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The travertine skimmer lid/cover looks outstanding. How did you have that made? Did the stone guys just cut it themselves out of a paver? How thin is it? Thanks in advance. Love the look.

WOW - doing another search I found one on Craigslist for only $250 NEW. Great deal for someone (not the color my wife wants...). Here's the link if anyone is interested: http://houston.craigslist.org/fuo/4542033982.html

We are building a large tanning deck for just the purpose of putting a couple loungers on it. These Ledge Loungers are certainly steep, but we've decided we are going to take the plunge and invest in 2 of them. Our pool is about 8-9 weeks from finishing (hopefully - we just started), so I'll...

Thanks for all the help folks. Very helpful pics and comments. I'm meeting again with the builder tomorrow and may stretch the width a bit. But don't have the room to make it longer. I love the current shape and design so don't want to mess with it too much. Mainly just wanted to get a...

I had my pre-site meeting with the PB yesterday and he spray-painted it in the yard. That's why I'm asking. It "seemed" small. (And he said that's a common reaction when you just see it painted and not dug). But dimension-wise - it suggests being a fairly nice-sized / large pool. Looking...

I'm more concerned about surface area, in terms of do I have enough so that 4-6 people can be on floats at the same time? (We are a family of four, and may have another family of four visit frequently).

My current design is about 114 perimeter, and around 41 feet long x 20-23 feet wide. About 23,000 gallons. I have a large yard and want to make sure i don't get the pool in and think "I should've gone a bit larger." So I do want a "large" pool. Not small or medium. Does that size seem...

What do you guys consider a "large" size pool? (length x width, or perimeter, roughly)

It really looks fantastic! Can't wait to see it full of water. :) Bummer about those issues you've encountered. Hopefully they are resolved quickly and easily.

That looks awesome. The whole project is going to be amazing when done. Keep the pics coming!!

Very nice outdoor kitchen! We are building a house right now and one of our bathrooms is getting Bainbrook Brown granite. It's definitely a nice color/granite. :D

Re: New Pool - Conroe TX Very cool. Looks great. Can't wait to see it filled up!!

Hard to say - it's all personal preference. But here are some of the "upgrade" type things we wanted to have. - Definitely have to have a spa for us. So easy to heat it up at a moment's notice to hang out in the spa when it gets colder, versus planning ahead to heat the pool. - We did expand...

That's great! I have a perfect backyard facing bedroom window on the second floor. I'm going to do this for sure. I've been intrigued with these cameras for a while, but now I have a really good reason to pull the trigger on one. Very cool. Thanks for the information.

The advantage of a spa on the far side of the pool, or something like that, is that you can make it a focal point or a centerpiece to the design, etc. If you have a fountain in the middle of it, that adds to it. Plus - you can don't have to worry about the view blocking the pool. The downside...