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Hi - Sorry for the late reply, and thank you. The coping is regular grey concrete. It was acid washed, but I don't think it changed the color substantially.

This may not help you, but I have Wet Edge satin matrix in Tahoe with extra black. The plaster color sample on the Stonescapes website looks like the same color as mine. The mix I got was 9 bags of gold pebbles and 3 bags of black instead of the normal 10 bags of gold and 2 bags of black. The...

Hi - they are a finished porcelain tile, so I think they would be consider glazed. They are just not shiny. There was no sealing involved. I have very much liked only having a vertical grout line every two feet, and no horizontal grout lines. No problems with any "ring around the pool". I...

Thank you. The tile is from a company called Mosa. They are not a pool tile company, but the particular tile we got, from their "Quartz" line, was rated for pool use. I believe mine are 8"x24", but they come in many more sizes - up to 36", I think. The color of mine is 4103v (4103 for Basalt...

Do you think you will use the fire pit a lot? If it will only be an occasional thing, a more "out of the way" location may not matter as much. Gas vs wood - there is no right or wrong there. We knew we wouldn't use ours a bunch, so we went with wood. The fun of building the fire thing...

And if it is a raised spa, yeah, I don't see it happening, either.

It would have to be deck mounted, but they (coverstar anyway) offer a recessed track that I think looks nice. But I agree that freeform pools make it more challenging.

Howdy - Congratulations on your upcoming new pool. I live closer to Houston, and my pool builder talked me out of a SWG 3 years ago by quoting me a jaw-dropping basically "I don't want to do it" price. So I didn't. However, I am having one installed soon by someone else. Using liquid...

I looked up my notes, and what the installation guy said was the normal mix was 10 bags of gold to 2 bags of black. Mine was 9 bags of gold to 3 bags of black. They could probably customize it more. My pool builder had the regular Tahoe, and I think he preferred mine. If you would like...

Thank you - the finish is WetEdge Satin Matrix in Northshore Tahoe, but with extra black. I have the formula somewhere if you would like, but basically I think they switched the proportion of gold and black so there was more black. My pool is in direct sun all day and doesn't get much over 5'...

Mine is a medium mottled gray, almost a matte finish. Coping is concrete.

I can't help you with the exact name of someone to call, but you may want to try a local repair person for whichever brand of equipment you have. I just had a Jandy service person out to fix a problem with my pump and lights. I was very impressed with him and asked if he also did installation...

Luckyc1423 - Wet Edge Northshore Tahoe is not the same as Stonescapes Tahoe since they are different companies, but looking at the Stonescapes online, the color looks very similar to me. I am not sure what you mean by grey - do you mean the plaster or the water? My water color is a deep...

Hi - I don't know if this will help much since I am not familiar with the Stonescapes colors, but I just recently had my pool done with Wet Edge Satin Matrix, a pebble finish with no glass beads. I used their color called Northshore Tahoe, but I had a custom color done were some of the gold...

Hi Cody - I live about 20-30 minutes from College Station, but my pool builder is from Houston so I unfortunately don't have a local reference for you. There is a poster from Navasota named rustyshakelford. I don't know him, but maybe you or Suz can contact him to see if his builder was local...

Thank you, Azsunsets. Suz - I wish I had a recommendation. The pool builder my contractor used is located in the Katy/Cinco Ranch area. I am not personally familiar with any of the local pool people. I'll see if I can come up with someone who may at least provide some leads.

Thank you everyone. AmyJo - the color is Northshore Tahoe with extra black pebbles. I liked Northsore Tahoe, but our pool is in full sun and has no deep end. I was a little concerned the color would not be as rich as I wanted, so I asked for the modification.

Finally have some updates and photos for you. The pool had the Wet Edge satin matrix applied on June 23rd and was acid washed the next day. It was full of water by noon the following day. We are thrilled with the color. It changes a lot from sun to shade, but it is a beautiful aquamarine...

Thank you all. I appreciate the information. Needsajet - thank for the advice about using the well. We have been considering using some trucked-in water for at least some of the fill. I need to find out how much advance notice the water company needs. We are building in a rural area and the...

Hi - we had a water well drilled about a year and a half ago for a home we are building. The pool is almost complete, and depending on weather, may get plastered and filled at the end of the week. We are planning on using the well water for the fill. My test kit is scheduled to be delivered...

Hi AmyJo - hopefully you will get more detailed answers, but I think a good place to start is to look at your pool equipment and see if there is a bare copper wire connecting each piece. It is my understanding that all the equipment and the rebar in your pool needs to be connected by a single...

Hi AmyJo - how frustrating to have to replace your plaster. The "one step forward, three steps back" dance gets really old. And surprises that come up during renos and construction projects never seem to come with the words "and its going to cost so much less than we originally thought!"...

Hi ponygirl - thank you!