Recent content by sdspencer

Nice pool Cristie. Jaimslaw - I know when I was researching colors, I heard of some people adding more black to the Tahoe Blue mix so it had a deeper blue color. I probably would have gone that route if given another chance. I personally like the hint of green - seems more natural.

I like it a lot actually. It's gotten darker than those initial photos. Your pool is deeper than mine is, so the color would come out quite nicely IMO. Here is a picture from my phone this morning (the lighting is a little washed out because of the sun.) Underwater shot:

I just wanted to pop in and say howdy, neighbor! Your pool is looking good!

I would have piped for a future water slide. Not a deal breaker, but it would have been nice.

There's a very noticeable difference between the regular pebble and the mini pebble. We were concerned about our feet too, but the mini pebble is great. We haven't had a single complaint or issue with any of the kids in our neighborhood that come to swim at our pool.

Choosing our Stonescape color was agonizing! I even picked up a box of samples and put them in a bucket to try and figure it out. Our decision was based on our tanning ledge which is why even though I like the look of dark blue water, I didn't necessarily want to look at a dark blue ledge. We...

I have small turtle mosaics on my bench that we bought from a local pool tile shop. I think they were $40 a pop and pretty easy to install because they're just one piece:

Looks great. Are you happy with the color? Can't wait to see it after you're all balanced.

I've been looking through my pool build pictures and I don't have a closeup shot of the shotcrete, but I remember being concerned about its texture after they had sprayed it. This is the best shot I have of some crumbling parts on the bench. The worst part was the stairs for us, but it all came...

I just love your design choices. I have to say I'm surprised at how dark the Tropics Blue Stonescapes came out. It was one of our considerations, but we chose Tahoe Blue because I thought it would be darker. I used their website to judge the colors and most of the pictures on their site for...

I love your stone choices, we have similar stacked stone and tile. The decking is beautiful. :D

Is there a reason why the control joints are only on the top? My cantilever coping has it going down the edges. My coping was poured almost 2 months ago and I don't see any cracking as of yet. Then again it's hard to tell because ours is also stamped (mistake by the concrete guys :grrrr:) but...

Very nice space!

During my process, I've found out that it's a total gamble because it's so hard to tell the outcome based on a tiny sample not to mention the lighting plays a huge role. Here's my Tahoe Blue color. My deck looks white because of the bright light, but it's actually gray concrete. Post...

I really like the water color! Great pool.