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  1. mmardini

    Pebble finish start up-"Universal Mini Pebble"

    That's what we ended up using!
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    Pool Contractor Says "NO" Glass Wateline Tile, REALLY ?

    I was given the same push back from all pool builders I spoke with. "Too hard to maintain, will pop off, too expensive". I went with my gut and I love it. I will say tho, I clean it 5x a week. But I love it and have no regrets. Go with your gut it's your pool, not theirs. I will also say it took...
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    FinestFinish Mini vs Stonescapes Minipebble

    We have finest finish. I was pushing for stonescapes as the name is bigger, but my plaster company uses finest finish much more. We have had it now 2 years with no issues, looks great and feels even better. I have no regrets
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    Replacing Pool Decking-DFW, Texas

    We had the same situation last year. Old kool deck that was chipping away and looking bad. We had to take it down to the concrete and have it resurfaced. Total cost was 6500.
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    Water Line Tile

    I have Orion from NPT. Here are some pics for reference
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    Pool deck crack only when wet??

    Hi everyone, we recently had our deck resurfaced (in March) and we had our first real rain of the season this weekend and I noticed a few areas it appeared to have cracks on the deck. I know they cracks weren't there the day before as I was in the pool all day and would have seen them. The next...
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    Kool deck

    We had kool deck when we bought our house, however it was peeling everywhere and looked a mess. Not sure how old it was, but we just resurfaced the entire pool deck. Companies out here (Palm springs) arnt doing kool deck anymore as it doesn't hold up in our climate, but what we resurfaced with...
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    Alternative to spa spillover

    We have the same issue with no way of turning off the spillover (that we know of). Also trying to reduce calcium scale. Would adding the extra plumbing to have a valve to turn off spa mode be plumbing that’s done underground or above ground (at the equipment pad, per say). Finished our pool...
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    Tile grout

    Is there a certain type of grout to add? And can I do it while I’m in the pool area is with water in it.? The water is warm enough for me to get in, just trying not to drain
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    Tile grout

    I noticed there’s a few spots in the pool tile on the waterline and the spa spillover that there is missing grout. Not fully missing but the tile isn’t grouted completely around the tile. Is this something I should worry about?? And if so is it something I can fix or should I have my tile guy...
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    Is it possible to re-do pool decking without tons of debris going into the pool? What deck materials do you all recommend?

    It’s similar to cool deck. Supposed to last longer. The cool deck out here (Palm Springs) doesn’t last long due to the heat and our water so most companies arnt applying it anymore. Honestly I was freaking out the whole time, and couldn’t wait for it to be over as we recently had our pool...
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    Is it possible to re-do pool decking without tons of debris going into the pool? What deck materials do you all recommend?

    We just redid our pool deck that had cool deck on it. The pool becomes a literal mess, but only took about 2 days of vacuuming and lots of chlorine and it was back to normal. The company didn’t cover the pool at all as they “said” that it becomes more messy and doesn’t stay put and you can’t run...
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    Fox Steel Wall Pool and Cantilever Decking

    I just had my deck redone. The pool became a complete mess but it only took about 3 days to get it back to sparkling clear. The company we used wouldn’t cover the pool as they said that became more of a mess and would cause Algae and the tarp would keep falling off.
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    Should pebble fall out??

    It’s blue like my pebble. I’m just wondering if it could be from recently beginning to use the heater since the replaster or if it could be from Whatever the construction guys did during the deck remodel
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    Should pebble fall out??

    Hey everyone. I got my pool replastered using mini pebble in 10/2020 and I just had my pool deck resurfaced this past week. I was cleaning the filters today and saw some of the pebbles in my filter. I’m trying to figure out where this came from. The crew that did the deck made a mess of the pool...
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    Currently resurfacing pool deck. Construction company responsibilities?

    Hey all. We are currently having our pool Deck resurfaced. It’s been an incredible mess, I knew it would be bad but didn’t expect it to be this bad. This morning while the robot was cleaning I noticed this spot In the pool (see pic). It won’t vacuum up or move with a brush. It seems like the...
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    Pool Chip Out

    This is what mine looked like after chip out
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    Pool spa tile

    No problem! It’s a gorgeous look I’d kill to do it. The more tile the better in my book!
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    Pool spa tile

    I wanted to do this as well to our spa but don’t wanna even think of the cost it would be to demo what we have now to do it. I’ll show you a pic of our pool and one I found with tile all around the spa. Soooo pretty!!
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    It’s not grout. It’s a silicone I believe to fill the gap
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    Best pic I could get with getting in the pool
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    the pics I posted where from the area that the deck had lifted up away from the pool and caused a big gap. The Concrete lifted away as we had a huge palm tree next to the pool, but we removed the tree now. We removed the tree beforere redoing the pool. I just happened to have those pics on hand...
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    yes we did all new tile when we replastered. Here’s pics of the pool prior to the replaster. Thanks for your help.
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    thanks for your reply! One of the companies that came out said they cover the pool completely, the one we are thinking of going with said they place plastic tape over the tile and ask a pool service company to come clean the pool once the messy stuff is over. I’m guessing I can ask him to cover...
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    Resurfacing pool deck

    Hi everyone, I recently had my pool resurfaced and re-tiled in October and now we need to have the deck resurfaced as the previous owners just painted the deck and now it’s all stripping away, and some of the concrete around the spa cap appears to be degrading. I am very very anxious and...
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    Remind me of the disadvantages of glass waterline tile

    I use a tile cleaning solution I got from a friend who is a pool guy, and I use a magic eraser when I actually get in the pool to clean. Seems to be working so far!
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    Remind me of the disadvantages of glass waterline tile

    Nothing wrong with glass tile!! I love mine! I was obsessed with getting glass tile Although many people warned against it. I have been very proactive at keeping it clean however. I have a tile brush I use multiple times per week and even put on a wetsuit and get in the pool to clean the tiles...
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    Mini Pebble Color

    Not stonescapes but kind of similar color. This is aqua Azul mini pebble with glass beads. Before and after
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    Mini Pebble Color

    We added glass and LOVE it! Love the way it sparkles In the sun. Definitely would do it if it’s in the budget (it’s not much more but pools are expensive as is)
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    New to TFP, undergoing pool renovation in So Cal - need help with tile

    Is that tile rates for pools? Make sure the tile is meant to be used in a pool and not just inside the house!