what is efficient way to temporarily turn swimmingpool into lawn?

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Hello. I am looking for houses to move. I have 2 toddlers and I prefer house without swimming pool (too dangerous and I rather have some lawn for kids to play around in backyard). But, many home in CA have swimming pool and it really narrows down my choice.

I started wondering, maybe I can just buy home with swimming pool and temporarily fill it or put some layer over it and place lawn over it. What will be good way to cover swimming pool temporarily for 5 yrs or so, and reopen it when my kids are old enough?And what kind of cost am I looking at? I know price can vary tremendously but just ballpark figure for average material, average size, average constractor. I just want to get some idea so that if it's too much trouble and too expensive, I will just look for homes without swimming pool.

Also, when it's time to reopen it, how much does it cost and does this whole process ruin the swimming pool and is there some chance that I may not be able to use swimminpool ever again? thanks.

Anonymous · Answer

You could drain the pool and then put a cover over the drain so it can be used later.  And then get some astro turf and put it on the bottom of the pool and if the kids are ankle biters put them into the pool and take the ladder away and they are contained in the pool area. Until you want them out, then you lower the ladder.  They won't be toddlers forever but for the early years when you need to catch some shut eye, you know where they are and not out in traffic.

Anonymous · Answer

You could put a temporary structural deck across your swimming pool and cover with artificial turf.

Anonymous · Answer

Anything you put a "lawn" over would rot from the moisture. If you must buy a house with a pool,  put in a durable 'walk on' type cover and educate your kids on not opening up the pool without you nearby.

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