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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18415)	3/10/2004 2:04:01 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 306849

The usual way to get rid of a pool is to punch some holes in the bottom with a jack-hammer and fill it with dirt. They just remove the top bit. The more you remove the more it costs.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18415)	3/10/2004 2:26:01 PM
From: TheStockFairy	Respond to of 306849

We had looked into houses with small lots that are now 100% pool lots with a deck around them. We always figured in pool removal fees when we were thinking of a bid number.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18415)	3/10/2004 2:26:43 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Depends on how easy it is to get a bulldozer and dirt onto your property. Out in CA the houses are so close together it's almost impossible to get heavy equipment to where the pool is located without destroying something so you are stuck using small equipment and manual labor. I could get enough dirt and a bulldozer in here for around $500. In fact the guy who built my pool always has dirt to get rid of and we got him to dump some in our yard for free when we wanted to build up behind a retaining wall around the pool. A client of mine bought a piece of property a few years back with an old pool in disrepair and no house. He was planning on building his own house. The seller offered to fill in the pool, but he told them not to bother. I think I remember he told me it took about 12k to renovate the pool and now it looks as good as a new one. What a lot of people aren't prepared for is how bad your pool can look after ten years if you don't maintain the chemicals properly. They need proper maintenance to look good. Nothing looks worse than pool plaster that is failing or is stained or coping tile that is cruddy looking. To keep them appetizing involves keeping on top of them. If the chemistry isn't kept up, if the water is too soft, the plaster can react with elements in the water and leach out calcium allowing the gray gunite to show through and a calcium buildup to form on the pool tiles.