Is pebble or plaster better in terms of value? I’m in Phoenix and from what I hear pebble doesn’t cost much more
- Thread starter ilovepizza
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,077
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Have you been in a pebble pool?
Do you care about the different feel of pebble versus plaster?
Do you care about the different feel of pebble versus plaster?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,077
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
To me best value is measured by how much the pool is used.
I find pebble finishes rough and uncomfortable for standing in a pool.
- May 3, 2007
- 18,067
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
+1
I went with white plaster after trying out the pebble in the show room. They actually had small pools you could walk around in.
Technically, they are both plaster, one just has larger aggregate.
- May 3, 2007
- 18,067
- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I am going on my 19th year with the white plaster and it is still in pretty good condition. If you stick with TFP methods and keep CSI in a reasonable range, the plaster will last a good long time.
My experience locally (just a few pools between mine and my neighbors), plaster color and mottling can be hit or miss depending on the workmanship and the color you’re after. The full on pebble pebbletec pools look much more uniform. The surface roughness of either never registered for me but not much bothers me lol. There could be lots of reasons for the differences between just the pools I’ve seen up close, but I’m mentioning it as something to consider.
CreedenceTapes
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The coarsest Pebbletec tears my feet up, but anything finer than the coarsest grade is not a problem for me.
When I was speccing to build at my old house, I was going to go with plaster, but we bought a house with an existing pool instead. It has what I think is the mid-level of Pebbletec, and I've learned to really like it. I'd still consider plaster if I were to build, but that's more about my liking pools to take me back to the '80s while I'm in them. I'd probably throw in some lane buoys and the black swimming stripes on the bottom too.
When I was speccing to build at my old house, I was going to go with plaster, but we bought a house with an existing pool instead. It has what I think is the mid-level of Pebbletec, and I've learned to really like it. I'd still consider plaster if I were to build, but that's more about my liking pools to take me back to the '80s while I'm in them. I'd probably throw in some lane buoys and the black swimming stripes on the bottom too.
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