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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.