OU Ariakas
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Let's build some pools!
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OU Ariakas
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Man, everyone keeps saying that, but it is natural stone so i am being told that it won't truly be level like cement decking. I am furious that it looks good in pictures, but there are places where you can see pavers that are lower in some spots. I know that, as a guy, I will be fine with it after a few months of using the pool; but right now I hate the thing and am pissed that we paid way more for fancy fucking pavers than just stamped spray deck.
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OU Ariakas
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Well, yes. She goes for form over function, but it has always turned out great. I trust her judgement on everything. No one told us that it was going to not be level because of the pavers she chose so I cannot totally blame her.
TheBeagle
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It's going to move. A lot. I have one that I finished in the spring when the ground was still moist. After this summer and everything shriveling up in the heat it looks terrible. My paver guy just shrugs and says that's what they do. Sounds like you would have been happier with spray deck. That's 100% my choice whenever I get around to doing my own pool.
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Hateyou
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I have a couple neighbors with the pavers and it’s not too bad in terms of leveling. You don’t really notice it when you have shoes or sandals on. I imagine being barefoot you’d notice it more though, not sure I’d want it around a pool either.
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TheBeagle
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Really dependent on where you live and your soil. Here in N TX we have black clay under everything and shit moves a lot, swells when it's wet and contracts when it's dry. This time of year you can walk a random field and you'll find cracks in the dirt big enough to put your first in. He's in Houston though so I'm sure it's not as bad as what we have to deal with.
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OU Ariakas
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Yes they did. We may be able to fix some of it with more filling sand. I am just in a complaining mood.
Hateyou
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Yeah our stuff is brown/red clay. It moves a shit load as it transitions back and forth between winter and summer.
Hateyou
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Yeah my neighbors have to do this every year so far. It gets loose, put more in…fine for the summer and fall. Repeat next spring.
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Did you get a quote for any different kinds of decking like cement pavers or say travertine?
OU Ariakas
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I went out and stood on it/walked it for a good 10 minutes. It is not nearly as bad as I was bitching about. It really does just need more fill sand.
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my house in ks they tiled the bathroom themselves, every tile was not level and raised up by like 1mm. it looked and felt fine initially cuz youre just walking through w/ sneakers, but waking up and feeling the edges and almost cutting myself, i dremel'd the edges smooth
maybe you should walk barefoot over it, since thats what most ppl will be doing getting out of the pool
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The base quote comes with the concrete. If you want pavers they pour a layer of concrete and then put the pavers on top to prevent sinking/settling. And no not yet. We wanted a base price and now we can play with it and see how add-ons run.
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RC cars wtf? The man's getting a pool put in:But think of how cool it will be with RC cars
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