Thanks!
As for the bananas, I have no idea LOL! This is the first year it's ever happened since we planted them. These are just random non-specific bananas from a local nursery.
plat.
Houston, TX Pool Build Diary - From Design to Dive-In
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Thanks!
As for the bananas, I have no idea LOL! This is the first year it's ever happened since we planted them. These are just random non-specific bananas from a local nursery.
plat.
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ok call creative stone. If not apex. Those are houstons top 2. Yes I know Apex is Sealy.
Plat, it only seems fitting that you chose Colorado and we chose silver travertine since we both had the 2 as choices. Good luck with finding your bluestone. Your pool is gonna be amazing!
Found it at Custom Stone Supply. Our previous landscape architect came back with 3 sources to try. They were the very first one we called and they can get it and have it fabricated to our specs. We appear to be set!!
Thanks!!
plat.
Thanks!!
plat.
Plat, your pool is coming along nicely! So glad you found the bluestone you wanted! Can't wait to see it!!
Well the Prep & Landing crew just got here a little while ago. A mess of pickup trucks and workers. They are pulling out existing landscaping and putting into a temporary bed so we can try and re-use as much as possible after construction. The yard is of course a swamp due to the rain yesterday. It does look like it will be dry for the next few days, but then rain again next week. Sigh.....
Still not sure if the dig will be tomorrow for sure or not due to the wetness. We'll see.
plat.
Still not sure if the dig will be tomorrow for sure or not due to the wetness. We'll see.
plat.
The Prep & Landing crew knocked it out of the park! We'll see for sure what lives and what dies in a couple months (or sooner... 
), but regardless, the work they did could save us upwards of $2k depending on if one of the trees they removed survives.
You may remember the photo of the extension cord we ran over to the neighbors yard a few days ago. That side of the yard only had a few trees and nothing else. The crew created a temporary "Eden" over there out of everything they removed. It actually looks better than some of our yard did!!! This is most but not all of it.
Here is the yard before:
And after:
plat.
), but regardless, the work they did could save us upwards of $2k depending on if one of the trees they removed survives.You may remember the photo of the extension cord we ran over to the neighbors yard a few days ago. That side of the yard only had a few trees and nothing else. The crew created a temporary "Eden" over there out of everything they removed. It actually looks better than some of our yard did!!! This is most but not all of it.
Here is the yard before:
And after:
plat.
I'm glad they are trying to save your tropical paradise there! We're hopeful that some plants survive our construction, too.
We received a few samples of waterline tile yesterday. We took a chance on the one we thought we were going to like the most and bought three sheets of it. We're very pleased with how it looks in the sun. With the Cool Blue PebbleSheen it looks like we are going with, this should tie in nicely to the white plaster "classic pool blue" look we'll get from that.
We put some white paper towels behind the tile sheets. You can see what a difference in color the tan of the patio tile does to the color in between the sheets where it looks darker. I kind of actually like how that gives it a richer look. We'll maybe have to play with thinset colors.
The pavers in front are travertine in Colorado which is what we are going with for the deck and coping.
plat.
We put some white paper towels behind the tile sheets. You can see what a difference in color the tan of the patio tile does to the color in between the sheets where it looks darker. I kind of actually like how that gives it a richer look. We'll maybe have to play with thinset colors.
The pavers in front are travertine in Colorado which is what we are going with for the deck and coping.
plat.
They look very "cool" and soft. I like it! Neat how the white towels made such a difference but makes sense.
Kim
Kim
That's going to be very pretty! Soft and elegant!
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Also thanks to everyone for the feedback!!!
plat.
Great choices. You're going to need a lot of paper towels, though.
LOL!
Ugggh...
So the builder called the utility marking number again and set up a remark appointment for all utilities this week before the dig. Thank god he does it twice because we just found out our phone line runs right through the dig as well as our power (which we knew and have moved already)!!! They did not mark it there the first time! Evidently it looks like it is run in the same trench that out electric was run.
Our builder was un-phased when I called him. Said this is partly why he has it done twice. Said to call the phone company and ask them to do a temporary above ground line move and then have it buried after construction. They are coming out tomorrow to look at it and get it done before our dig which is now set for Thursday of this week.
plat.
So the builder called the utility marking number again and set up a remark appointment for all utilities this week before the dig. Thank god he does it twice because we just found out our phone line runs right through the dig as well as our power (which we knew and have moved already)!!! They did not mark it there the first time! Evidently it looks like it is run in the same trench that out electric was run.
Our builder was un-phased when I called him. Said this is partly why he has it done twice. Said to call the phone company and ask them to do a temporary above ground line move and then have it buried after construction. They are coming out tomorrow to look at it and get it done before our dig which is now set for Thursday of this week.
plat.