Can excavation be done around an existing swimming pool?

Yes, but it’s treated as genuinely higher-risk work — excavating near an existing pool shell can affect the ground supporting it, so the pool’s structure, depth and proximity all factor into how close and how deep machinery can safely work.

A geotechnical assessment beforehand is often genuinely worthwhile on these jobs, confirming the excavation won’t undermine the pool’s foundation or surrounding paving before work starts.

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