It's been awhile since I posted an update. Nothing much happening due to rain delays and mud...lots of mud.
Lightstreams FINALLY shipped my tile this past Monday (2 days shy of 5 weeks after ordering), and according to the tracking, should be here this weekend. Yay! Thay did not expedite my shipping, give me a discount or do anything remotely customer service friendly to make up for the delay and very poor communication-actually ZERO communication. I politely told the man there that their customer service and communication was sadly lacking. I did get several apologies from him. oh well, what's done is done. Just know if you want their tile, plan several extra weeks into the lead time regardless of the timeframe you are quoted. And, they will NOT refund your money once you pay for your order.
Last Thursday, the PB office called me to tell me I could not have the color I had picked out for my salt finish deck as it is a stamped color only. This would not have been a major issue except that I had picked out my stone and waterline tile to coordinate with the deck color. I was crushed. I spent hours looking at the color choices to try to come up with something I could live with and that would work with everything. I sure didn't want to repick the stone.
Well, hubby and I talked about it for several days and this morning we decided to go ahead with the stamped concrete. I had originally wanted stamped (after travertine, of course), but we decided not to pay for the upgrade and just do a colored salt deck. But now I'm getting the stamped after all. The woman in the office said the sub will contact me and come out to the house, show us samples and we'll go from there. I'm sure this will involve an additional delay.... *sigh* BUT, at least my deck will be really pretty and EXACTLY what I want.
I'm currently caught up working for and paying for my upgrades, now to start paying off the deck upgrade. We also decided to make the deck larger....Go big or go home, right? In the original plan there is no deck on the backside of the pool where it abuts the easement. We have decided to add between 4-5' on that side to keep the dirt/landscape/whatever we put there away from the pool edge and also be able to walk around the whole pool. It'll be just wide enough to set a chair but not for walking around the chair, which is ok.
At this point I have no real idea when anything will be done or even when anyone will be back. I have heard for the last 3 weeks that "monday" or "later in the week" we are scheduled for deck layout, but it keeps raining and I think I'm partly getting a pat answer to placate me.
I have water that's collected in my spa from all the rain, but nothing standing in the pool itself. That seems odd to me based on the pools I see in the forum with tons of standing water from rain. Should I be concerned?
I watched a couple of videos on cleaning a DE filter. It looks pretty straight forward and not at all difficult, so I selected the DE filter today instead of the sand. I'm hoping I don't regret it...
I made a final decision on my scuppers. I decided not to go with the bowl scuppers, much as I like them. I felt like it would look too bulky with the firebowls. I also really like the radius scuppers but was concerned that the grandkids would hang on them and they would get bent or cut up their little hands. I decided on the U-shaped scuppers in the oil rubbed bronze finish. They give a nice broken water stream and are pretty heavy duty. They should withstand the little monkeys pulling on them and not cut little hands.
I'm currently working like crazy (hence the absence). I still have a long list of items to buy, not including the additional deck costs. I don't foresee us being able to swim until June, so still some time left to pay cash for these things. Costco opened on the 21st of this month just a mile or so down the road. I popped in there for a look the other day. I saw several things I think I need to get....
I have been peeking in on some of the builds, but I'm super far behind!
Anyone know if Jamie had her baby yet????
Thanks for stopping by!
That is just not right....wonderful product BUT that customer service??? Not so much.
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