Recent content by shmatbert

We have Hydrazzo French Gray and we love it. I don't think the contractor did a great job of application but we get tons of compliments and one of our friends that did pebble is really envious of the feel.

Thank you for your replies! The pool is filling now so it's all over but the cryin'. I do hope to post photos of the process in the near future. We used a highly recommended builder and I think we were just one of those projects where nothing goes the way it's supposed to. They have done their...

Hi there- We're nearing the end of our pool project and I hope to post photos of the process soon but for now I have a question. We had originally selected Hydrazzo French Gray for our plaster based on photos and samples. Now our builder is saying that it will read green, which we don't want...

Before we shot gunnite last week we told our builder that the pool looked too deep. They added some gravel and said they could correct it further in the gunnite phase. The foreman was supposed to measure it with us before he left on the day of the gunnite shoot but he didn't. It still seems too...

Thanks so much everyone! Zach- We intended to head to Superior on Saturday but our other errands took longer than expected. Thank you for the information! We need to make it up there soon, but we live SW so it's almost a roadtrip for us!

I went back through the forums here and on other sites to copy links and what I realized was that the comments primarily said that Hydrazzo is more sensitive than pebble finishes, as are plaster and quartz. A few also said that the issue would be that Hydrazzo would be more expensive to repair...

Hi Everyone - We are still working on getting our final quote from our builder and a new question has arisen. We are buidling a pool in Austin, TX. Our original quote included a "pebble finish" but not a Pebble Tec product. After spending time in several friends pools, we decided we would prefer...

It is personal preference but my OCD husband and I vote centered on the pool. I also like the idea of three openings vs one too.

We were just at a friend's newly finished pool tonight and it had beadcrete. Gorgeous and smooooooth! I love it and I'm going to look into getting it for our pool.

Thank you! It seems high to me too considering the other changes we made. Now I'm getting concerned that the builder we really want to use may have so much work that they are able to charge this much and we may have to go back to the drawing board with builders. I'm hoping we can have a straight...

Hi there- I'm trying to compare two bids we received from the same builder - one recent bid includes a spa and the other, which we received about 10 months ago does not. The bid on the pool with spa is $19k more than the pool without spa. However, our more recent pool/spa design does not include...

Re: And Away We Go! -- New build Austin, TX -- Pics Zach- I'm especially excited to see the progress since I'm in Austin too. We're you able to negotiate with your builder much? That part makes me nervous. The bids we got were so different but we know that there's a difference in quality too.

Another question I have is about shade. Our pool will only have shade in the early morning and late afternoon so I think we may need to provide some shade since we're in the middle of Texas. Does anyone have any ideas about a good way to do this?

Re: New IG Pool in Cypress Texas! *New Pics 7/31/13* Love the design of your pool. It's got me rethinking a thing or two for ours.

So pretty! Also, the fencing in your neighborhood is really nice too.