Recent content by teefony

Sounds like you already made a stellar choice, but do not—I repeat—DO NOT get white PebbleTec, especially if you have shallow benches or swim steps/ledges. I wish someone would’ve told me before we laid white. It looks gorgeous on a sunny day, with zero sediment in the pool. Otherwise, every...

While I’m still uncertain which look you prefer—I encourage you to choose the best shallow/deep color combo you desire. I wish I would’ve gone darker now that I see how ‘green’ our Baja step can look compared to the rest. Other than the pebble tec, we love the shape and depth profile of our...

I’m not sure I understand, but thanks! Hope to pay it forward for what folks have helped us with thus far!

@Elisha13, I just built your sister pool, and had pebble sheen installed. My best advice (not knowing what final look you’re aiming for) is to keep in mind that white pebble Tec ends up looking bright blue when filled, and the darker/deeper you go >> it gets amplified darker when filled. Ours...

Thanks everyone. I scrubbed like heck all day and was able to clear most of it, only for it to return the next day. The PB (who is still responsible for maintaining it until they finish the now 1y+ build) hit it with a ‘super shocker’ today, and cleared it within minutes. Turns out their...

Hi! OceanQuest Pools by Lew Akins out of Belton. I'm hesitant to publicly maim them yet -- as I anticipate we'll be hitting the problem with lawyers here pretty soon. Curious to know if you've been working with them, though I doubt they do much work in Austin....

Good afternoon everyone, writing here from Central Texas. We decided in May 2020 to build a COVID pool, and while it's been the nightmare of the century.....it'll surely be beautiful one day! I've used this forum to keep our PB and this entire process in check, and I thank everyone here for...

First poster here, I really appreciate everyone’s input here. I’ve been scouring this site as we’ve been enduring the nightmare build of our dream pool. <insert eye roll> Our pool/hot tub combo has had water for 1 month, and we chose the lightest Pebble Sheen Pebble Tec. In the last several...