Need back lawn leveled to within an inch

enfant terrible

Can anyone recommend someone in the Limerick area to level a 35ft by 15ft area of my lawn?

I removed the sod with a sod cutter, measured with a laser level and the max its off is about 7 inches end to end, 4 inches side to side.

I need it level to an inch all round.

Anyone know someone who could get it perfectly level?

Sonnenblumen

Sorry but cannot help you with your main enquiry, but out of curiousity why did you require such a tight consistent level? It's relatively easy to do, especially armed with a laser level.

Why not top up with topsoil, allowing approx 10% for compaction after rolling. The final 0.5" can be rolled lawn sand to level requirements. I mean you've already done the hard bit with sod cutter. All you need now are some pins?

It is unlikely you will get such consistency in turf?

enfant terrible

Hi Sonnenblumen,

I intended to do it myself but the 7 or 8 inch difference over 35 foot was too much.

Was going to get a rototiller to dig the ground up but am going to get a guy with a digger instead.

Got a guy coming tomorrow.

I need it that level for a swimming pool 32ft long by 12ft wide, says it cant be more than 1 inch off level.

Also says you cant raise the lower level as the weight of the water would sink it bac down.

mchammer

enfant terrible wrote: »

Hi Sonnenblumen,

I intended to do it myself but the 7 or 8 inch difference over 35 foot was too much.

Was going to get a rototiller to dig the ground up but am going to get a guy with a digger instead.

Got a guy coming tomorrow.

I need it that level for a swimming pool 32ft long by 12ft wide, says it cant be more than 1 inch off level.

Also says you cant raise the lower level as the weight of the water would sink it bac down.

just out of curiosity, what kind of pool are you getting is it some kind of pre cast pool that just sits on the ground? just can't seem the to make the correlation between and level lawn and a swimming pool... would have thought you would need to dig the whole thing up and poor concrete foundation either way... anyways good luck with it
p.s. your a lucky sod to be putting in a swimming pool

Sonnenblumen

enfant terrible wrote: »

Hi Sonnenblumen,

I intended to do it myself but the 7 or 8 inch difference over 35 foot was too much.

Was going to get a rototiller to dig the ground up but am going to get a guy with a digger instead.

Got a guy coming tomorrow.

I need it that level for a swimming pool 32ft long by 12ft wide, says it cant be more than 1 inch off level.

Also says you cant raise the lower level as the weight of the water would sink it bac down.

It doesn't make sense to me, because if the ground levels required are that critical, that is surely something the contractor should take responsibility for and not the client. What if there is a problem after installation and a dispute over levels or whatever. If I were you I would insist that the contractor takes full responsibility for all aspects of site works, installation and ground levels etc. When more than one is involved it can become very difficult to apportion responsibility/blame for problems.

There is a considerable volume of water and weight and it is simply crazy to be taking laser readings for levels because you will only have estimates of loading and eventual compaction of earth, it will not be uniform and subsoil etc will have a bearing on eventual subsidence etc.

As the other mentioned, this pool requires foundations, otherwis just look at Garden sheds (no weight comparison) and how they go off plumb etc just sitting on concrte blocks!

Good luck but I'm afraid you're going to need plenty of it.

enfant terrible

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

It doesn't make sense to me, because if the ground levels required are that critical, that is surely something the contractor should take responsibility for and not the client. What if there is a problem after installation and a dispute over levels or whatever. If I were you I would insist that the contractor takes full responsibility for all aspects of site works, installation and ground levels etc. When more than one is involved it can become very difficult to apportion responsibility/blame for problems.

There is a considerable volume of water and weight and it is simply crazy to be taking laser readings for levels because you will only have estimates of loading and eventual compaction of earth, it will not be uniform and subsoil etc will have a bearing on eventual subsidence etc.

As the other mentioned, this pool requires foundations, otherwis just look at Garden sheds (no weight comparison) and how they go off plumb etc just sitting on concrte blocks!

Good luck but I'm afraid you're going to need plenty of it.

Ya its an above ground swimming pool.

I read a load of user reviews of the pool i bought Intex 32ft X 12ft pool

They say as long as you dig the entire area to the lowest point you measure it will stay up fine.

Some just raised the lower level with sand and got away with it.

We will be taking it down in September.

My uncle has a soil compactor, maybe i should use that too.

Here is the pool
http://www.poolsinflatable.com/ellipse_12x32x48.html

enfant terrible

mchammer wrote: »

just out of curiosity, what kind of pool are you getting is it some kind of pre cast pool that just sits on the ground? just can't seem the to make the correlation between and level lawn and a swimming pool... would have thought you would need to dig the whole thing up and poor concrete foundation either way... anyways good luck with it
p.s. your a lucky sod to be putting in a swimming pool

Cheers mchammer,

Just hope it doesn't rain all summer

gaz wac

Hi E.T

Is that going to be heated ? Just saying cos my friend bought a small pool lately, he has to turn it on about two days before it heats up to be even possible to get in or it is baltic cold! Good luck and enjoy

enfant terrible

gaz wac wrote: »

Hi E.T

Is that going to be heated ? Just saying cos my friend bought a small pool lately, he has to turn it on about two days before it heats up to be even possible to get in or it is baltic cold! Good luck and enjoy

Hi gaz wac,
I bought 3 of these, they can be connected in series

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intex-3kw-Electric-Pool-Heater/dp/B000SO8CS0

wreckless

heavy alright, a litre of water weighs a kilo, that over 28 ton on your ground.

enfant terrible

Just in case anyone is interested we installed the pool a few months ago.

Leveling the lawn was easy enough, we got a guy with a digger and used my uncle's remote control laser level to take readings as we moved along.

Leveling it only took about an hour and a half.

We then spread about a half ton of sand around and pounded it down.

We then started filling the pool and the water levels at each end were identical when full.

mp22

just in time for the summer then

enfant terrible

mp22 wrote: »

just in time for the summer then

Ya today is a day for the pool.