Browse Forums Pools & Spas Re: How close can a pool be to a house? 3Aug 25, 2019 8:30 am wheeliworks The simple rule is depth of excavation needs to be same distance . If concrete on veranda is 100mm thick and pool is excavation is 1m close to verandah pool can be 900mm away . If pool is 2m deep it would be 1.9 away . It is different calc if your soil is sand . Most house footings are 300-450 deep so calculation is from bottom of footing . Cheers Andrew Thanks so much! So if pool is 1.2m deep verandah is 100mm thick pool can be 1.1m from verandah? The pool guy seemed to thick it was just ok would need to dig deeper for the concrete for the pool but once concrete in its fine? Just don't want my verandah collapsing it's only one post that's close really Thanks I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. Then we reached out to a couple of renovation companies and one… 5 10106 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11763 |