Recent content by Bcrule

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...