Re: swimming pool conversion
- Subject: Re: swimming pool conversion
- From: L* R*
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:29:54 -0700 (PDT)
Actually, drainage below the upper couple of feet isn't of much use in a
region with perhumid winters and heavy soils! I'd quit after knocking
in gaps on each wall. If terrain permits, you
could gain the same drainage by building up raised beds over it. And
you'd be able
to claim on sale that you have an "in-ground swimming pool".........
Alternatively, fill to a couple of feet from the top with builders sand,
and end with sand/compost mix, and make a bog garden, with the likes of
iris, primroses, Gunnera... With the lack of darainage and tree roots,
verdant vegetation can thrive on much less water than you'd think.
loren russell, corvallis, oregon
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001,
Nan Sterman wrote:
> >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
