Concrete Pool

San Jose, US

I have an outdoor swimming pool and would like to get rid of the pool and fill it with concrete so it would look the same as the yard. Any suggestions on how I can go about doing this?

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A.L.
Are you sure you want to fill it with concrete? Why not fill it with soil and plant some nice plants/grass/trees?

Filling a swimming pool with concrete will take a LOT of concrete, be expensive, and you will end-up with a huge piece of very hard rock in the middle of your yard. Consider the resale value problem you will have later...

My recommendation would be to break the pool up and fill the hole with good soil.

If that sounds too expensive you may elect to leave the pool alone and just fill it.

If you want to leave the pool deck and extend it over the pool you should do it very carefully.  I still suggest you fill it with soil, but this soil must be compacted very well before you place any concrete. That means that you add the soil in thin layers (a few inches at a time) and spend a lot of time and energy compacting it. Once you are done, leave it standing for a year (through a winter and summer) to give it a chance to settle completely.

If you don't do that, the weight of the concrete will compress the soil and the deck will shift and crack.
If I were to fill it with soil, are there any forms that I have to fill out for the city to review or can I just do it without any prior approval from the city?
A2: each city has its own rules. Simply call the building department and ask.

I don't see any reason why there should be any forms/permits required for landscaping.