Requesting seller remove above ground pool

axh2277 · March 2012

There are two houses that we like and both currently have above ground pools which we are not interested in. Would it be out of line for us to request that the seller remove and dispose of the pool prior to closing?

TIA!

TarHeels&Rebels · March 2012

Do you have any idea what something like that would cost? I don't.

So I'd try to figure out the cost to remove it, then lower my offer by that amount and ask for it to be done.

brianabrad · March 2012

If I was a seller I don't know if I would want to take the risk of removing the pool and then having the deal fall through. Some buyers would enjoy the pool and if I remove it for you but then the deal doesn't close, I'm stuck with no pool and my house isn't sold.

I'd be more likely to accept money off the purchase price, maybe, to allow the buyer the chance to remove it themselves. As far as I know, the biggest problem with removing an above ground pool would be draining it. You also have to realize there is likely a thick layer of sand under the pool and no grass. So if you do remove it, you'll need to deal with the sand and either sod the spot or baby along some grass seed.

BriGiboo · March 2012

brianabrad:

If I was a seller I don't know if I would want to take the risk of removing the pool and then having the deal fall through. Some buyers would enjoy the pool and if I remove it for you but then the deal doesn't close, I'm stuck with no pool and my house isn't sold.

I'd be more likely to accept money off the purchase price, maybe, to allow the buyer the chance to remove it themselves. As far as I know, the biggest problem with removing an above ground pool would be draining it. You also have to realize there is likely a thick layer of sand under the pool and no grass. So if you do remove it, you'll need to deal with the sand and either sod the spot or baby along some grass seed.

exactly what I was thinking. plus is there decking around them that would need to be removed as well? that could get pricey fast

CCinLove · March 2012

That sounds reasonable to me. I would not want the hassle of removing someone else's above ground pool. I'd make my offer contingent upon them removing the pool and making repairs to the landscaping under it.

axh2277 · March 2012

The pools are free standing away from the houses for both places so there wouldn't be any structural/deck changes. I can deal with landscaping the area after, but we don't want to have to deal with the actual removal of the pool. The other thing wad neither back yard was fenced which I am suspect would increase the homeowners insurance.

EastCoastBride · March 2012

I largely agree w/ briana. It can't hurt to ask, but it's up to you to decide if this is a dealbreaker or not.

lindyanne · March 2012

If you drain it, you could probably put it on CL for 'free-you haul' and have ten offers within an hour.

Madringal · March 2012

Removing the pool is fast, easy, and cheap. It is filling the hole with dirt that is hard, slow, and expensive. When we removed ours we were lucky enough that my dad owns a landscaping company and had lots of dirt to give us. I bet you can spend $1000 easy between dirt, seed, and all the equipment you are going to need to fill and level it.

Jen&Jeff06 · March 2012

When we had a quote for ours to be removed, it was 3k for tear down of the pool and surrounding deck, disposal of all debris including the filter, cover, etc, bringing in fill dirt, and seed.

aokon · April 2012

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