Guest Rhona Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 We just put in a 27' AG pool and are trying to decide what to do about backfilling the overdig. We do not want to put anyting in that will put any external pressure on the pool wall. The overdig is about 12 inches high at the highest point and is about 12-18" wide around the pool. We were planning on putting in the perforated black plastic/vinyl drain tile, but don't know what we should use to fill the rest of the area. Again, we don't want to use something that is going to put any external pressure on the pool wall. Also we don't want to use anything that is going to scratch/dent/nick the finish on the (exterior) pool wall. There has to be some material out there that will work. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rhona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barry Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 We just installed our 33' AG pool and we love it. We too were faced with what should we do. We did not want grass growing up nex to the pool and would most likely be adding a deck next year. The dirt which had turned into mud was a real pain as well. What we did was take the dirt that was left and fill it in AFTER the pool was full. Just take your shovel and place in the bare area. Don't go packing it in tight. We did get hammered with about 6" of rain in a week but that really helped pack in the dirt. A few weeks later we went and added the white mini marble rock all around about 18" wide. First we added the weed material to keep more grass from growing. After we finished our rock project (that took 75 bags from Lowes) I went back and filled in all the dips with sand and seed. Now it really looks great and the rock really made a difference. No more mudd next to the pool when it rains! And when we get ready to add our deck we know we already have a level ground to work from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barry Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 We just installed our 33' AG pool and we love it. We too were faced with what should we do. We did not want grass growing up nex to the pool and would most likely be adding a deck next year. The dirt which had turned into mud was a real pain as well. What we did was take the dirt that was left and fill it in AFTER the pool was full. Just take your shovel and place in the bare area. Don't go packing it in tight. We did get hammered with about 6" of rain in a week but that really helped pack in the dirt. A few weeks later we went and added the white mini marble rock all around about 18" wide. First we added the weed material to keep more grass from growing. After we finished our rock project (that took 75 bags from Lowes) I went back and filled in all the dips with sand and seed. Now it really looks great and the rock really made a difference. No more mudd next to the pool when it rains! And when we get ready to add our deck we know we already have a level ground to work from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheri Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 We have a 30' pool and waited until it was full. The put back in a little bit of dirt all the way around the dug out area after spraying with weed killer. Then we put down a thick layer of mulch. We have not seem many weeds get in there! We added a deck on at the same time, so lack of sun has probably helped. No packing it down, good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kelly-anne Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi Rhona, I'm in the desert and the entire yard is sand...it drains really quick & seems to pack hard. I just wouldn't reccomend backfilling with it !!~ We have a 16 x 26 by 52 depth oval ~ we over dug by 4 feet around the entire pool, "buried" it 3 feet into the ground and then put up a 7 foot wide deck around it. As I say, with the sand we have no accumulation of mud, and very little rainfall..and we didn't backfill the pool walls. If you need to backfill have you thought of something light like bark mulch ?~ I think it retains moisture, but some people on this forum have suggested a vinyl type liner that you would put against the pool side first. One thing about bark mulch is that you can buy it in bulk from any aggregate business, and have it delivered. It's easy to move as it's light and you can use a wheelbarrow to move it easily ) It's lightweight and won't put any pressure on your pool walls.... Anyways, this was just a thought !!!~ Good luck with your pool !!~ Kelly-Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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