Done with the pool? We make it disappear.
Draining, demolition, haul-off, and properly compacted backfill, so the space where your pool used to be becomes solid, usable yard again. Licensed, permitted, and documented every step.
The pool stopped being worth it.
A backyard pool can quietly turn into a money pit and a worry. If any of these sound familiar, you're in good company, it's the most common reason our phone rings.
Talk to us about your poolWhy homeowners remove a pool.
Cost & upkeep
Chemicals, pumps, heating, repairs, and rising water bills. Removing the pool ends the spending and can lower insurance and property-tax exposure.
Environmental & water
Thousands of gallons sitting and evaporating in a drought-prone region. Many owners want that water footprint, and the chemicals, gone.
Family & safety
Young kids, grandkids, or pets make an unused pool a constant hazard. Reclaiming the yard buys back peace of mind.
Space you’d actually use
Trade water you rarely swim in for a lawn, garden, ADU pad, patio, or play area that fits how your family really lives.
Aging & failing
Cracked plaster, failing equipment, leaks, and decking past its life. Sometimes removal costs less than a full rebuild.
Selling the home
An old pool can shrink your buyer pool. A clean, level yard widens appeal and removes a negotiating chip.
Partial vs. full, side by side.
For an in-ground pool, it comes down to these two. The real difference isn't only price, it's what you're allowed to do with that ground afterward. Here's the honest breakdown.
Partial Removal
The top of the shell is broken out, the bottom is perforated for drainage, and the cavity is filled and compacted.
- Timeframe
- Usually 2-4 days on site
- Permits
- Demolition / fill permit; code requires the shell be perforated so water drains through
- You can
- Lay lawn, a garden, patio pavers, a play area, or light landscaping
- You can't
- Put a permanent structure or foundation over the footprint; minor settling is possible over the years
- On resale
- Must be disclosed to future buyers, and can affect some appraisals or loans
- Choose it if
- You're budget-minded and have no plans to build on that spot
Full Removal
The entire pool comes out and the hole is rebuilt in compacted lifts, so the ground behaves like native soil.
- Timeframe
- Usually 4-6 days on site, depending on size and access
- Permits
- Demolition permit pulled; compaction placed and documented for a build-ready sign-off
- You can
- Build an addition, ADU, garage or foundation · pour a slab · plant mature trees · landscape anywhere
- Trade-offs
- Costs more and runs a little longer, it's the bigger job, done right
- On resale
- Cleanest outcome, recorded as a complete removal with no lingering questions
- Choose it if
- You may build or sell someday, or you just want the pool gone for good
Not sure which fits? We'll tell you straight on site, what your city requires and what your plans actually need, before you spend a dollar.
Have an above-ground pool you no longer want? We take care of that too.
Dismantled, hauled off, and the pad regraded, usually a one-to-two-day job. Your yard back, fast.
Anyone can dig a hole. Backfill is the real job.
The number-one failure in pool removal is settling, a sunken, soft spot where the pool used to be, showing up a year later. It happens when fill is dumped in and not compacted.
- We backfill in measured lifts, compacting each layer before the next
- We use clean, engineered fill, not just whatever was on site
- We document compaction so you (and future buyers) have a record
- The result is ground that behaves like the soil around it
What the project looks like.
Six clear steps, fully managed. You approve the quote, we handle the rest.
Free on-site quote
We measure, assess access, and hand you an itemized written estimate.
Permits & utility locates
We pull the demolition permit and schedule locates before anyone digs.
Drain & disconnect
Water hauled off legally; gas, electric & plumbing safely capped.
Demolition & haul-off
Shell broken out, debris loaded and removed, site kept tidy.
Backfill & compaction
Engineered fill placed in compacted lifts and documented.
Final grade & cleanup
We grade smooth, rake it out, and hand back usable yard.
Removals done right.
Our 1980s pool was leaking and the kids were getting older. Velasco removed it in four days and the yard is now the kids’ soccer field. Spotless work.
I got three bids. Velasco was the only one who explained the backfill and compaction in detail. A year later, zero settling. Worth every penny.
Fast, fair, and they handled the permit so I didn’t have to. Above-ground gone and pad regraded in two days.