Recent content by krisk

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, we are excited about finally moving to the next phase. They are coming out Monday to outline the pool in our yard. Then we will send everything off to the HOA for approval! We will look into the Robot and the Ozone. Thanks for bringing that to our attention! Our...

That slide is AMAZING! Kids are never going to leave your house!

Picture of the design and the current yard. We aren't removing any trees, but they are not shown in the design....

So after a very hard design process (we were shocked by the cost of pools here in SA compared to other cities in Texas and I'm so jealous of FL and AZ!), we have decided on a design. Below are the specs. Let me know if anything causes concern because I'm far removed from the technical aspects...

So we finally made a decision and we are going with the free-form pool revised with more decking. My husband had a stronger preference for this pool over my preference for the other. He REALLY wanted to see some of the pool from the house. There were such great suggestions on this site. Some we...

Love the idea of the handrails! I noticed my neighbor has something very similar at their house. I would post pictures of the current back yard as both designs don't show the oak trees to the left of the pool, but I'm out of space on this thread....maybe when we start building :)

My husband and I thought about going back to the pool builder and asking to redesign the symmetrical by removing the slab and pushing the pool back, but I think that would push the cost way up due to the cost of the removal of the slab then adding back some of that patio area to the front of the...

Thanks again for all the input! In Texas, it seems fairly standard to have the spa attached to the pool. There is a separate pump and 8 spa jets (3 pumps in total (I believe) as there needs to be one for the bubblers. Thus, I think we need to keep it attached "just because everyone else does...

Well, now I'm really down... joking!! I appreciate all the thoughtful advice -- all on point and constructive. I've made notes of all the suggestions and sent them to the designers. This has also sparked us to think about whether we really want to spend this money. In the end, although this may...

That's an excellent point about the spill-over in the sun shelf. With the bubbler that may be too much splashing. Jim, we spoke with two other pool builders (total of four) who submitted designs. To be honest, we were floored by the prices of pools here. We thought we would spend about $75K and...

Thanks for your insight. Love hearing a new opinion! I prefer the straight line as well, but my husband prefers the free-form. With the straight line, you will only see the back patio slab from inside the house and most of the covered porch. He doesn't want to spend all this money and look at...

First, I love all the information on this site. I was so excited about our pool, but sadly, I've lost my excitement. First, I thought we had a good budget ($90K), but no one has been able to stay within our budget and still keep the pool at a decent size (at least 32 length and over 15K...