Hi All, I have a renovation project where the owners would like to put a master suite over an existing (nearly empty) indoor pool and spa. The pool and spa are made of concrete with a concrete slab around it. The pool has a drain at the bottom and has some water in the bottom of it, probably coming up from the drain. I thought of plugging the drain so water could not come back through, then packing the pool with sand, drilling rebar into the existing slab and then pouring a slab over the pool. Is this the best way to fill in the pool?
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A SCUBA diving shop I use to get my tanks filled at, did exactly that several years ago. He did not pin the rebar to the surrounding slab, but did use ww mesh in the pool cap slab. Long story on the why he did that, but the place rented and became a workout spa. Lots of equipment all over the former pool area for years. Never had any problems that I know of.
Dave
Hi Gris
I 've done many pool demos in the DFW area, and I would recommend that you first see what the city requires of you for pool demos.
In our area some just require a few large holes knocked out and cave the walls in 2 ft below grade. Some require total removal of all material, and some others require that all exposed rebar must be cut and removed and the concrete could be buried.
At the least I would cut some holes for drainage and then fill. Just my .02
Mike
Griswold
I used to work for a guy down here in Austin Tx, he filled in a couple pools for an apartment complex.
They required him to break up 20% of the bottom and then fill in.
I would not fill in without at the very least doing something so that the water can drain.
Doug