My New Pool - Part 2

The pool "project" moved into a new phase, following the archeological dig that went halfway to China in search of logs the original developer placed as "fill". The developer cleared the land, but rather than haul off palm logs, live oaks, and other debris, he simply buried it, and apparently buried it DEEP. At which point, the pool contractor took the easy way out and simply added some dirt fill. Ultimately, the fill degraded, the pool cracked, and we had to start over 20 years later.

In part 1 of this story, I showed how heavy equipment was brought into break up the original pool (which had settled and cracked, ergo needed to be replaced), and prepare the ground for a new "dig". In the pictures posted above, you'll see the final steps of removing the last of the logs and debris, and then the repacking of the ground with fresh fill (without the "chunks") which will not be settled and compacted in preparation for the ultimate excavation. My last trip out the back door with the camera resulted in finding the uneven hole gone, and replaced with a smooth rectangle of fill......ready for phase 3, construction of our NEW pool.

When we bought the place, we knew there was a pool project, but had no idea how long it would take, and how much it would cost. Fortunately, we had $4,000 placed in escrow by the seller - which probably would have cut it before they discovered the need to go down fifteen feet to find "bottom" of all the debris. Oh well, sometimes the elevator, sometimes the shaft, and in this case the mine went much deeper than planned. When it's finished, we'll see how much gold came out of the old wallet.