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																	Digging out a pool by hand. 
									
	
		
	
																	Especially if you are talking about the real deal 20x40 10 foot deep diving board etc. 
																	The trench will rise in level to about 1 foot below the ground. 
																	This is a pretty cool video. 
																	From this hole he makes a small swimming pool and a little underground room. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Start digging out the square hopper digging down 4 ft 8 in more from the 42 depth to make it 8 ft deep at the pool bottom. 
																	You may start strong but you will most likely fade. 
																	Go home and dig a three foot trench outline of your pool. 
																	On the pool end of the pipe attach a check valve and a grate and run the pipe from the lowest part of the pool out the bottom side of the pool into the trench. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	I know you say you want the pool badly but few if anyone has the determination to excavate a pool by hand. 
																	Always dig away slopes and high spots to make them level with lower areas even if it takes more work. 
																	This guy starts with just a simple tool and digs a giant hole in the ground. 
																	Dig a trench outside of the pool to the depth of the over dig. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Stake out the shape of the pool on your property adding 6 inches in each direction to the measurements or as specified in the pool supplier s dig diagram. 
																	If you fill in a patch with dirt or sand the weight of the pool and water will compress it and cause problems in the future. 
																	Dig away soil instead of building up low patches.