Tearing Out An Old Swimming Pool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Tearing out an old swimming pool with the 2150. This job took a turn after I got the water out I discovered it was used as a trash dump. The property was bought earlier this year out of foreclosure and apparently the previous owners trashed the place. They put all this junk in the pool and burned it then covered it with rocks. So I brought a dumpster out and loaded as much of the trash as I could in it. Then busted up the concrete and laid it flat in the bottom and started covering with dirt. The 2150 was the perfect machine for the job, with the power and reach it made quick work of demoing the concrete. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #pooldemo
Hats off to the crew that built the pool, it was made to last for sure. With the crappy material you had to work with it looks darn good. Keep smilin
No kidding! They built it to last the test of time. Thank you! Appreciate you watching and commenting
Glad you were on this one before some 'hacker' tried to bury worse! We all feel better! Hey, all in a day's work and glad too you're in a closed cab with GOOD air to breathe as that mess must STINK & probably shouldn't breathe. Dumpster came in really handy. You're correct, it absolutely looks different (lots of work too!) Thanks BRANDON! Sonny
Yeah I just felt better hauling it out I don’t like burying trash. Yes the cab is very nice 😁 Appreciate you watching and commenting as always
A lot of the soil you have to dig in looks like some horrendously rocky soil but that pool takes the cake, Yikes!!! What a mess that was. You totally did the right thing with removing the trash, and after seeing the side of the roll off dumpster, I would think you were glad you didn't put that in your dump truck!! That was a great video, really shows what you can run into and the challenges it can bring. Glad you filmed it and posted for us.
The 2150 is going to need a major bath after this to clean the slime off, so did dropping that block into the deep end splatter the windshield?
And that looked like a 1/3 sheet finish sander.... you probably could have cleaned that up and......LOL, nope, the bin was the right place for it all!
Have a good weekend Elite's!!
Yes I was very glad for the dumpster lol! Yeah that’s what I thought when I decided to upload it. I was worried cause some people flip out about stuff like this but it wasn’t me doing anything I was just stuck cleaning it up. I got some mud on the windshield but it’s very dirty now lol! Definitely will need a bath. 🤣 I guess I could have kept the sander. Appreciate you watching and commenting
What a mess! It looks like the last job I did clearing up a house where piles of dirt were mixed with all kinds of junk. Ended up spreading it all out and using pump and fire hose to wash the pile on the ground before scooping it up with a rake grapple. The tenants who lived there for years used the 2 acre yard as a dumping ground for their own property cleanout business. What would have been a multi dump truck load to the landfill became a one dump trailer load of roofing waste. The scrap alone was a few tons but a mix of car sheet metal, twisted rebar, rims brake drums.
The pool breakup reminds me of how it is to dig a trench in our soil. Scraping away at coral rock a few inches at a time. You would be surprised that despite the extremely tiny yards on every new development here built since the 2000's so many people have turned their entire yard into a pool. Meanwhile most old motels have filled in their old pools with many still having the structure with only dirt and rocks dumped in.
That’s a good idea with the hose. Man I bet that was a mess sounds like quite the job. I’m not sure why this comment just showed up sorry But I am finally getting back to you lol
Whew!! I bet that smelled good! Glad Mrs. Elite wasn't there! Lol.
It was terrible 🤣
When you put that first bucket and drew out all that trash , was wondering where the sink was..then you video it... what a mess you did the correct thing and send to landfill.. that big machine is handy for jobs like that 👍👍 keep on digging!
Added more to the bill to clean up the mess. That looks worse than a nasty clean up job we had to do.
Lol yeah there was a sink and 3 toilets 🤣. I’m loving the big machine makes it so easy to knock jobs out and get on to the next one. Appreciate you watching
Not only entertaining, but a good example of doing what is right. I hope you were compensated for the extra time and effort and look forward to your next video.
I felt better about doing it this way. Yes they were fine with the extra costs. Appreciate you watching
As others have said, this is a good example to show of how to do the cleanup the RIGHT way - glad you filmed it. I know it was a mess and stunk to high heaven but at least you didn't find any bodies!!!! Thanks for posting.
Thank you! That’s how I felt too. Lol true no bodies so that was good. Appreciate you watching
Hey Dale I can see your comment in my email but it’s not showing up on my video tonight. TH-cam is being weird. That makes me feel good we are doing the right thing especially coming from someone with a financial background. That is my goal to get out of debt quicker and hopefully to be able to purchase more. This has been my best year yet in the way of sales and netting more money. It’s cool to look back and see how things have changed and grown. As always I appreciate you watching and look forward to your comments
I had two very similar jobs with pools...one was completely filled in with all kinds of household junk...couches, rugs, beds and mattresses and Belgium block curbs then grassed over.. turned out to be a disgruntled ex-husband who was going through a bad divorce showed up when his wife was away for a month and basically cleaned out the entire house and thought it would be funny to hide all her belongings under ground... I removed over 30 yards of debris....it was priced as T&M.......... Concrete pools are always a challenge....most towns in NJ want the entire contents removed and certified clean fill dirt. I've been doing pool removals since 1999....I ALWAYS rent a hammer on a machine like your's for all concrete pools..gunnite are the toughest ones to break apart especially with the rebar woven like a wicker basket.
Glad you made the right choice to haul all the debris away..
Great job Brandon !!!!
Oh man that sounds like fun 🤣 what a mess. Yeah that pool was well built took a little work to take out. Thanks it was the right thing to do I thought. Appreciate you watching
At some point in time that pool was built and was the pride and joy of the owner.
Yes it was. I bet it was a really nice pool
Good gooka mookie! What a mess in that pool. Hauling that trash to the dump was the right decision. This pool was built a lot different than the last one I demolished. You had to deal with a lot more rebar than I did. The bigger machine was definitely a plus. You never know what you're going to run into when you price a job. Glad it worked out for you. Stay safe.
I agree at least I feel better about it! Yeah I’ve never demoed a concrete pool before it was a lot more work than the ones with the liner. Yeah that 2150 has been a great investment. I’m able to knock out jobs so much quicker. Appreciate you watching
It’s always a bad surprise to find something like this hidden under the water. Like my last paver patio job that I found two old patios buried ( a couple inches) under the ground when I started digging, one flagstone and one old paver brick. Both had to be removed before I could start building the new patio and of course it meant digging out an extra foot of material than planned.
Oh yes keeps it exciting I guess! You never know what people are going to bury.
Nice work on the pool keep the blogs coming🚧🚜
Thank you!
you finally figured it out, you start at the top on those gunite pools and peel them down like a hard boiled egg…that huge black splash was just hilarious, you had me busting up… great video!
Lol yeah that worked much better. 🤣 had to have a little fun with it even though my machine got all dirty 😁
Seeing what has been done to that swimming pool reminds me why I am a misanthrope. You did a fine job, Elite. Hauling that trash away was the right move. Nice workout for the TB2150.
Thank you! I appreciate that! 👍🏻
I did a pool removal job as well for a house flipper. As long as homeowner declares the pool was filled in then no issues.
That is true 👍🏻
That little cabin is straight outta the home range of the Beverley Hillbillies.
I'd expect Granny to come walking out with Jethro by his ear.
🤣🤣 yes it is. It definitely seems like that
That poor pool! It is an original kidney bean shaped pool and been around for many years. Crazy!
Yeah kind of sad. It’s a shame they didn’t care better care of it
Friend of mine filled his half full of gravel and the rest with topsoil. Made a great looking garden.
That’s a good idea. Would make a great garden
Well... at timestamp 17:32 I was going to say, "Yep, there you go," but looks like you got it. Nice.
I’ve got a forklift counterweight now don’t have to worry about it breaking 🤣 I hate to run hammers on my machines, if I ever get where I really need one I’ll just rent another machine and the hammer
@@eliteearthworksllc Yep. I rent for that too. Do you have any videos with the forklift counterweight?
Looks like a superfund site if ever there was one!
It was interesting to say the least lol
Howdy Elites! 🤠
Howdy!
Okay, started watching last night, I was intermittently losing internet, so my comment that "doing the right thing may not be the easiest thing, but it's always the right thing" apparently didn't stick. Well done (again) sir. I should also say I like the "improvise, adapt, overcome," philosophy of dropping the concrete block as a hammer. And I probably couldn't have resisted dropping it in the water, either, except I don't have a cab, and, well, "stinky" was never a nickname I would have wanted.
That is very true and I feel better doing the right thing too. I like used a block or steel vs a hammer I’m not a fan of putting a hammer on my machine. It’s really tough on them. Lol yeah that would work with an open cab 😁🤢
Awesome video! Harbor Freight makes a wheel kit for those trash pumps for $49
Thank you! Oh cool good to know. 👍🏻
Hi Brandon, great job. To bad they can't put in a rec pond or a pondless waterfall. It would look great it a natural setting.
That would look nice!
Well I know that is not good , and you are doing the right thing Brandon.
Thank you! I feel better about getting rid of the trash anyways.
Nothing wrong with Harbor Freight!! (Generally). In Canada here we have Princess Auto that are quite similar. Some of their generic stuff has done me on the ranch very well.
Hoping all is well Brandon!! I’ve been busy so am taking the afternoon/evening to catch up! Too many interesting subscriptions!!! Hahaha.
Looks to be a great job for the 2150. I am always so impressed by how quiet that machine is,,,,,,,. Really like your ethics about the trash. You are definitely right. If I bought the place and they said there’s a pool broken up and buried in the back if I was ever to dig there, I would be fine with it. That’s what you do with pools, but,,,,,, if you said Theresa a lot of trashy toilets, bottles metal etc, I would be asking you to dig it out before I were to take possession today!! Haha. Do it now or do it later. I am thinking you did the right thing in getting the current homeowner on side!
Yeah most of their stuff is pretty, like this trash pump I don’t use it all the time so no point in spending a ton of money on one. Thank you! I feel better about it and the customer was happy about it too. The 2150 is amazing! Really quiet and quick is what I like about it. Appreciate you watching and hope all is well for you!
Definitely wasn't expecting the pool to be an in ground dumpster.
Lol me neither! I pulled that first bucket up and was like WOW! Appreciate you watching
You broke the buster..lol...😂😂 Was that an O **** moment. Nice job Master B !!!!
🤣 it didn’t last long. I was like well crap now what 😁
@@eliteearthworksllc soon as I saw that that's the same thing I thought. Hey great minds..
It's hard to believe that blue house was in foreclosure. 🤣
🤣🤣 apparently it looked really bad before
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hold it right there!
Those old bowl bottom kidney pools are iconic… it goes perfectly with the style of the house. I’m dumbstruck that the renovator didn’t see the possibilities of turning that fixer-upper homestead into an American Pie dream home!
A little pool spackle, a couple of coats of sky blue paint, add a diving board over the deep end, a water slide on the side, sprinkle a few ubiquitous Adirondack loungers around the deck… And, Voila’!!!
Brandon, I think that flipper missed the mark on this one!
But nonetheless, the customer is always right. I commend you for suppressing your urge to press for conservation and for soldiering through this distasteful task. Destroying this landmark must have been even harder than me discarding my favorite leaf rake… just because half the tines were broken.
I feel your pain… but please don’t fret about mine. I was able to salvage the handle from that old rake. Its memory will live on in the new role of a dip net extension handle, where it now resides!!!
We all have our crosses to bear. And you sir, did it with dignity, style and grace… even with with that clothespin on your nose!!! An absolute credit to your trade… 👍😉👍
I felt the same way, you don’t see many of those pools anymore but they were set on getting rid of it. I bet it was a gorgeous pool at one time. It’s a shame what people will do to things. Lol I feel your pain I had a rake like that once 😁 appreciate the kind words and you watching. I’ll be down at Diamond for a few days next week I’ll let you know when I’m heading there 👍🏻
@@eliteearthworksllc please do!
🔥🔥🔥 GET IT DONE HERO💪💪💪
Thanks buddy!
Nasty looking pool! I'll bet it smelled really bad too! Bet you were thankful for the door on the excavator! 😁
Yes it did! It was horrible lol! Appreciate you watching
Wow! Nice job.
Thank you!
good job but a tuff one,hope there is more of this place,stay safe.
Thank you! So far I’m just filling in the pool but there may be more 👍🏻
Great video! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
I like the concrete block idea, me personally i think i would have started wtih taking a small amout of site concrete out, this would allow to continue taking your pool sides out. The sides being out would give you access to start pulling the bottom out. May not even need the block. Great idea though. I will NOT forget that trick.
I started too but the top edge was 8”-9” thick with more rebar. The sides and floor were thinner plus I thought with the floor busted up it would help to pull the sides over. I’m going to do like others said and get a counterweight off a forklift for the next. That would work even better
I totally agree your doing the right thing I ran into same situation at a old apartment complex took longer and took more money but I could sleep better at the end of the night
Yep and that’s exactly how I was going to fill. Just didn’t seem right and I wasn’t sure if it would ever harden up
@@eliteearthworksllc definitely the ethically right thing to do, do you know if it's the legally right thing to do? I'm in a different country and it would be illegal here, but I have no clue about the laws in your country.
@@mrsock3380 we can bury concrete they would rather the trash go to a landfill but it’s not against the law here
@@eliteearthworksllc thanks, I can understand the concrete because it's fairly inert, the other stuff I would be thoroughly pissed off if I found it while digging in my backyard.
Ooooh that smell, can't you smell that smell? Yuck! Good for you not burying all that garbage in the back yard. As far as it being buried at the landfill, a landfill is set up for garbage to be taken care of, kept from contaminating the ground, and monitored from here on out. Landfills are lined with some kind of thick rubberized material to keep the contaminates contained now aren't they? Maybe if you'd dropped the big block on its small end instead of on the side it wouldn't have broken in half. It worked using the half pieces anyway though so whatever gets the job done. I always enjoy removing and filling in pools. Not so much when they're full of garbage and nastiness though. Nice job. Looks good. Stay well. -Wil 👍
That makes a lot of sense they do. I just didn’t like the idea of burying in their yard. Yeah I prob should have turned the block but I figured it was going to break at some point it didn’t have any rebar in it. Yeah this project was still fun I enjoy getting rid of pools or just demo in general 🤣appreciate you watching
Good job!
Thank you!
WOW!! MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks!
You need a piece of metal to drop. A shaft or a forklift counterweight might work. Sometimes you can find a burned forklift or something at a local scrapyard.
That’s a great idea. I hadn’t thought of that. It would be heavy and indestructible. We’ve got a forklift salvage yard just down the road from the shop. I’ll stop by there 👍🏻
😂that was hilarious when you threw that piece in the water🤙😂
Good decision to remove the garbage
Where I live you can bury all the concrete but not any garbage(liner etc)
Great job Brandon👍
I wanted to see how big a splash I could make 😁 yeah they don’t mind concrete here just not trash. Appreciate you watching
You're truly an artist with an excavator!! Nice work man!
Thanks man I appreciate that! 👊🏼
EPA just fined this video $25,000
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Why not start breaking the pool cement at the edge next to the dirt?
It’s thicker along the top edge and the floor is thinner. Once the floor is gone it’s easier to pull the walls down
you dont want a hammer on your own equipment. beats the living hell out of a machine, having a hammer only machine is only feasible IF you have enough work to keep that dedicated machine busy. goodbye old nasty pool. the crap ppl do never ceases to amaze does it
Yeah that’s what I’ve been told they seem really hard on all the bushings and pins. I would rather rent a whole another machine with one if need be. Yeah people blow my mind sometimes. Appreciate you watching
The land fill would be properly made to contain the chemicals that the trash would produce where as if you bury it in the yard it would not be contain and would pollute the aquifers. Humans are short sighted for some reason, people threw garbage in old wells and never thought about the long term consequences. Have a great week.
That’s how I looked at it. Seemed safer and better for all things concerned. Yeah it just blows my mind how much people don’t care or don’t think. Appreciate you watching
If ya ever do another pool start with the sides then get the bottom.
Ok I’ll try that. That top edge was quite a bit thicker.
That is a nice trash pit. Wow gross.
Lol no kidding! People blow my mind
I am guessing your breaker block ended up getting buried as well.
Yes it completely fell apart 🤣
Disgrace what some people leave at their butt eh ? 😡. Love your vidjas GB. 🏴
I know it blows my mind! Thank you I appreciate that!
It takes a nasty sob to fill a pool up with trash. Great job cleaning it up though.
I agree! I don’t understand some people. Thanks man
I hope you got the 2150 a tetanus shot , pulling that junk out may have averted the next EPA Superfund clean up . If that place and the neighbors have wells that was definitely the right call to make .
That’s a good idea 🤣 it was definitely nasty!
Very nice job!!
Thanks man!
@@eliteearthworksllc You are welcome!
Watching this for the first time... I'm at timestamp 16:36... prediction: the concrete block is going to break long before the pool ever cracks. (This has been my result with these pools. Hydraulic hammer works best.) A steel wrecking ball could work, but takes at least 2x as long as a hydraulic hammer.
Ok... now I'll watch the rest of the video and see how it turns out in your case.
That was a dirty hole! 😂😂😂😂
Yes it was 🤣
Hope you don’t build anything on it later. No compaction report?
It’s just going back as yard no building on it
I bet that smells real good I have done that.
Lol it was terrible 🤢🤣
Sorry for the unfortunate discovery at the job site. I bet after that one you wanted to get the bucket on your machine sanitized and then go get a tetanus shot lol man that was freakin nasty.
It was nasty for sure. Glad we are past that 😁
Can the dompter be put closer to the excavator?
Yeah I can move it if need be
BUMP: AC dropped a new video today cutting grass & used a ROLLER to pull it out of the drink. ANYWAY one comment I left was, "ELITE EARTHWORKS was in the market for a ROLLER but yours might be a bit too big!" Gotta keep a good name channel out there!
Thanks I appreciate that! 👍🏻
great video but yes you needed a hammer lol quick attach 20 minutes of hammering and done
Thanks! Lol yeah definitely be better than the concrete block
I was wondering when the concrete block would break
It didn’t last very long 🤣
Did you come across any bodies in what can only be described as `one holely mess`. ? (not a spelling mistake)
Not that I’m aware of 🤣
There looks like oil and other crap in there, you should be calling the EPA to get the soil tested... could be hazardous waste, the previous owner should be responsible for that cleanup.
That’s a good idea. I agree they should I can’t believe what some people do
Lucky you didnt find some bodies in that crap. Lol
🤣 no kidding I was expecting one or two
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who needs trash cans we have a pool lol. I bet it didn't small that good .
🤣🤣 I guess so. It smelled horrible 🤢
I bet that smelled good lol good grief
Oh it was lovely 🤣
Mission creep!
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You spelled dumpster wrong! 😂
🤣🤣 no kidding!
Boom… First!! 👍🇺🇸
Nice! 👍🏻👊🏼
And you did it on your own! I would have waited for you but your new name is, "QUICKDRAW"! (Hey, all for a good cause!) Take care!
Brandon ! Are you sure you didn't dig up any bodies of missing persons ???...
🤣🤣 I can’t be certain 😁
@@eliteearthworksllc It's Okay ! I got your back on this one... You see,... I know a guy....
@@dennisryan7487 🤣🤣 good deal
God bless your character,many would have buried that in the garden. Respect .do a calab with Mr perfect and bigdeal18 ,,get your subs up .
Thank you! Yeah it didn’t seem right to bury. I have 😁 I went and worked with Chris last fall for a week. There’s videos if you look back about a year ago
@@eliteearthworksllc wasnt that the golf course job? seem to remember you and chris looking at that retaining wall and the washout issues
@@harveylong5878 yes that was one of them we did that week. It was fun!
Ok, the, what I call a mild rant on the trash in the pool, the irresponsible disposable of the by previous occupants and then you stating you couldn’t leave that in good conscience and that you felt it should go to landfill and then I see a 30 yard dumpster setting there I’m thinking I like this youngsters way of doing things, ok, it’s subscribe, like, and the bell. I like it done right. Good vid
Well thank you, I appreciate you subscribing. Yeah I couldn’t bring myself to bury that junk the landfill is more set up for it. Thanks again for watching
So you don't think a little chlorine and a skimmer net would have had that baby back up and in action again??? That was nasty nasty, some people are filthy pigs, bet you couldn't wait to get home to a hot shower after that. Did you get burned on that quote or file a E.W.O. with it?
It may have with some elbow grease and acid 😁 no we were good they were fine with the addition cost of the dumpster so I lucked out there
Why would u get blasted u didn't throw that crap in there u can't control what crazy people do!
That’s true but some people don’t understand it lol
Did you say swimming pool looks like a turtle pond. your right about moving the trash as you called it though its more like shit to me
There was a snapping turtle in the pool. Yeah it didn’t look like normal trash 🤣
Keep the door closed!!!
Lol for sure! 😁
Someone turned that nice pool to poo 😆
Yes they did 🤣🤣
Second!!👍
😱
I can smell it from here!🤢
Lol it was horrible
As I sat watching this it felt like you could smell it, GROSS.
I’d have put all that on the bottom knocked the concrete off a couple foot below ground level throw it all in the hole 2 loads of dirt packed on top and you’d have never known it was there.
I thought about that too
Yuck i can smell it through the video
🤣🤣 it was nasty
How dare you say not film it ,we want content you no.
🤣🤣 true I couldn’t do that to you guys 😁👍🏻
Do yourself a favor and don't put a hammer on your new machine because it'll beat the piss out of your pins and bushings.... just rent a machine with one for the if and any basis time's you'll need one.. just my two cents for you....it's what I do ....
Yeah I don’t plan on it. Too hard on the bushings and pins. I’ll just rent another machine with one if I need one that bad. Appreciate the comment
@@eliteearthworksllc always buddy
Time to buy a hammer
Maybe lol! I prefer the Boulder method. Hammers are so hard on machines
What about a trade in
@@charlestaylor2480 a trade in machine?
Yes or probably some attachments more concrete business could come in handy or lease a hammer
@@charlestaylor2480 I usually just rent another machine with a hammer if I need but so far I’ve been able to bust a lot of it up like this
People are gross.
Yes they are
This surprises you?😂😂😂
How would you get in trouble for recording a pool with garbage in it?
Anything you're showing how some people can be 👍👍
You never know with people some of them get triggered easy lol
@@eliteearthworksllc yeah for sure❗ you sneeze the wrong way and somebody got offended by how loud it was. Lol
@@LIFEISHARDSTUPID 🤣🤣 exactly
@@eliteearthworksllc me it's hard to put a filter on myself. I grew up to say it with your chest and back up with your fist. Plus working in a union shop for 24 years your skin turns to Kevlar after talking smack about one another. I miss the days of having a beeper and first light meant be home at the door. This generation blames us but my generation doesn't blame the generation that raised us. Well enough of my jaw jacking. Enjoy your sunday 🙏🌅🙏
@@LIFEISHARDSTUPID I totally agree