Quote Originally Posted by matt4x4
Question(s):
1. How will you be dealing with the water buildup around the outside of your pool that will collect there every rainfall? (mosquito breeding ground and probably not very good for the life of the pool)
2. Where on the east coast - will you incurr freezing/frost? If so, your pool WILL heave because the saturated clay from above will expand drastically.
With respect to water buildup around the pool, I am grading the dirt away from the pool edge at the base and placing speed drains around the perimeter and feeding into a collection box. The bare earth will be treated with mortar to reduce errosion. The water will be removed via pump and sent into my seasonal creek. Yes, this is somewhat of a hassle but, for where the pool is being placed, worth it.

Living where we do, we have no frost heave. The temperature here on the central coast of Caliornia today is 101. Nice temperature to be working in a hot hole.

Bob-