Thanks. Do pools in Texas need to be drained periodically? And how do they do that? I’m guessing they don’t just dump it over the edge?
Then again, that whole area is going to end up in the lake at some point. Just like where I live - although I’m probably good for another 1 million years.
Thanks. Do pools in Texas need to be drained periodically? And how do they do that? I’m guessing they don’t just dump it over the edge?
The only reason to completely drain a pool no matter where in the country, would be to resurface the plaster.
Just so you know, it’s not the concrete that holds the water, it’s the plaster.
It’s a really bad idea to leave a pool empty for a long period of time.
And yes, we would just pump the water out, downhill.
The thing that really surprised me and what many people don’t realize is the sheer volume. A typical 20 X 40 X 9 foot pool requires ~22 double axle trucks just to haul away the dirt. It’s insane.
Hit rock?
We called in another machine that was designed to bust it up.
Fill was nasty.
We had to dig down until we hit “virgin ground”, and then fill the hole with truck loads of gravel to create a base that would pass inspection. Insane.
Water is the worst.
My pool from hell was built on an underground stream that was about 8 feet below the surface.
As we where digging the thing we hit water and the hole filled up with water so fast that we could barely get the machine out in time.
For the homeowner, the project went from $50,000 to an unknown number that ended up well over $100,000.
We got it done but they can never ever leave that pool without water since it will pop out of the ground.
Do you own a pool in Texas?
I get the impression that you do.