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Highland Village? Nice. We used to live in the Mound. We have Pentair, automation, and saltwater. I wouldn't have it any other way. Our deck & coping is travertine. I know it is common to use Oklahoma Flagstone and other similar rocks in TX. once you start side cutting stones, some of them are...

Are the travertine pavers free layed (crush base, for example) or are they on the slab? Crush base in MS is going to move eventually and the deck level is going to be off. I think it's critical to get to a uniform level but I'm not sure what application is going to be best. For what you pay in...

Loving your inspiration!

Were you able to resolve? I believe flow to be the issue.

I like your idea of full refund on plaster and be done. It may not be perfect vs. your original goal, but it is lovely.

Re: South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living - STARTUP PHASE I found a nickel on the ground last night so I'll throw in two cents. :o I disagree with Bdavis466 on the premise of "preferred". I think a large number of spillover pools are being designed as "always on" or "mostly on"...

Re: South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living - STARTUP PHASE Pool looks awesome. On the tests, use acid today (early) to drop ph to 7.4. This will offset aeration for a few days (this will be a weekly battle with your spillover & bubblers, but well worth it). Increase CYA to 70-80 now and try...

Framed aluminum should be fine. I think we have a few pieces (island salt air + SWG pool).

+2 ... sunbrella & "Classic Accessories Veranda" covers

Re: South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living - INTERIOR FINISH PHASE Looking great! (Need a pic of the breakfast wrap to be sure!)

Re: South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living - DECK PHASE Yeah... storms blow. LOL. We'll get everything back up and going soon. At least we evacuated and everyone was safe. And we've got one heck of a hurricane party planned once we can go home!

Re: South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living - DECK PHASE Brian - #GoNoles My apologies for missing most of your build but it is coming along quite nicely. We lost half of our house in Hurricane Matthew and have been displaced since Oct. 5th - hopefully back and fully rebuilt in March. I love the...

Sunplay $400 - pull the cables to the attic, plug into interface, run cat 6 to router. There's a few "how"s to consider, but pretty painless if you're the DIY type.

Re: New Build - South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living We just have the one skimmer, but also have the screen enclosure. Maybe I should have added the $500 skimmer and skipped the $12k enclosure. Lol.

Not to shill, but TravertineMart was fantastic. The delivery was really good; the driver forked it to exactly where I asked on the side yard to assist the masons. I'm as happy with them as anyone in our build. The spa is raised about 12" above the patio height and 18" above the water line.

The travertine is looking great at nearly 2 years in. 1.25" bullnose for the coping. Orange and blue? Geez... there's no accounting for taste, I guess. :D

Thanks. We self-designed and Florida Bonded did the hard part. :D

The prices in N. FL. are a different kettle of fish than other markets, especially S. FL. and TX. I suggest you get a quote from you PB first for the cast crete install. Depending on the size of the grotto, you're likely looking at $8K and up in this market. (Best guess, YMMV)

This is fascinating to watch. Please continue with photos!!

Wow. Great build. Enjoy!!

Re: New Build - South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living Honestly, I wouldn't change it.

Re: New Build - South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living Looks great!! I like the final choices. For your volume, I don't know if it is necessary to increase to IC60. The larger filter is nice but not a necessity, IMO. I would definitely have the EasyTouch 8 vs. 4 - no question about it. For lights...

Bro... you ALREADY said snake, you don't have to show me the pic!!! Now I can't sleep!!!! :uhh:

Re: *Build Underway* - Central FL Pool Build Looks great!!!

Why two skimmers? For this size, I would just do one and not worry to balance the system. I second the comment about adding a blower for the spa.

To clarify, the spillover is a 7' slab of granite (remnant piece, actually) in New Vegas Gold.

Re: New Build - South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living I believe the blower was my doing, so I'll jump in. Our blower is a 1hp with a silencer located at the pad. The pic is below. Certainly looks like pool equip, but not an eyesore. With the silencer it runs at 55db. My HVAC runs at 77, so...

For real-world experience, I would say these colors will not impact your pool temp because there are so many other variables to account for. At best, it's negligible. My advice: get what your wife loves.

Your pool length/width is very similar to ours and we have the 3'6" to 6'6" depth. It's just about right for everyone... kiddo, grandma and us. I wouldn't sweat the depth too much, with the understanding that once it's poured, it's done.

Re: New Build - South Florida Pool & Outdoor Living Sorry. I don't have any familiarity with the heat pumps. Always used the gas heater for quick bumps on the spa.