above ground pool removal

[simba20]

We are in the process of buying a house that has a HUUUGE round above ground pool. We are usually okay with pools, but we really don't want to keep this one as 1) it is huge and takes up a good portion of the backyard 2) It comes with no cover -- no fence around it and we have a 2.5 year old 3) although we've been told it works, we just don't want to deal with the maintence.

Has anyone ever taken down an above ground pool before? We are trying to figure out how to do this? Where to haul the pieces away to, etc.... A possible soultion I came up with last night was to call a pool store in the area and see if they did removals........

Any thoughts?

 

[MickeySP]

The best way is to put an advertisement out there - craigslist, supermarket etc...


Free Pool - all you have to do is take it down and haul it away.


Works wonders.

 

[stsomewhere]

When my sister moved into her house it had a huge Kayak pool . She did not want to upkeep.

She placed an add on craigslist. Someone came over and took it down.
She would not let them have the pump for it until it was completed.

 

[Disney Doll]

I'd drain it and dismantle it then borrow my BIL's truck to haul it to the dump.
The Craig's list thing isn't a bad idea either, as long as you don't mind some strangers in your yard.

 

[manning]

The best way is to put an advertisement out there - craigslist, supermarket etc...


Free Pool - all you have to do is take it down and haul it away.


Works wonders.

Be careful, be sure you have insurance. If someone gets hurt taking it down they can sue you.

 

[kacaju]

When our old pool broke our neighbor came over to help my dh remove it. I was surpirsed how easily it came down. You do need to know what you are doing though.

 

[Darcy03231]

We gave ours to Dh's co-worker. I was amazed at how quickly it came down. We did have to rent a bobcat to get rid of all the stonedust (base) and had to have a truck come in with dirt to fill it in and reseed.

 

[PghLybrt]

Craigslist is a good idea. Keep in mind that the liner can't be reused. If the pool is alumunium you can get some good $$ from a scrap yard. A pool store would tear it down but they are going to charge $$, it is pool season they can be doing other work that makes them money all season.

 

[dis-happy]

Is it too late to negotiate the pool removal as part of your contract? That way you wouldn't have to deal with it at all!

 

[simba20]

Is it too late to negotiate the pool removal as part of your contract? That way you wouldn't have to deal with it at all!

No. The house is listed in "as-is" condition/short sale. I had a home inspection done last Friday, as everything checked out. The house is only a few years old. Most likely a case of people who were in over their head. We got it at a great price considering the ENTIRE house needs new carpet (current carpet is badly stained and smelly) and new paint (horrific colors on the inside). With those two things on the priority move in list, we have a lot of work to do -- they had kids who scuffed up their walls, left crayon marks all over, etc......

However if something MAJOR had cropped up on the home inspection, I'd be on the phone with my agent negotiating............

But once we paint and add new carpet, we are already walking into the house and gaining $30,000 in equity (new subdivision in which the builder is still building new homes that sell for 160-170K and existing homes appraise for the same amount). Win win!

 

[princesslibby]

When my inlaws sold ther house the buyers asked that the aboveground pool be removed. FIL got expensive quotes, so he removed it himself and made money by selling the metal.

 

[SunshineOR]

We installed our own and have taken it half-way apart a few times for maintenance. My husband and I do it ourselves, and we're not the handiest people. It's really quite easy and I think could be done in a day or two without much assistance.

 

[clh2]

We are in the process of buying a house that has a HUUUGE round above ground pool. We are usually okay with pools, but we really don't want to keep this one as 1) it is huge and takes up a good portion of the backyard 2) It comes with no cover -- no fence around it and we have a 2.5 year old 3) although we've been told it works, we just don't want to deal with the maintence.

Has anyone ever taken down an above ground pool before? We are trying to figure out how to do this? Where to haul the pieces away to, etc.... A possible soultion I came up with last night was to call a pool store in the area and see if they did removals........

Any thoughts?

There was an above ground pool at our house, and I was 6 month pregnant with our first. Also, no fence, no cover etc. This was back in 1994, so no craigslist. Our offer to purchase the house included a clause that the sellers needed to remove the pool by a specific date. There was money held in escrow that the sellers received if they got the pool out by that date.

There is no way we wanted a pool, and glad that we forced the issue in the offer to purchase.

If I was doing it all over again - I would still have the pool removed. I think we sepnt about $500 to have that area graded and had some topsoil brought in.