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bfcallahan1
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2004-08-20          93981

I just had a gunite in ground pool put in - we have backfilled the pool and now need to grade teh land around the pool for a deck. The ground is hard pack soil and rock. What is the best implement for this? (Thanks in advance for the advice)

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earthwrks
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2004-08-20          93987

If it were me I'd not backfill for at least a week or so---maybe more until the concrete has had a chance to cure. I've seen where backhoes and even bobcats have backfilled along a basement wall before they should have and either cracked the wall or caved it in. But to answer your question, a box scraper and a tractor would work fine. Even a bobcat would be ok. I wouldn't use any type of vibrating compactor either as the vibrations could cause premature cracking also---especially if you are sending down stones and rocks down along the sides. I would backfill 4-6 inches at a time and give it a heavy dose of water and let it soak in (garden hose)--that will hasten the settling process and remove any trapped air quickly. ....


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2004-08-21          93997

Box blade with rippers would probly be your best bet. ....

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grassgod
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2004-08-21          94006

BF- Did you also dig the pool out? I am going to attempt to put my own inground pool in next summer & was wondering what I'm in for. ....

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bfcallahan1
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2004-08-21          94026

Thanks for the response - the gunite shell was allowed to cure for 10 days before we backfilled ....

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bfcallahan1
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2004-08-21          94027

No we did not dig the hole - the pool was put in professionally ....

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2004-08-21          94041

OH. then why are you backfilling it? That should be apart of the package ....

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bfcallahan1
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2004-08-21          94052

Guess again, everything is extra with pools ....

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2004-08-21          94074

Yes that is true, I used to install pools before I stated turning wrenches.

Mostly because the excavation is usually subbed out. ....

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2004-08-22          94090

How large was the pit they dug (depth & width & length)? I am just trying to get a feel for what I am in for. ....

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2004-08-22          94092

I was hired to demolish a 40-year-old guntited pool in Michigan. I guess it depends on many factors such as climate, pool contractor, who digs the hole, etc. but the pool I worked on which was 35'x18' had walls as thick as 2 feet at the top in places (I think they over-dug or it caved in during digging), in general the walls were at aleast a foot thick but the bottom was 4-6" ---and there was rerod two and three layers thick every 8". (Used a New Holland LS180 with a hydraulic breaker driven down inside the pool---almost flipped it over backwards sliding backward into the 12' deep end) ....

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2004-08-23          94175

25x45x9 sloping up to 3 feet in the shallow end ....

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2004-08-23          94245

Thats a huge pool! thanks for the info. ....

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2004-08-23          94246

Thats a huge pool! thanks for the info. ....

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