can someone please tell us what are the long term problems of having of a high level of ground water under a vinyl pool and how to best deal with them?
Edited 6/7/2005 12:35 am ET by RichardM
Edited 6/7/2005 12:36 am ET by RichardM
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Edited 6/7/2005 12:35 am ET by RichardM
Edited 6/7/2005 12:36 am ET by RichardM
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Sounds like a rough one.
If no response you might want to do a web search for a pool forum to post that question in.
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You are talking about a vinyl lined in-ground pool?
Construction designs vary but whether it's a hard shell drop-in or a reinforced shotcrete form you have a boat that is waiting to float on the next high tide.
Same with a vinyl lined pool, which might have hard sides and a sand bottom but is still a soft bottomed boat.
Pool construction can be elaborate, with dewatering systems to lower the water table before digging or just a mud pump to allow work to progress. To prevent the boat from floating, the pool is filled with water just as soon as possible and as long as the water level in the pool exceeds the ground water level the pool will stay in the ground and maintain its shape.
Make sure that all the underground works are topnotch. It's a real pain in the checkbook if you have to go in for remedial.
Try the pool forums at http://www.poolcenter.com