. Is this recommended or should we go ahead and install the pool? Is there anything else we can do to prevent shifting?
Thanks