The lid sticks up a good 1/2" if not more above the top of the travertine. I haven't been able to measure exactly but I cant put a flush cover over it like it was originally suggested.
I tried to rub the scratches out and nothing. Then tried wetting my finger and nothing. I am trying not to focus on the ones on the pavers bc they do have a lot of variation and hope they disappear. The ones on the coping however are deep and I can catch my nail on them. I def want them fixed.
What is standard with this installation process of travertine? I went out and walked on the deck they have laid down right now and many areas are moving, as in step on the left side and the right side lifts up, vose versa. They def are rocking and not just shifting bc they are new. In my mind, if you try to run the compacting machine over them, they will break bc of the unlevel base. But if this is normal and then a final step goes back and fixes this problem later, then I don't want to fuss about an issue that is going to be addressed later.
I saw a video onlime that said this string is ran to set the square line to ensure your pavers are being laid straight. Given that they have also extended the pavers all the way forward up to the coping, I am assuming this is also where the drain is going. The pavers are right at the line on the outside edge where they started and gradually move away from the line as the pavers move away from the outside edge, over an inch of drifting.
I also stressed that these were supposed to be graded away from the house and they kept saying Level! And I'm like no graded and gave up and told the construction manager who said he would take care of it but I watched them lay this base and only set to level, no grade at all.
I am being neurotic about the grading and such bc we are in a flood evacuation zone. We get a LOT of rain and water issues here so ensuring this deck is graded properly was my #1 concern when interviewing pool builders esp with having a large body of water being built close to the house. I know for a fact we will have times when the pool will over flow and need to plan for where the water will go. And if the deck is level, it can come to the house. I mean, I even had them grade my concrete in my barn so that it always ran water away from the center. It just seems like common sense.
So do I just need to wait until they finish and then do a final walk through and pick out any scratched pavers and moving ones then?
Lastly, we are having the travertine laid outside the doors to the screen as little patios. However, we don't know where the doors are going until they bring the screen out here as it is custom assembled on site. Can they just prep the ground, add base, and lay the pavers after the fact? Yes but screen guys will simply adjust doors if necessary.
935 and no one is here. We were told first the deck would be done Sunday. Then changed to Monday. Well it is Monday and no one here. Not sure how they plan to finish as this is over 1500 sq ft and they have laid maybe 100 sq ft.
