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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    For those interested in the steps from start to finish here they are: Weekend 1: Drain pool, remove liner, crack deck Weekend 2: Finish cracking deck Weekend 3: Deck removal (2 days, 4 laborers) Weekend 4: Excavation Weekend 5: Fill In For the deck removal I had 2 dump trailers the first day...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Well I finally got the pool filled in around the end of June and I uploaded a photo montage from beginning to end of the project. The fill took all day and used 13 loads between 6-7 yards (small truck due to alley size). This was a Company called ServAll that works out of Plano Texas. They were...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    @JNB - I think with all the rain were getting all trucks shut off at the Lake Lewisville bridge. I'm actually a software developer by trade and this is just a side project I decided to tackle. I'm a pretty handy guy and who doesn't want to tear things up with heavy equipment. I was getting...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    @CM1995 - I haven't yet. As JNB stated it's been raining a lot in North Texas. My plan is to break up the concrete with a jack hammer and take it to the concrete recycler. Similar to what I did with the deck. The steel will be cute up with a plasma cutter and taken to a recycling center. I...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Nope. It was all good. Got a E50 Bobcat from a local Bobcat dealer. Took me 15 minutes to get it from front of house drop off to the rear where the pool was. I could have gone through the yard but the delivery guy said the grass and probably a few sprinkler heads would be toast. It took about 10...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Steve, Thanks for the info and sorry for the cross post. I was trying to correct mis-posting into the wrong category. The skid might work becuse theres at leat an 18" drop from the patio to the fence. that should provide enough dirt to ramp down into the pool. I am concerned about getting up the...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    A rooftop picture of the work area. Deck will be removed first. There is a lot of grading to do. There's a lot of space and a 30'x30' driveway and the fence needs to be rebuilt. Water has been pumped out and liner has been removed since this picture.
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Not a lot. Fork lifts, Skid loader and the aforementioned backhoe.
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    Hi There

    I found this forum while doing research for a pool demolition project. I was so excited that I might be able to get advice on the project that I posted my question to the wrong forum. I'm an IT guy and avid DIYer. I've done a lot of remodeling to my house including a kitchen remodel where...
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    Right Size Excavator for In Ground Vinyl Liner Pool Removal

    Hello All, I'm new to the forum but I have used some not so heavy equipment before. I am in the process of removing an in ground vinyl liner pool from my back yard. After I recycle the deck I will be renting an excavator to remove the steel panels that support the sides of the pool, dig up...
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Please disregard as I am moving this to the correct thread.
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    The right size excavator for vinyl liner pool removal.

    Hello All, I'm new to the forum but I have used some not so heavy equipment before. I am in the process of removing an in ground vinyl liner pool from my back yard. After I recycle the deck I will be renting an excavator to remove the steel panels that support the sides of the pool, dig up...
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