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Hi,

I am thiking of buying a house that has a 15 ft deep pool and would
like to fill it up. I am in Northern California and don't see the need
for such a deep and very large pool.

Does anyone know approximately how much this would cost or of any
problems associated with filling up a pool? I would most likely put
grass over it.

Any input would be highly appreciated.

Thank you,

Kalpana


You want the short answer or the long answer?

You want ridiculous speculation or you want facts?

Let's start with the ridiculous short speculation first .....

Just fill it in.

Now for the facts:

Filling in a swimming pool is not a simple thing. A friend of mine is
president of a HOA, and they want to fill in three. Price per each, done
according to code, $115,000 per pool.

If you ever want to sell the house, you must disclose the pool's existence.
At that time, depending on the lender, they may want you to redo the work
according to code. A cash buyer may not, but you may take a hit on the
price.

Doing it according to code means this: A licensed contractor comes in and
digs up all the stuff. They test the soil. They fill one foot of depth at
a time, and a county test agent does a compaction test on it every foot.

I know because we had a pool removed, and built an add on over the space.
That is what was required.

So, it depends on what you are going to do with the space, what your local
laws are, if you ever intend to sell, and if you do ever sell do you intend
to lie on the disclosure and ask, "Pool, what pool?" Which anyone who knows
how to search public records could find. It is probably permanently in your
county records of the history of the house, and will pop out forever in a
real estate agent's investigation of the house records.

I'd ask around where you live first, and not put too much stock in answers
you get here. This is no small thing regarding your house, and it CAN
surface later to bite you in a very painful place.

HTH.

Steve