Specifications for a Swimming Pool Dig

12-by-24-foot Rectangle Pool

• The length of the hole should be 24 feet and the width 12 feet. Begin the shallow end with a 1-foot base 3 feet, 4 inches below ground level, then begin a gradual decline of a total 2 feet, 8 inches over the next 19 feet. Total depth from ground level to the bottom of the pool should measure 6 feet. Dig out the bottom of the deep end in a wedge shape, angled 4 feet in from edge of the hole with a 4-by-4-foot base. The top of the pool should extend 6 inches above the surrounding land excavation.

Double Roman End

• The length of the hole should measure 36 feet, 8 inches, with a width of 18 feet, 2 inches. Begin the shallow end with 10-foot base 3 feet, 4 inches below ground level, then begin a gradual decline of a total 4 feet 8 inches over the next 14 feet. The total depth from ground level to the bottom of the pool should measure 8 feet. Dig out the bottom of the deep end in a wedge shape, angled 4 feet in from the edge of the hole with a 10-foot, 1 3/4-inch base in width and 8-foot, 8 1/4-inch length. The top of the pool should extend 6 inches above the surrounding land excavation.

16-by-32-foot Grecian Octagon

• The length of the hole should measure 32 feet, 6-inches, with a width of 16 feet, 6 inches. Begin the shallow end with 8-foot, 3-inch base 3 feet, 4 inches below ground level, then begin a gradual decline of a total 4 feet, 8 inches over the next 14 feet. The total depth from ground level to the bottom of the pool should measure 8 feet. Dig out the bottom of the deep end in a wedge shape, angled 4 feet in from the edge of the hole with a 8-foot, 6-inch base in width and 6-foot, 3-inch length. The top of the pool should extend 6 inches above the surrounding land excavation.

15-by-34-foot Kidney

• The length of the hole should measure 33 feet ,10 3/4 inches, with a width of 15 feet, 2 inches. Begin the shallow end with 8-foot 2-inch base 3 feet, 4 inches below ground level, then begin a gradual decline of a total 4 feet, 8 inches over the next 14 feet. The total depth from ground level to the bottom of the pool should measure 8 feet. Dig out the bottom of the deep end in a wedge shape, angled 4 feet in from edge of the hole with a 7-foot, 2-inch base in width and 6 feet in length. The top of the pool should extend 6 inches above the surrounding land excavation.

18-by-36-foot Oval

• The length of the hole should measure 36 feet, with a width of 18 feet. Begin the shallow end with a 12-foot base 3 feet, 4 inches below ground level, then begin a gradual decline of a total 4 feet, 8 inches over the next 14 feet. Total depth from ground level to the bottom of the pool should measure 8 feet. Dig out the bottom of the deep end in a wedge shape, angled 4 feet in from the edge of the hole with a 10-foot base in width and 6 feet in length. The top of the pool should extend 6 inches above the surrounding land excavation.