Any pool builder on the board?
 

Couple of questions on choice of color of aggregate finish.

Anyone?

I'm not, but my guy is coming over any minute now. Want me to ask him something?

Rick,

we currently have a light blue(ish) colored pool (hydrazzo). We are starting a new house and we are considering a dark colored pool (black or similar). My concerns, safety (can see the bottom?; can see varmint?), impact on water temperature, general maintenance (worst than light colors?)

I see the cool factor but I'm afraid it might wear off (like new car smell)...

I appreciate the feedback.

We went with BeadCrete in a medium blue with crushed abalone shells. Daytime it looks like the Adriatic....Nightime with the underwater lights on it was almost surreal.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300918547.jpg

French Grey..works well.

I've swam in black pools in the NE. Mid summer they were almost too warm to be refreshing. I guess it would be worse in FL?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300919226.jpg
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I bilt this

My guys said they do hide varmints, but also hide stains and dirt. So it will always look clean. He said opinions on water temp. vary greatly. No consensus.

French grey? I'll google for pics

RKT, I would love a daytime shot and perhaps a close up of the finish if its possible.

many thanks mate !!!!!

My wife reminded me the name of the color is Shadow Welcome to Beadcrete
Very easy on the feet!
A pic and a short youtube just after the pool was finished but before all the landscaping went in.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esi_eSG8r7s

The pic:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1300924763.jpg

Johnco installs pools in the Louisiana area. Try PMing him.

Great info, thanks! Your pool is VERY nice!

Thank you. I found the pool build pictures from day one. Now only if we can figure out how to get them to slideshow from the oldest to the newest. We never used flickr before tonight. There are pictures of the crew installing the BeadCrete included.

rojospeedster's Photostream

That beadcrete looks awesome, but pricey!

XBMWGUY does it for a living (or has a crew do it for him).. PM Frank he'll help you out

Not your best post Tabs. The view (and the pool) suck.

We are in Texas and have a black pebble finish pool that we like a lot. Our builder said the temperature effect is minimal, but without a control in the experiment, it's really hard to know. Our pool gets full sun for 4-5 hours per day, we have some live oaks that provide some shade. Last year it got a little warm (above 90) but my friends with light bottom pools had the same problem, one had a very light grey finish, no shade, and his was much warmer than ours. So I think the amount of sun is the bigger factor than the color, as are depth and size, ours is 25k gallons, I've heard smaller than that, you will have problems with getting too warm. Seeing the bottom is not a problem, at least it hasn't been a factor for us, and we have several ledges and a beach-entry.

Some pics:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...l/IMG_2922.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...l/IMG_3226.jpg

I wouldn't hesitate to do another dark bottom pool, but as always, YMMV.

-John

I think it's all personal taste and what "look" you are going after. In general though, I prefer lighter shades. The darker finishes can sometimes make a pool look more like a pond. YMMV.

FWIW, Pebble Tec and Pebble Sheen are the predominant (non-plaster) finishes out here in the desert: Pebble Tec