Bullnose Coping. Is this acceptable?

[kitpuppool]

We indicated to our pool designer that we absolutely didn't want any sharp edges in our pool.
The coping that was bought for us had sharp edges and we paid additional to have the bullnose done.

The bullnose section is not polished and obviously has a different color. I brought it up with the contractor and pool builder and they said that it will match the color over time. I somehow don't believe that.

A decking guy we consulted said it is not acceptable.

What do experts here think? What can I do to have them fix it? They keep insisting that the color and texture will even out over time.

 

[Bperry]

We indicated to our pool designer that we absolutely didn't want any sharp edges in our pool.
The coping that was bought for us had sharp edges and we paid additional to have the bullnose done.

The bullnose section is not polished and obviously has a different color. I brought it up with the contractor and pool builder and they said that it will match the color over time. I somehow don't believe that.

A decking guy we consulted said it is not acceptable.

What do experts here think? What can I do to have them fix it? They keep insisting that the color and texture will even out over time.

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Is it natural stone or precast?

 

[sktn77a]

Is the top of the coping polished? If so, the bullnose will never match. If not it will, in time.

 

[AQUA~HOLICS]

The bullnose was added as an afterthought and not designed In its original form.
Advise the builder you will hold back a specific amount of funds until it matches color over time.

 

[kitpuppool]

Is the top of the coping polished? If so, the bullnose will never match. If not it will, in time.

Yes. Also sealed (both the top and the bullnose. I paid $900 to bullnose and $2.5k to seal.

 

[poolmagazine]

I think as the years go by it will eventually more closely match, but you will forever see a shade variation there. It's never going to seamlessly blend so that you can't tell it was done after the fact.

 

[Cena_sea]

We had a section of travertine coping cut with an eased edge to be put in. Was not satisfied with first polish, had some of that dry look yours does but not to the same extent, so they came back and were able to fix the issue--it matches well. I was not there but was told the second time water was used when polishing. Coping was such an issue at the time due to several reasons but mainly due to a material shortage so we had pieces arriving both in bullnose and eased edge and from different batches etc... In the end it did work out and I hope yours can be fixed too.

We ended up sealing all the stone walls and the concrete pavers and are very pleased with how they turned out so far. This was against the advice of the builder and the paver installer. We did not seal any travertine as the builder basically told us never to seal the travertine. He just said it shouldn't be sealed. I did sample a wet look sealant on a leftover piece of coping and it did not change the color or look, so I don't think sealing could help fix the polishing job they did on your coping.

 

[tommelton]

Just fyi - we sealed our travertine deck - as it is a light colored travertine (ivory blend basically) and we have trees that drop leaves. The leaves will stain in a heartbeat in the fall. We used a penetrating sealer that was not an enhancing sealer - no change in color, and the leaf stains do not stick. They come off easily, normally just a decent rain will remove the stains (or a water hose). Our coping is a walnut/noche bullnose travertine, we sealed it with an enhancing penetrating sealer as we wanted to bring out the difference in the travertines, making the coping stand out.