Adieu, adieu to pool, and pool, and pool!

One of the major drawbacks to this house was the extremely large pool that took up the majority of the back yard. When it was installed in 1980 it was certainly top of the line and would have been an AMAZING addition to the house if we had older kids or lived in South Carolina. However, since we have a toddler and a preschooler, live where it snows (usually) in 7 months of the year, and this pool hasn't been taken care of in ages, we decided it had to go. 

The Before: 16' x 32' with steel sides

We cut a window for Drew, our new neighbor, to check out the action with his Moms.
Sadly, all the work took place while our kids were at school and they missed all the
diggers & dumpers.

 

The fence at the driveway was removed to allow a massive excavator access.

After only one day of work the steel was gone, concrete broken up, and the compacting began.
Check out Tim's chair to supervise the work! 

Clean fill being brought in to level the yard

Note the pile of dirt ready for some raised gardens and strawberry patches.

After:
Looking forward to Bill & Gail to come in 2 weeks and help us start creating the outdoor space this new yard deserves!

Tim and Steve at Littleton Pools had worked together to install the pool originally and now came to remove it. They were incredibly professional, considerate, and thorough. They took out a stump (that was unfortunatly stuck near a gas line - eek, just ask the firemen and police who came to check out the resulting leak) and a unruly bush that blocked the shed and left us extra dirt to build raised gardens, all for no cost. I would recommend them to anyone.