ABG put inground, pics included

[esim13]

Here are pics of my ABG being put inground in June 08... enjoy!
Yard before we started...

Dig Dig Dig

Bottom Liner

Walls up

Liner going in

Water....

Woohooo! We're done!

 

[crek31]

Cool -- If I ever commit to a "real pool" I think I'd strongly consider doing this too.

 

[Richard320]

Looks inviting!

I imagine you're gonna put a deck of some sort around it? How did you make the ladder work? Saw off the outside legs or extend the inside?

 

[esim13]

I sawed off the outside legs. Since then I've added a few pavers to make a stepping pad for ladder. I have been waiting 2 years to do the deck... hopefully I can get it done sometime this year. The vision is there just not the wood!

 

[Casey]

This is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!

 

[? D ?]

Wow, just found this thread and I am impressed. Wish I had know it were possible to 'bury' our AGP when we got it, heck I wished I'd known a bunch of things regarding the pool then

Hmmm .... maybe I'll drain ours next spring and do what esim13 did then :idea:

 

[esim13]

I love it like this. My only complaint is that I haven't been able to build the deck yet. I also found out that they're now making ABG's out of resin, made for burying. If mine ever fails, collapses or rusts out - resin here I come, unless of course I'm financially able to go gunite!

 

[? D ?]

I love it like this. My only complaint is that I haven't been able to build the deck yet. I also found out that they're now making ABG's out of resin, made for burying. If mine ever fails, collapses or rusts out - resin here I come, unless of course I'm financially able to go gunite!

I hear ya

Reading around the forum, if I want to do our pool in a similar manner, looks like all I'd have to replace is the liner. I have to admit, I look at your pictures at least once each day as I haven't seen any other threads where people have done it ... and I really want to do it - just gotta convince the wife :lol:

If we do end up doing it, it'll be done next spring. Regarding a deck, that's another reason I want to bury the pool as the cost of building one would be cheaper

Please post some pictures when you get your deck done.

 

[esim13]

This is what it looks like today...

Just built mini deck this past weekend. Still not the deck of my dreams but what ya gonna do?!?!

 

[melissab]

It looks great, I love that you have the cost of an above ground with the privacy of an inground.

 

[Big L]

Looks great,like the color of your liner as well

 

[Ratatass]

I like it too! Looks very nice!

 

[madwil]

glad to see someone else with wood decks! I love mine...
as far as cost of deck, having one raised 4-5 feet above ground is not any more expensive than 1 foot off ground- and wood you want raised slightly to prevent bugs/rot...

 

[dsingleton]

We're doing this same thing and I would like to know about the pump. Can you tell me what we need to do to have the pump on top of the ground? thanks.

 

[esim13]

I didn't do anything special with my pump. I hardpiped my lines then ran them underground from pool to pump just like you would do with an inground pool. I have my pump about 40 ft from pool behind my shed. Hope this helps!

 

[crek31]

Would you mind posting a picture of the pump side of the pool.

 

[Yukon Jack]

Sure looks great!

 

[esim13]

It's been raining cats and dogs today. I'll post a pic of pump side as soon as I can get back out there.

 

[esim13]

Here's a pic of the skimmer side...

Here's a pic of pump from skimmer...

Here's a pic of pump up close...

Here's a pic of latest additions and sparkypoolitis!...

 

[crek31]

Thanks. I love how you've done your pool!