Toni Gurg
07-16-2012, 08:49 AM
Hello
I live in Allen Texas and considering buying a new house.The one I liked has very large pool on back yard, but when issuing the permitto previous owner city made a mistake because it’s over city water lines andlong story short no pool should have ever been built there. Now they are payingfor complete removal and what I was told they will completely remove the shelland fill it with dirt. Considering specifications of the soil (pretty much allhouses have slab foundations and ground shifts a lot) in the area I amconcerned what kind of affect it might have on house foundation over time.There is a large deck with covered patio attached to the house which seats betweenhouse and the pool right now. By just looking at it I think it should be atleast 8 feet from the house to where the pool starts that includes this patio.I understand filled up area where pool was might shift or drop down over time.It happens here in Texas every time anyway, but like I said above my concern isthe house foundation. If anyone can give me any insight about this I wouldgreatly appreciate it! Thank you!
I live in Allen Texas and considering buying a new house.The one I liked has very large pool on back yard, but when issuing the permitto previous owner city made a mistake because it’s over city water lines andlong story short no pool should have ever been built there. Now they are payingfor complete removal and what I was told they will completely remove the shelland fill it with dirt. Considering specifications of the soil (pretty much allhouses have slab foundations and ground shifts a lot) in the area I amconcerned what kind of affect it might have on house foundation over time.There is a large deck with covered patio attached to the house which seats betweenhouse and the pool right now. By just looking at it I think it should be atleast 8 feet from the house to where the pool starts that includes this patio.I understand filled up area where pool was might shift or drop down over time.It happens here in Texas every time anyway, but like I said above my concern isthe house foundation. If anyone can give me any insight about this I wouldgreatly appreciate it! Thank you!