Recent content by mocitypool

Back from Ike! We were out of power for almost a week, but we had great weather (after the storm) considering ... We have a WetEdge (pebble) pool. I kept the organics cleaned out (after about a 2-day battle). I shocked two days ago, and am out of chlorine now. Here are my latest #'s: FC .5 CC...

I have an IG SWG pool, nearly 4 weeks young. I live in Missouri City, TX, a 'burb of Houston. Here are my test results: PH 7.3 T/A 400 FC 3.5 CC .5 ? TC 35 CH 90-100 CYA 30 The pool has had the SWG running for about a week, now. PH has been running high, so has the T/A (this PH reading is...

Congrats. Looks great! I'd write more and tell you how well yours turned out, but mine's calling me, too! Now ... enjoy! :)

Landmark - We chose WetEdge Satin Matrix, Costa Azul. Looks fairly close to your WetEdge Pearl Matrix. tcab - Yeah, it has made a huge difference in the feel of the whole yard. It's like a whole other room ... hard to imagine that we'd ever spend ANY time outside in Houston during the summer -...

Nice. Very nice. And, as a bonus, it looks like we'll have decent weather for a couple more days at least, so you'll get to enjoy it right away! (Altho' it took about a day and a half, with 3 hoses, to fill ours. Yours will probably take longer). If you're like us, you'll enjoy all but the...

Landmark - We had WetEdge applied two weeks ago ... after 8-10 days of promises of "tomorrow..." We experienced some of the same issues you seem to be having. Part of our delay was U** Plaster (are they doing yours?) getting behind on their schedule due to all the rains at that time. At one...

Landmark, I know it's hard to be so close... but it'll be worth the wait. Your pool looks great. ( ... it'll look MUCH better with water in it). We're all pulling for you. Can't wait to see it finished. While waiting for plaster, we had the same rain issues a few weeks ago on our pool. We...

We promised to post the progress here. But we've been busy enjoying our pool! We've been swimming since the pool was filled on the 10th of August. It's been a slow process. We've learned a lot, and have received lots of great advice & wonderful support here. It was really, really...

Not that I'm counting, but 49 days after the first bit of dirt got moved, we've been plastered! Woke up this morning to the wonderful sound of the dog barking as the plaster crew arrived. Usually, we hate the early morning arrivals, but today ... :lol: They were done by 10:30 or so, and said...

Thanks, Mermaid Queen. We're very happy with it, but we'd REALLY like to see it with some water in it. The last time the pool area physically changed was about two weeks ago when we finished up the flagstone rock on the raised deck area. We've heard "tomorrow is plaster" 5 out of the last 8...

Yes, we are putting in a SWG. I'm a newbie, here, but I think the stack you're asking about is the blower pipe. I've read so many others post on this forum about waiting out the last few days of the pool building process, and the frustration involved as you know you're SO CLOSE, but just not...

Starsky - Your pool looks great. Love the nighttime looks, too. I'm jealous. Heading off to work today, but they're supposed to be cleaning mine today for (hopefully) plaster tomorrow. How long did they ask you to stay out of the water with the Pebble Sheen? I know you're up near Austin, but...

We got some of our yard back. The landscape crew came by before the pool was finished, and we finally got some green around the deck. No one was any happier than our dog seemed to be! We seem to be close, the PB says they'll probably clean the pool tomorrow and pour plaster on Saturday. It's...

We raised the spa 12". It probably looks higher due to the raised deck and bench nearby. I'll try to post some more pix soon. They got a lot done today. Hopefully back tomorrow to re-work the waterfall cap rock, etc.

Your build is looking great! It's coming along nicely. I really like the look of your spa, and I'm jealous of your sundeck. Once you get the deck in, your project starts feeling a lot less of a mess ... a much different feel to it. We just got our deck poured last Monday - and as you know -...