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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 9, 2008, 7:11 pm
> al wrote:
> > I've been looking for a new house and a couple that I've liked have
> > pools. =EF=BF=BDIf I got one of those houses and wanted to get rid of th=
e
> > pool, what would be the best way to do that? =EF=BF=BDJust fill it in or=
> > demolish it then fill.
>
> I was taught that a pool adds zero value to a house, i.e. adding or
> removing a pool has zero effect on home value. =EF=BF=BDIt will cost a few=
bucks
> to fill it in and we're in a buyers market so include this cost in your
> offer. =EF=BF=BDBut, since it is a strong buyers market, find a house with=
out a
> pool.
whats done is create large hole in pool bottom, and demo around edge
and fill in.
if you might want to reactivate it someday still hole in bottom then
fill with gravel.
you dont want abandoned pool holding water and breeding mosquitoes.
call some local pool companies they remove them too.........
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Posted by on April 9, 2008, 9:27 pm
> al wrote:
>> I've been looking for a new house and a couple that I've liked have
>> pools. If I got one of those houses and wanted to get rid of the
>> pool, what would be the best way to do that? Just fill it in or
>> demolish it then fill.
>
> I was taught that a pool adds zero value to a house, i.e. adding or
> removing a pool has zero effect on home value. It will cost a few bucks
> to fill it in and we're in a buyers market so include this cost in your
> offer. But, since it is a strong buyers market, find a house without a
> pool.
Here in upstate NY an outside pool adds no value, and in some cases can
decrease the selling price. Hell, you can only use it 4 months a year. An
indoor pool (endlessspa or lap pool), on the other hand, can net you big
bucks in resale.
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Posted by zzyzzx on April 10, 2008, 1:24 pm
If it were me, I'd demolish it in it's entirety, then have the remains
hauled away, and pick up some fill dirt (check Craigslist for some,
it's often being given away). When I'm done it would be like it's
never been there.
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Posted by aemeijers on April 9, 2008, 7:12 pm
al wrote:
> I've been looking for a new house and a couple that I've liked have
> pools. If I got one of those houses and wanted to get rid of the
> pool, what would be the best way to do that? Just fill it in or
> demolish it then fill.
Drain pool. Remove and sell the pump and diving board and such, if they
are in good shape. Remove liner and metal side panels, if a modern cheap
pool, or punch holes in bottom, if an old-style gunnite pool (so it
won't float out of ground in wet weather, like a boat). Bust up
surrounding concrete and edging, and drop in hole, keeping top 18" or so
clear. Top off with clean topsoil, grade and seed to suit.
Don't just fill it in- that looks tacky. I have seen a couple like that
around town here, both used as garden space, and it still looks like a
pool. And see above about them popping out of the ground- that can
happen even full of dirt, or the reverse can happen- you will have a
small swamp with no way to drain it.
--
aem sends...
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Posted by Phisherman on April 9, 2008, 7:14 pm
wrote:
>I've been looking for a new house and a couple that I've liked have
>pools. If I got one of those houses and wanted to get rid of the
>pool, what would be the best way to do that? Just fill it in or
>demolish it then fill.
The best way is not to buy the house or have the owner remove it
before closing.
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