Re: swimming pool conversion
- Subject: Re: swimming pool conversion
- From: C* D*
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:17:05 -0700
>My daughter and son-in-law just bought a very modest house in a very modest
>neighborhood in Portland, OR. It has a swimming pool which they were, in no
>way, looking for. They would like, when they have the money, to fill it for
>a garden area. Demolishing completely would be the first choice but they
>doubt they'd ever be able to afford to do that.
>
>Does anyone have experience or knowledge about this kind of thing? I'd much
>appreciate being able to give them some information.
>
>Thanks--Barbara - in Berkeley
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As well as a retired university organic chemistry professor,
I have also been an archaeologist, limited to surface explorations. I
was hired as the preliminary consultant to a project in Arroyo
Grande. It was on the crown of a hill and was a known archaological
site. Part of the problem was an existing swimming pool. While the
local building department probably would not have opposed removal of
the pool, I proposed an alternative to protect the remains of the
site. I suggested they simply knock holes in the bottom of the pool
for drainage and then fill it in with imported soil. They did this
and the project was built leaving the major portion of the pool
buried, intact.
So, my suggestions is to knock holes in the bottom of the
pool and leave it there. You do not specify how much of a "lip" the
pool has but one could remove a little of it (not very deep) or even
make use of it as the foundation for a greenhouse or other "amenity".
---Chas---
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