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Hi all! I have a new pool with stonescapes mini pebble plaster. Only a month old. I thought the plaster looked great until I turned on the lights in the pool on Sunday and noticed there is a small area where you can see marks and two small pits on the sunshelf. You can't see it during the day...

HI! I have only waited forever for the pool tile to be installed. And it has been pretty dry here in Orlando until last Sunday. Got the great news that the tile is being installed today, they prepped yesterday. Of course when I checked the weather it says 71% of rain :-( at 1pm. They are...

Hi! Where does everyone order their pool alarms from? I won't have a screen and will have 1 door and multiple windows. I see some on amazon but many say they don't list UL 2017 certified so fail inspections per reviews. Is there is a better place to order from? My pool builder gave me a list of...

Hi! I am wanting to put 2 microbrite in the main part of my 14x32 pool and one in sunshelf. I will call Pentair to see if they can be of any help but wanted to see if anyone thinks what I have will be enough. I can't add any more due to budget either. Want them to swap out the globrites for...

If you have Stonescapes mini pebble in Central Florida please let me know if you would be willing to let see your pool. I am having a hard time picking a color. I would love to see Caribbean Blue, or Aqua blue, or Aqua white. Anything not dark actually as I don't know what I want!

I know pool color has been discussed many times but I really need a description! My builder uses NPT Stonescapes. I selected Caribbean Blue mini pebble. I had selected this color after looking at pictures on their computer. Because I can't see in person I am a bit worried, they are a bigger...

HI! Trying to figure out if I should save some money on the lights. I know the globrites seem to only last about 3 years from what I have read here. I am curious for builds in the last few years what people did instead? I would love to save money and not upgrade the lights as I was just given...

Hi! So one question I have is if I want to add electricity around the pool without asking the pool builder to do it, have others just done it themselves? If the trenches are already dug, can I just go ahead and put some extra pipes for low and high voltage electricity? My brother in law is an...

Hi! When I had my meeting with the construction supervisor I assumed they would pour concrete for the equipment pad, especially since the designer/sales person told me it is concrete. The super said no, it is a pad that is made up of Styrofoam and concrete material. Did some more digging because...

Finally! Seems like it has been forever but finally they will start digging next week. I have never been so happy to have orange spray paint all over my grass 😁. And the unexpected expense! I guess my outside electric panel is "on/off", whatever that means, and they will need to have an...

Hi! So we finally have our presite visit this week, hopefully digging starts soon! Is there a list of questions I should be asking? Also are there any financially savvy folks out there? I have a home equity loan and savings. I know I can write off the interest from my heloc which is 3%. So is it...

Hi All! My permit was finally approved this week. My pool builder if finalizing things, whatever that means. I asked if I should have the sprinklers capped and he said hold off. In the meantime I need to make a decision about the glass tile. I was going to do glass only in the sheer decent, but...

Hi, We should have our permit approved in a week or two so need to make some final decisions. I will have the following: PENTAIR INTELLIFLO VARIABLE 8-SPEED 3 HP PUMP, PENTAIR CARTRIDGE FILTER CC200 PENTAIR CHLORINE GENERATOR IC40 (SALT MACHINE) PENTAIR EASYTOUCH WIRELESS REMOTE USING YOUR OWN...

Hi! I finally picked our pool tiles. A grey ceramic tile for water edge and a glass tile for our little sheer decent. Pool builder asked if I want to put the grey tile in diamond pattern on steps but I think that might look outdated, not sure. I have seen people break up their glass tile and...

I am thinking if I do something basic it might be more timeless...like a white kitchen😀. I saw a grey tile I really liked but not sure how it all looks in a pool. I won’t be doing glass in the waterline. I would love to see pictures. Thanks!

Hi! Spent a ton of time with pool builder yesterday and one big decision to make. Was quoted the globrites. Pool builder will put 2 and giving a 3rd for free for a 14x31 rectangle pool, including a 6ft sunshelf. Are the globrites that ones people say break down after a few years? Builder said...

Hi! Met with pool builder yesterday and saw what they have. They do have a lot of selection but what I really want is a turquoise waterline tile. Not considering glass as so expensive..and after our meeting everything was way more than I thought. Looks like my builder uses NPT and Nobel tiles. I...

Hi! I would like to hear from those that have Quartz and those that have mini pebble. Its about 2k more for mini pebble and as many are aware it all adds up in a pool build. The only reason I am contemplating getting mini pebble is because it is a lifetime warranty with this builder. Does anyone...

Moved from here. @camueller and @epro05 I know this post is old but wanted to see if you still recommend the Chapin 362 sprayer and the Bifen ITS, or should I get the Bifen XTS? I have mosquitoes and noseeums. I have never treated my yard and never used a sprayer but want to try DIY first to...

Hi! I have lived in the Orlando Florida area for over 25 years and have never had a pool! The time is right so started down the scary path of getting quotes. I created a spreadsheet thinking that would make it easy but I made the mistake of not making all the quotes the exact same pool. I also...

Hi from Florida! I enjoy reading everyone's post and wanted to reach out to see what others think of my pool design. I have a house that has a 30 foot back yard with a 20 ft drainage easement. We tried to get the county give us permission to build as there are no pipes but they said no. They did...