Advice on re digging out filled in pool

[kimkats]

WHAT???? I was just thinking about this pool yesterday...........hoping it was ready to enjoy! I can't wait to see the pics and hear the stories about what was done! Did you end up with the guy doing the bracing? I am guessing not from the above words but.........

Look at the happy face! You did it! You really did it!!!

Kim

 

[riley00dog]

Well done! Yours was one of the first threads I read when I joined TFP. It’s great to see your pool given a second chance. It looks great!

 

[Catanzaro]

We did it. I have all the pictures to post along the way. Total cost for pool around 5-6k I believe. Everything was done by me and my wife and daughter except the liner. I’ll post more pics when I get to my home in the city tonight

Yes, please post some pictures. Outside the liner, what exactly did you and the wife do? Pictures are great.

 

[Alex36]

I passed out on the couch last night so I couldn’t post pictures.
From memory we dug it out,
fixed some of the holes I made with the backhoe with aluminum flashing,
pressure washed it,
installed new Hayward sand filter and heyward super pump,
some new piping,
Ran electric for the pump,
Installed a chlorinator,
Moved 4 cubic yards of sand for the liner by hand,
Installed removable fence,
Installed ladder,
Installed timer for the pump,
Repaired the return that was jammed with a pipe.

This is just the top of my head, I’ll post the pics soon.

 

[kimkats]

Well you deserve to rest! When you have a moment we will be here to see those pics!

Kim

 

[Zrock]

Wow someone had some energy.... If that were me I would have just called a vac truck and just had them dump in the yard.. few hours and all done...lol

 

[pabeader]

I love the vac truck idea! I would never have thought of that in a million years. In fact I didn't think they were available for dry stuff, only liquids, like for septic tanks and the like.

 

[Zrock]

They are becoming more popular now as they can actually dig more precise. Especially for hydro polls, around buried lines etc. Sometime u see them using some water as well to brake things up

 

[Alex36]

This is before the whole thing started

 

[Alex36]

This is the return that they jammed a pipe in for electric to the fountain.

 

[Alex36]

This is the pad that was for the filter and pump.

 

[Alex36]

Inside the skimmer.

 

[Alex36]

Skimmer

 

[Alex36]

Some wall damage

 

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[kimkats]

My whole body hurts just looking at that!!! BUT you did it!! You are the man!!

Kim

 

[Alex36]

I have more pics. They just on my wife’s phone. She took pics all the way from start to finish.