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MsTess7

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We have a 30ft. X 25ft. in-ground swimming pool (9 ft. deep at far end) that was filled with pea gravel because previous owner's tenants didnt want the burden of maintaining it. It supposedly cost the owner $2,000 to have it filled with this pea gravel and now we want to get it out. I want to sell the gravel somehow but havent been able to come up with any creative ideas since I know Lowes sells this stuff for 5 bucks a 50LB bag. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Speedy70

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Heck, I'd say if someone wants it, they can have for free - they just have to remove it and haul it themselves. :shrug:
 
Pasofever

Pasofever

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MsTess7 said:
We have a 30ft. X 25ft. in-ground swimming pool (9 ft. deep at far end) that was filled with pea gravel because previous owner's tenants didnt want the burden of maintaining it. It supposedly cost the owner $2,000 to have it filled with this pea gravel and now we want to get it out. I want to sell the gravel somehow but havent been able to come up with any creative ideas since I know Lowes sells this stuff for 5 bucks a 50LB bag. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Get some 50 lb bags fill them with your gravel take them to lowes and offer them it for $2.50 each :shrug:

Or you could sell them on ebay.. :lmao:
 
Fubar

Fubar

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MsTess7 said:
We have a 30ft. X 25ft. in-ground swimming pool (9 ft. deep at far end) that was filled with pea gravel because previous owner's tenants didnt want the burden of maintaining it. It supposedly cost the owner $2,000 to have it filled with this pea gravel and now we want to get it out. I want to sell the gravel somehow but havent been able to come up with any creative ideas since I know Lowes sells this stuff for 5 bucks a 50LB bag. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Gimme directions and I'll take the gravel off your hands-gotta fill in an area for my dogs! :yay:
 
Otter

Otter

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MsTess7 said:
:coffee: Ya about 2 tons of pea......no floaters though....thank goodness
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You really need to talk to Cecelia, 2 posts, you get it and roll with it. :flowers:
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
chances are that the pool is in need of major repair now.
thats a bit more than two tons of gravel dumped in there.
to fill that pool you have somewhere around 250 yards of gravel
the weight of a yard of gravel is almost 3000 lbs by itself so you have somewhere around 750,000 lbs of pea gravel in that pool (assuming that the 9 ft deep is constant.)

now when you take the weight of what the pool should have in it
and that pool would be about 50483 gallons at 8.3lbs per gallon or 419096lbs of water, you can see that the pool is holding a bit more weight that designed for. with just the gravel alone.

now, if they did not break out the bottom of the pool for drainage when it rained, then we also have the added weight of water that builds up at the bottom.

considering also that water flows down and out when its in a container, the corners at the bottom are where the most pressure is created when the pool is filled with water. The stone on the other hand is putting the direct pressure on the bottom surface of the pool, and it will most likely not hold that weight very well.

so, even if you empty the pool of all the gravel, be ready to have the pool repaired and a liner installed before you can actually fill it with water and use it again.
 
onebdzee

onebdzee

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bcp said:
chances are that the pool is in need of major repair now.
thats a bit more than two tons of gravel dumped in there.
to fill that pool you have somewhere around 250 yards of gravel
the weight of a yard of gravel is almost 3000 lbs by itself so you have somewhere around 750,000 lbs of pea gravel in that pool (assuming that the 9 ft deep is constant.)

now when you take the weight of what the pool should have in it
and that pool would be about 50483 gallons at 8.3lbs per gallon or 419096lbs of water, you can see that the pool is holding a bit more weight that designed for. with just the gravel alone.

now, if they did not break out the bottom of the pool for drainage when it rained, then we also have the added weight of water that builds up at the bottom.

considering also that water flows down and out when its in a container, the corners at the bottom are where the most pressure is created when the pool is filled with water. The stone on the other hand is putting the direct pressure on the bottom surface of the pool, and it will most likely not hold that weight very well.

so, even if you empty the pool of all the gravel, be ready to have the pool repaired and a liner installed before you can actually fill it with water and use it again.
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That much information first thing in the morning must of hurt :lmao:
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
onebdzee said:
That much information first thing in the morning must of hurt :lmao:
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no problem, Im still taking the drugs for my back until they get around to figuring out whats wrong with it.
I feel nothing.
But, I do need to remember that there are people reading this that do not have the advantage of a drug induced haze first thing in the morning and that posts such as this could cause unwarrented pain and suffering as they try to disprove my figures, or, as they do the math to find the actual numbers if they consider the shallow end of the pool is most likely only 3 feet with a continual slope to the 9 ft sect,,,, oops there I go again.


let me rephrase.

Im sorry.
 
itsbob

itsbob

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bcp said:
no problem, Im still taking the drugs for my back until they get around to figuring out whats wrong with it.
I feel nothing.
But, I do need to remember that there are people reading this that do not have the advantage of a drug induced haze first thing in the morning and that posts such as this could cause unwarrented pain and suffering as they try to disprove my figures, or, as they do the math to find the actual numbers if they consider the shallow end of the pool is most likely only 3 feet with a continual slope to the 9 ft sect,,,, oops there I go again.


let me rephrase.

Im sorry.
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How about the shallpw end of the pool is 3 feet with a equal slope to the deep end of the pool to 9 feet. giving us (3*25*30)+.5(6*25*30)= 4500ft^3

4500ft^3 * 7.48 = 33660 gallons * 8.3 lbs per gallon = 279,378lbs

OR 4500^3/27 = 166 yards^3

166 * 2700 lbs per yard for gravel = 448,200 pounds or 224 tons

Howzat?
 
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