In-ground Pool Fill In $$

buzzsaw · Sep 13, 2013

Hi Folks - not sure if anyone can do this or has a good lead. We were quoted about 3500 to fill in the pool in our yard. Previous owners let it go to crap.

20' x 40', plywood sides, liner is almost torn apart. Pump dead, etc etc... we had 6 estimate to repair it to code and those estimates were almost as much as having a brand new pool installed from scratch.

Just looking to see what prices are out there for someone to come bust up the concrete patio and fill in the pool, tamp it all down nice and tight. I have grass seed already for this. Would probably be willing to do this during the winter as long as finances are right.

Job would be in Hagerstown, inside city limits.

Sig sickness · Sep 13, 2013

From what I have seen that's a cheap price to get that done. A buddy of mine does pool demos all the time and it usually starts at $5000 and goes up from there.

Doctor_M · Sep 13, 2013

Could turn it into a heck of a flower bed. :-)

HappyCamper · Sep 13, 2013

Sounds like a good start for a bunker....

90gsx · Sep 13, 2013

Seems high to me. I would stay away from the pool people and just find some one that can bring in the dirt to fill it

haoleboy · Sep 13, 2013

90gsx said:
Seems high to me. I would stay away from the pool people and just find some one that can bring in the dirt to fill it

+1 You can rent a skid steer or small backhoe and break up the concrete yourself. Then find people that are selling fill dirt that will bring it to you by the truck load for next to nothing in cost.

Sportstud4891 · Sep 13, 2013

Find some construction debris to fill it in (concrete, bricks or otherwise) then use fill dirt on top of that to get everything level and finally top off with a few inches of top soil. Easy enough to do yourself.

I was able to get a dump truck (~12-14 cubic yards) of screened topsoil for about $250. I wouldn't think you would need much more than that. Fill dirt will be cheaper and the construction debris might even be free if you talk to an demo or excavating company since they have to pay to get rid of stuff.

markgrutz · Sep 13, 2013

I used to do this for the pool company my stepdad owned. If you want to have fun, call miss utility and make sure there are no lines under the deck, rent a backhoe for the day (Sunbelt is less than $400) and just knock it all in the hole starting at the deck edge. It really is easy even with little to no skills with the backhoe. It's always fun wrecking stuff!!!!

Mark

tgeb · Sep 13, 2013

That is probably a fair price.

I own a small excavating company and have done a few pool demos, $3,500 is on the low side of any I have done. But the ones I have recently demoed were reinforced gunite and took well over a week to complete.

Make certain the bottom of the pool/liner is full of holes for drainage, put the rubble in the bottom and cover with filter fabric so soil will not migrate through the rubble. Be sure the soil is well compacted so you do not have settling issues in the future.

Best of luck with it.

ColonelHurtz · Sep 13, 2013

I'd go the bunker route.

EarnestT · Sep 13, 2013

i paid 3500 five years ago. It was a gunite pool with 1foot thick sides. It was demolished and filled in 1 day.

JailHouseLiar · Sep 13, 2013

markgrutz said:
I used to do this for the pool company my stepdad owned. If you want to have fun, call miss utility and make sure there are no lines under the deck, rent a backhoe for the day (Sunbelt is less than $400) and just knock it all in the hole starting at the deck edge. It really is easy even with little to no skills with the backhoe. It's always fun wrecking stuff!!!!

Mark

That would be my solution. Of course you'll need some fill, so get that in advance if possible stored right by the pool or maybe they'll dump it in. Rent a compactor as well and make sure your fillings are tight. Them things will vibrate the snot out of you.

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aaronn · Sep 13, 2013

I'm with everyone who said to try to tackle it yourself. But only if you feel fairly competent with the machinery you'd use.

I'd have a blast doing it!

rsideout · Sep 13, 2013

$3500 is a fair price, especially if you are not in the dirt and trucking game.

AntiGun · Sep 13, 2013

Many years ago I built a deck over an in-ground filled with rubble.
Owners wanted something from their money aside from just a filled in hole.
They skimped on the demo and splurged on the deck.

It was an interesting idea but I'd love to know how it looks 20 years later...

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