I'm in the early stages of building a home and have talked to a couple of pool companies. In essence the ballpark price of a pool that I want will fall in the 60K range. While I can afford that I don't really want to shell out those kind of dollars if I can do some my self and leave the finish out for the pros.
I'm sittin on solid rock so it wont be easy but I'm thinkin I can rent a trackhoe, dig the hole and maybe prep the ground for the pool deck.
Anyone do this and have pointers/instruction?

 

Please Please make sure you call before you dig!

Should you do this, make any and all One Calls, contact any utility companies etc in the area.

You never know whats underground. Seen too many people get hurt when they get into a utility or pipeline of some sort.

Sure dont want to see you on the news taking out half of DFW....


Other than that, Id go for it, save some coin and learn to operate the equipment if you dont already have that skill.

Other than, dig a big hole, I have no technical help for you though....


Good Luck

 

Already had Magellan Pipeline out there marking their line and easement.
There is nothing else in that field.......YET!!!
There is about to be a house with a 3 car garage on one end and a 28'x14' one car garage with a lift on the other end, AIR CONDITIONED!!!
I'm tired of ignoring my vehicles because I hate being in the heat.

 

Sweet!

Been having my house plans drawn up for three years now. Dreaming of the day I can start building. Just playing my cards right for the time being. Its a huge step that I want to have well planned out before I dive head first into.

 

Make sure there are no other easement where you want to dig. I had a lady 2 years ago who wanted a pool. However, the Electric Company had an easement for future use. Depending on the rock, you may need to blast. I've used bull dozers and backhoes with hammers on them that won't touch heavy rock.

 

Man if we have to blast I'm screwed!!!
I'm pretty sure that the concussion will prohibit blasting that close to the pipeline.

 

My aunt in Austin had a friend who built their own in-ground pool. It wasn't solid rock, so that made the digging easier, but they dug the hole themselves, installed all the plumbing around the sides and such and then hired a local contractor to spray the hole with gunnite (sp?) ... the spray on concrete stuff to build up the structural part of the pool. It had a pretty rough finish to it, but it turned out pretty nice over all. Sounds like a cool project. Good luck!

 

Austin has Limestone.....relatively easy to cut through........Dallas is another story. If you have already poured the foundation for your home, I wouldn't blast. My B-I-L built his own pool in Krum.......fairly easy to do. You may want to get some bore samples, so you know exactly what you are dealing with.

 

Man, you an afford a 60k pool? Please tell me your looking to adopt a 27 year old that's potty trained and loves to hunt!!!

 

Can you clean the fish and game as well as clean the pool????
My wife might want a pool boy!!
You can't clean anything else for her though!!!
Might give me a complex.

 

Hey capt you might want to bring in a core rig and do some test holes prior to committing to anything then you will know what you have under your feet..

 

Hmmm While we're talkin about rigs I'm considering drilling a water well as opposed to running a water line from the main road.
We're at labout 2300' from the main road.
Anyone know what the average cost per ft is for drilling a well??

 

Was about $20.00 / ft.

 

You should get 4-6 borings done at your pad location. Then an Engineering Firm can recommend a slab type best suited for your soil. That would give you a good idea what you are dealing with at the pool sight, but best to take borings there also.

 

i believe the engineer handling the slab will be taking some bore samples. Seems I remember the builder talking about that.