Portion Of Pool Burried

Its kind of late to be asking since my pool is 4yrs old, but I had my pool installed by the pool store. My yard was not level so they had to dig down as much as 18inches is spots to level it out. Once it was up I back filled and wanting to keep the yard the same level I backfilled as much as a foot in some spots. After reading here I see that backing filling that much is a big no no.

So what kind of problems will I be facing down the road? Is it true that this also voids the warranty?

Thanks
John

You might be ok.
We had to do the same thing you did. Dig into a hill to find level.
When we bought ours a few months ago, the sales lady told us we could bury the pool up to 2feet and the warranty would still be good.
Do you still have the manual that came w/ your pool? You could call them and ask.
~Hoffmans

The manual is vague on the warranty aspect, theres even a seperate warranty sheet that says nothing about barrying a portion of the pool. I checked at the pool store (litehouse) and they said it would void the warranty but "they stand behind their customers" - wonder if they will say that in 10 yrs.
Guess we'll find out in time.
Thanks
John

Most AGP's are not supposed to be buried below the surface. That being said, quite a few people bury them and have few problems. I buried mine but covered the part the sits below ground level with roofing tar.

It only stands to reason that the pool will not last as long buried under ground, where it will be in contact with moisture as it would above ground. I was willing to sacrafice a year or two on the lifetime of the pool to have it not stand out in my yard.

With the pool buried 2.5 feet, my deck is now only 2 feet above ground level.

Hey Tonecold- Where's your pictures of your pool??????????
;)

~Hoffmans

I'll try and post some this weekend :)

I could see a potentially life/finances ruining problem if a neighborhood kid is able to climb into your pool and drownd now that the top is lower than what the local codes allow.

Is the pool fenced in?

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Originally Posted by leejp

I could see a potentially life/finances ruining problem if a neighborhood kid is able to climb into your pool and drownd now that the top is lower than what the local codes allow.

Is the pool fenced in?

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Yes, the entire deck is fenced off, so really no different than an in ground pool. I have 48" rails around the entire deck. Add the 2 feet where the top of the deck is closet to ground and you have the equivalent to a 6 foot fence.

Sorry it took so long, but here are pictures of the pool and deck. I'm having some algae problems right now so the water is kind of cloudy.

I've still got a bit of work to do on the deck, like framing out the underside, putting lattice up for additional storage and some staining but it's pretty much finished.

My deck posts are set well below the frost line so I don't expect any heave on the deck. The pool, being buried 2+ feet in the ground hasn't moved over the past 2 winters (I measured several times a week against a fixed point on the house) so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I wont have any problems with the rails sitting on the deck surface.

http://www.ecoops.net/pool/pool.jpg

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Your deck looks fantastic, its pretty close to how I want to finish mine. Can you tell me if you got the plans off line or did you do them your self - Im really interested in how you did the rounded portion around the back.
Thanks
John

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Originally Posted by jrv331

Your deck looks fantastic, its pretty close to how I want to finish mine. Can you tell me if you got the plans off line or did you do them your self - Im really interested in how you did the rounded portion around the back.
Thanks
John

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We did the deck on our own, with no plans. Once we placed the pool, I took spray paint and sprayed the general layout of the deck on the ground. That gave me a good idea of how much space I would actually have.

The "round part" is not really round. We simply put a deck post at every pool support, measured out 4 feet from that post and planted the outer post in the ground. Although each section is straight, the end result looks round, much like the rails on a pool.

Quick question on your deck. How close is the bottom of the floor board to the top of the skimmer basket. Im going to be finishing my deck this weekend and from a preliminary look, it looks like my boards will be about an inch above the basket. This kind of worries me that a board will have some play and crack the skimmer.
Thanks
John

My skimmer basket is a couple inches below the decking. I cut out the decking above the basket and add two pieces of wood to the bottom of that decking to hold it together and maintain proper spacing.

I then screw in support pieces underneath the deck to support the wood I cut out.

See the pics below and it will make more sense. I've had a couple of decks and always solved the skimmer issue this way. Kids will run across the skimmer and this method ensures that there wont be any accidents. It looks good too. :)

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