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Yes, my pool is Prism Matrix Deep Sea Blue. Words/pictures can't describe how beautiful the finish is. The upgrade cost was worth it all day long. I would consider leaving something else off to fund the plaster upgrade. Drop something that can be easily added later. In my case, I left off the...

Looks awesome. Love that linear running bond pattern.

3 Gallons of MA is no where near enough. My pool was plastered a little over 1 month ago. I fought constant PH rise almost the entire time. It's been a little over a week that my PH has leveled off and no longer requires daily MA. Your pool is close in size to mine. I easily used 1/2 gallon...

Bonnie, sent you a private message with more details. We used Environmental Pools. Tcrote, hahaha ramp idea is awesome. I'm not sure what happened but the frogs haven't been around for the last week or so. I have been making slow progress on the landscaping. Doing it myself, so squeezing...

OMG! That's insane. I have most of the same options and my pool is slightly larger but it will be in the 140k range when all said and done.

We also cut a bunch of trees. I'm not expecting to get a lot of leaves in the pool so going to keep my pool open as long as possible. Ours got water on Aug 14th and the kids have been in it every single day - rain or shine. It was 70 and rainy today and they were in - Crazy!

Were they worried about rain? I thought it was supposed to rain today but it's pretty sunny out there now. I wouldn't want them plastering if it was going to rain. Also means weekend work for them. Plaster today, acid wash and pool fill tomorrow.

Wow, that's a tough call. It is getting late up her in New England. There are still a bunch of 80+ degree days in the forecast. My PB is waiting to install salt and SWG till plaster has cured for 30 days. Monday of next week is 30 days. At this point I think I'm keeping my pool open till...

Agreed Carnut! I don't know what the deal is here. Seems like we have the most expensive pricing of all locations. Likely due to short swimming season and limited demand. I'm north of $100K and still not done... Ouch

There are 2 ways to address the problem. One is expensive, the other not so much. Low cost method - exactly as your pool builder is suggesting. Raise the spa edge so it's an inch higher than your normal water level height. If middle of tile is your normal water level - assuming a 6" tile and...

Pspeech, I may be misunderstanding your question. Are you asking how do I keep water from the pool getting in the spa? If so, my pool and spa have different water levels. I usually keep my pool water level around 3" below coping (middle of the waterline tile). The negative edge on my spa is...

Pspeech, I responded to this in my pool build thread and also PM'd you.

Very nice. Things seem to be moving along nicely.

I only have a single Pentair VS XF pump. I have 5 returns (7 if you count the 2 venturi skimmers) in my pool and 2 in the spa. I do not have heat plumbed yet, but I have run the spa many times to test things. All my valves are controlled through my Pentair Intellitouch. I have macros setup...

Kim, I completely forgot about it and backed right over it. Full fire going, it had been on all morning! I have no idea what the tires on the bobcat are but they handled the firepit no problem!

Let's see if I can embed the youtube video in HD. If not select the settings when the video starts playing and change the mode to HD 1080P for better resolution. cxpscCL_-RI?version=3&vq=hd1080

Our 11 year old has always had an obsession with heavy machinery. He's probably watched a million YouTube videos on driving various machines. He is amazing on it. In fact he was laughing after I drove over the firepit... Yes the fire was going... doh!!!

Well, it's Labor Day weekend! Guess what I'll be doing... Laboring!!! Moving boulders around to build some retaining walls. Finish grading to lay the rest of the sod. Side the chicken coop. Started early so it's swim break time! I have a video of water from this morning. Need to figure out...

Wow, that's an amazing look. Haven't seen that used before. Looks awesome!

Thanks for the link Kim. Its funny, I must have read that at least 5 times while my pool was being built. In the chaos of pool startup, chemical balancing, and brushing - I guess I forgot!:confused:

You'll love it. The deep sea blue prism matrix is unbelievable. Be sure to post plenty of pics on your thread!

Hahaha. Still the iPhone BUT my wife took those pictures.

At what point have folks reduced brushing new plaster? I'm 2 weeks in and don't see any plaster dust coming off while brushing any more. I'll take some pics of the entire space once things get cleaned up. We just had sod installed in the main area behind the pool. The fence is installed but...

Now I know why Suz disappeared for a few days after plaster/water! I'm running around like a mad man trying to tie out all these loose ends. Haven't even had time to stop and take photos. We have been swimming daily. Perfect timing too with all the heat we've had. I'll pay someone to come...

Love the color. Can't wait to see finished product

Looks like this will be an amazing build.

Have you tried a muriatic acid wash to see what it does?

Check our build pics. Our PB said it was ok to be in as it was filling. Have plenty of pics of or kids standing under the water truck hose!

My Techo bloc Piedmonte coping seems much cooler than many other surfaces I tested. It will withstand saltwater, our pool is saltwater.

The sparkle in this Prism Matrix Deep Sea Blue pebble plaster is incredible. I'm finding it impossible to capture its true beauty on my phone camera. Might need a professional here. Here are some photos taken this morning. First, our Chinese Crested checking things out for the first time...