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I'm facing this problem now, with the city authorities after me to take care of it (with less than 28 days notice!) The pool, an inground gunite kidney-shaped beauty heaved out of the ground shortly after we bought the house. It seems it will need a drainage pipe and/or (??) get broken down the bottom, get filled with dirt and the upended side either broken up (more money) or, which I like, turned into a stone fence. Inside will be a garden area. Good luck. Just be sure to break it up at the bottom. I heard of one guy who didn't do this and he had a swamp in his backyard for two years before going back at it again.
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Professor- It can be done. We just did it. After clearing all the sod, and dirt away for the depth that you want, you need to take a 4 foot 2x4, and tape a level to it. Then you need to slide, and smooth the sand that has been laid. **Note, it is easier to level it once you have the sand laid.
- Continue to check it in all directions. When leveling, it is also important to know that where your supports go, (the track and the wall of the pool) is the most important part that needs leveled. The inner part can be eyed for levelness, and smoothness. You will need to lay your block, and then check with a string level to make sure that all sides are level one across from the other.
- You have to put sand on it and level with a rake.
- After sod has been removed and sand has been placed in area construct a square box out of 2x4 boards that are straight make box 48" square place 2 more pieces between square equal distance apart place 2 eye bolts equal distance apart on one end connect cable or chain to riding lawn mower. now starting on the high side to wards low side drag across until level. Materials needed 3 2X4X8' 2 eye bolts with washers length of cable or chain and of course a riding lawn mower or something to pull it with ( good luck )
- Here's how I did it: Take 4 metal poles (I used 3/4" electrical conduit about 2' long) and pound them in the ground in a square a little bit inside the circumference of the pool. Take some string and tie it off on the first pipe at the height you want the final grade of the pool, Then run it around the next pipe and then the third and forth, but at each, be about an inch or so up the pipe. Then do the diagonals. Then get 4 (or 6) string levels and hang them in the middle of each string. Pound the 2nd pipe down till it's level with the first, then the 3rd till it's level with the 2nd and the 4th till it's level with the 3rd. Go a little at a time. then check the diagonals. now grade the sand till it's just touching the strings everywhere.
- Well, it depends on the pool. If you plan to have it there a long time you may want to consider removing or adding soil to improve the level. If it is a smaller, temporary pool you can probably get away with using instant paver's or propping up the side that needs it with plywood sheets or something similar. A spirit level will be able to tell you how level the ground is.
- we put a stake in the center of the pool site and cut a 4x4 piece of wood and spun it around the stake in circles with a level on top of it until the dirt was all level
- A simple and extremely accurate way to determine if an area is level. Fill bucket with water. Place the bucket next to the area you want to level. Put a clear plastic tube in the bucket with a weight on top of it to hold it there. Suck the end of the tube and put the and allow it to siphon until it is full of water with no air bubbles. As soon as all the bubbles are out of the tube pick it up and you will note that the water level in the tube is the same as the water level in the bucket. No mater where you take the tube the level will stay the same making a perfect reference point for leveling the pool. In other words the level of the sand should always be the same distance down from the top of the water in the tube.
Level Ground is a Must For Above Ground Pools.You should determine were the pool will be located and always find the lowest level in that area and remove dirt to match that level. If you always dig down to the hard ground before assembling an above ground pool, you will 99.9% of the time never have to worry about settling or shifting in the wall or legs that support the wall. Always for extra peace of mind put cement blocks under each leg brace. Get ground level, layout your bottom tract and mark each footer, then dig out under that marked area making the top of the footer block level with the rest of the already leveled ground. If you will take the extra time to prepare the base of pool wall support, everything else will be a breeze putting together.
We built a deck on one end, about 10x10x(the height of the pool), with cement pavers under it making a floor for storage underneath it. Then around the pool (15x30) we put double landscaping fabric about 3ft wide, covered it with decorative gravel about 3" thick. Garden edging keeps the grass out, and the gravel in. We use large potted plants, small potted trees, and other decorative items, setting them in the gravel around the pool. Do not put plants and flowers directly into the ground, the roots can get under your pool and cause damage to the sides of the pool and the liner.
Yes you can landscape around anything. You could plant a flower bed around the pool, space out the flowers, and add a few garden ornaments - something to do with the beach, or summertime, or swimming - perhaps give it a little nautical or tropical theme. You could add a border around the flower bed, and fill inside the border and around your flowers or plants with small decorative rocks or even sand, which looks really good.
With Dirt,
Seriously, depending on what you want to do with the landscaping you will need to bring in enough fill dirt to level off the yard to ensure proper drainage. When putting in fill dirt be sure to remember that new dirt will settle so pack the dirt down in layers as you add it and overfill the hole.
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