We are moving and building our second pool. Learned a lot from the first one, which we just went with whatever the PB suggested (for better or worse). This one should be our forever home, so I’m going for everything I wish I’d done on the first one, including a beach entry.
I called 10 local PB’s (north San Diego county), half never got back to me, only 3 actually came out to give a bid, 1 was 50% more expensive than the other 2 for the same specs (!), 1 was harder to get in touch with and seemed too busy and less customer oriented, so this week we decided to go with the last one (a small family-run business who is currently building a friend’s pool). I knew they are a little more old school and not cutting edge, but I didn’t think it would be a problem until yesterday when I realized the beach entry wasn’t specified in the contract. When I asked about it, she said it’s a bad idea that they strongly don’t recommend. I mentioned it to our friend, and he said, oh yeah, they talked us out of it, too. They don’t do them.
Well, here’s a problem. At the risk of sounding like a spoiled brat...I really, really want it. I know it can attract pooping critters. And I know Pebble finish companies no longer warranty their products above the water line. But I love a true sandy-look (not flagstone) beach entry and have had my heart set on it.
Ive scoured TFP for this topic, but most posts sharing concerns are old. So, please, could anyone chime in who HAS a beach entry whether they would do it again. And also, if you used a pebble finish, what you used and how it has held up. (I reeeeeally don’t want flagstone, for several reasons.)
Our tentative pool design is 38’x22’ main pool (3’ to 7’), PLUS a 12’x12’ beach entry to 12” tanning ledge (and then a 9’ spa).
I called 10 local PB’s (north San Diego county), half never got back to me, only 3 actually came out to give a bid, 1 was 50% more expensive than the other 2 for the same specs (!), 1 was harder to get in touch with and seemed too busy and less customer oriented, so this week we decided to go with the last one (a small family-run business who is currently building a friend’s pool). I knew they are a little more old school and not cutting edge, but I didn’t think it would be a problem until yesterday when I realized the beach entry wasn’t specified in the contract. When I asked about it, she said it’s a bad idea that they strongly don’t recommend. I mentioned it to our friend, and he said, oh yeah, they talked us out of it, too. They don’t do them.
Well, here’s a problem. At the risk of sounding like a spoiled brat...I really, really want it. I know it can attract pooping critters. And I know Pebble finish companies no longer warranty their products above the water line. But I love a true sandy-look (not flagstone) beach entry and have had my heart set on it.
Ive scoured TFP for this topic, but most posts sharing concerns are old. So, please, could anyone chime in who HAS a beach entry whether they would do it again. And also, if you used a pebble finish, what you used and how it has held up. (I reeeeeally don’t want flagstone, for several reasons.)
Our tentative pool design is 38’x22’ main pool (3’ to 7’), PLUS a 12’x12’ beach entry to 12” tanning ledge (and then a 9’ spa).