Soooooooo does that mean you will be keeping them?? Have her look at them in the sun then tell her to think of how pretty and BLINGY they will be with the water in the pool!
New Pool - Miami - Summer 2020 Build
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It might be! They are nice! We haven’t had much sun at all this weekend with the storm nearby. And in the soft overcast lighting they look great. We only could see the sun Friday right after they finished.
Ryanrichard25
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I like the blingy tiles. It might be one of those things you look back on and say that was a great mistake.
And the call goes up through out TFP land......LEAVE THE BLING, LEAVE THE BLING!!!! LOL
At least it is in the same color family only with BLING so they got it half right!
Kim
At least it is in the same color family only with BLING so they got it half right!
Kim
No one that saw the bling has not liked it so far. What we really need to happen is for the sun to come out this morning bright and strong so we can see it in its full glory! Thanks guys!!
Well...I did not listen to all the helpful comments and the encouragement regarding our iridescent tiles. The PB confirmed that it was the tile distributor's error (in incorrectly labelling the sample), and agreed to remove the old tiles and replace them.
Yesterday, after an 18-day hiatus, the replacement tiles were installed. It was tough to lose a month, but THIS was what we wanted and they look great. No regrets. Hopefully the final stages go more smoothly!
We did keep the iridescent tiles on the stairs and as an accent under the water. Hopefully it looks good!
TexasRain
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That is a great mix! when the sun hits the tile on the steps under the water, it will look fabulous!
Yeah, that was a relief. The delay was frustrating, but it will be great to have what we want there. Now hoping for more progress and, again, keeping my eye on the tropics. Stay away, storms!
Sheesh. Lots of excuses and days going by ... expecting people that don't show.
From here, we need:
1) decking (this is a small 16'x10' or so area. I think it will be quick).
2) installation of child fence for inspection (why do I next fear that we will be waiting for this one forever?)
3) inspection
4) plastering
5) electrical and pumps (they insist doing this at the end is their way; I've never built a pool but I do see a lot otherwise on TFP).
So if we miraculously have decking done Friday, and then have one thing done every 9 days, which would be better than our pace, then I'll be swimming early October.
Ryanrichard25
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2) installation of child fence for inspection (why do I next fear that we will be waiting for this one forever?)
this is being done by your pool company and not you hiring a fence guy yourself?
this is being done by your pool company and not you hiring a fence guy yourself?
Yeah...we didn't think too much of that at the time we signed contract. But is that a massive mistake?
Ryanrichard25
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i mean with how slow your builder has been probably lol.
plus you could have probably shopped quote around a bit, fence guys around here vary wildly (i had quotes of 2K all the way down to $500 for my small repalcement fence/gate)
At the time, I didn't know I could outsource the child fence. I also didn't imagine this process would be so difficult.
The entire month of August will go by with only 5 hours of work being done for the pool...and those 5 hours will be the removal and replacement of the tiles after they installed the wrong ones. What an ordeal.
Ryanrichard25
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The 'Delay Train' keeps chugging. A recap how slow things have gotten:
Wed. 7/29: Coping work
Thu. 7/30: Tile work delayed; we are told the tiles we chose are now out of stock. Immediately choose from new sample.
Fri. 7/31: Tiles installed, but they're the wrong one.
Tue. 8/18: Tiles replaced.
Tue. 9/1: Deck installed (13'10 or so)
Fri. 9/4: Child fence guys show up to install but leave when they realize the fence posts would need to be placed into the ground.
New Child Fence Install Date: Saturday 9/12.
Not sure this even gets done in September anymore. Make one bit of progress, get delayed by 10-14 days. Rinse and repeat. Demoralizing.
Wed. 7/29: Coping work
Thu. 7/30: Tile work delayed; we are told the tiles we chose are now out of stock. Immediately choose from new sample.
Fri. 7/31: Tiles installed, but they're the wrong one.
Tue. 8/18: Tiles replaced.
Tue. 9/1: Deck installed (13'10 or so)
Fri. 9/4: Child fence guys show up to install but leave when they realize the fence posts would need to be placed into the ground.
New Child Fence Install Date: Saturday 9/12.
Not sure this even gets done in September anymore. Make one bit of progress, get delayed by 10-14 days. Rinse and repeat. Demoralizing.
YOu just cannot win! WOW out of stock THEN wrong ones put on??? REALLY?? GURRRRR
ummmmmmmmmmmm what??? Install should include putting the posts in the ground...........where else would they go??