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Site, soil and drainage
7 guides on site, soil and drainage for Northeast Ohio pool owners. Each one opens with a short answer, then the detail and the sources behind it.
7 guides in this section
- Building a pool in clay soil in Northeast OhioYou can build a pool in Northeast Ohio clay without trouble, but the clay changes how it has to be built.
- High water table and pools: what Ohio homeowners should knowA high water table does not rule out a pool in Northeast Ohio, but it has to be planned for.
- Can you build a pool on a sloped yard in Ohio?Yes.
- Pool drainage: keeping water away from your pool and houseGood pool drainage in Northeast Ohio means three things: the deck slopes away from the pool, surface water is caught and carried around the pool instead of across it, and the house still sheds water the way Ohio code requires, with the ground falling at least 6 inches in the first 10 ft from the foundation.
- What happens to the dirt when you dig a pool?A pool dig in Northeast Ohio produces far more dirt than most people picture, and most of it has to go somewhere other than back around the pool.
- How much access does a pool build need?A pool build needs a path for an excavator, a loader, loaded dump trucks and concrete, plus a way to get a fiberglass shell into the yard.
- Building a pool near trees, septic and wells in rural OhioYou can build an inground pool on a rural Ohio lot with a septic system, a well and big trees, but those three things decide where it goes.
Start with a site visit and a 3D design.
We walk your yard, check access and drainage, and design the pool in 3D on your lot before anything is dug. Fiberglass packages start at the published price, installed.