how to fill a big hole in my garden?

[amirza1]

Hiya, Im new to this so i will get straight to it.. Iv just stripped out a disused outdoor swimming pool and want to fill in the hole its all of 20ft x 40 ft and 12 feet deep.. its big!!!!
I plan to build an outhouse there in a year or so but i need to know how best to fill in in as my kids play in the garden and i want it to be there area for a year or so ... please advise if any one knows
Cheers

 

[noseall]

builders bonanza!

there must be loads of people who wish they had a hole as big as yours in their back yard.

it would be a great place to lose spoil if ever you were planning an extension........

 

[noseall]

building on it later may be a problem though?

 

[JohnD]

underground shelter.

 

[Delinquent]

underground shelter.

In all seriousness - why not! If you are going to build an outhouse on it, why not have an outhouse with a serious cellar in it

Either that, or if you fancy several very long journeys with a trailer, I've got about that much soil going spare at my place - and am desperately wishing I had a large hole to stuff it in

 

[IJWS15]

Cellar idea is a good one - less infill required.

Either way put footings for your outhouse in now (shuttered?) and fill in around them. You will have to dig out at least to the depth of the hole for footings when you build.

 

[chessspy]

Hi, Amirzal,
You could advertise for clean hardcore, but the problem is that builders will bring all sorts of rubbish with clay, wood, and possibly even asbestos.
So unless you see someone knocking something big down...
The cellar idea is good but expensive, it will more than double you construction costs.
If and when it is filled with good compacted hardcore, leave it 6" lower than finished path and use a raft construction instead of strip founds.