Recent content by immlab

We're in Austin. Signed contract last May, dug in October, filled last week (late April).

After balancing! Now for startup, landscaping, sod, sprinklers, etc etc etc!!!!

We have water! No chemicals yet. It should be slightly less green when it is balanced but I actually love the color! Pebble Sheen Blue Granite!!!

We ended up changing it to 12" water depth but are still waiting for the pool to be filled. I think 12-18 inches of water seems like a really nice amount for young kids playing. I originally wanted two of the deep style of ledge loungers but now I think we will wait on the loungers until the...

The left is oak and I’m not sure about the right. It drops its leaves all in one week each fall but doesn’t drop anything during the rest of the year. You can’t tell from the angle but that one is actually pretty far back from the pool. We live in Austin where you have to write to the city...

You’d better believe I’m out there enjoying that unfinished deck after that entire area has been piles and valleys of mud for 8 months!!!!! 🤣 We also enjoyed a glass of wine sitting on the hot tub coping the other night. This pool was supposed to be finished last September and we are going to...

Moving at a snail's pace but should have Sundek coating in 2 weeks and Pebble Sheen (blue granite) in 3 weeks. Supposedly.

Redid the tiles with the vertical offset pattern!

Today they removed ALL of the limestone subway tiles and they are going to re-order everything. I feel so wasteful but it wasn't what I asked for. :(

Second question of the day... sorry but we plan on talking to the builder tomorrow to see what our options are... Would it bother you that the blue/gray mosaic tile does not go all the way around the pool? I asked for it to go at the bottom the raised bond beam so that the darker waterline...