Tour of Homes

During our rain delay period, I went on a mini tour of some of our pool builders' completed pools. We're getting to the point where we need to start making a lot of decisions about stone, decking, coping, tile, plaster...the list goes on and on. It's something I never really realized. I've been in a million pools and hardly notice any of those finer points, but they're all decisions that have to be made. It's daunting!

Our pool builders are happy to guide us, but ultimately, it's our decision based mostly on aesthetics. So long story short, I saw a lot of pools. I funneled the best of the best down and took La Wiferino to about 3-4. The takeaway from all of it, was no matter what choices we make, I feel extremely confident that we will LOVE this pool. We were able to narrow down many choices, make some decisions of key elements, and we still have some decisions to make. Again, I don't think there are any "wrong" choices, just personal preference.

Our pool builders have an amazingly impressive portfolio. Pictures don't begin to do justice to some of the things they've done. I was shocked to learn that I really liked a lot of things I never thought I would (glass tile) and didn't like some things I was certain I would love (beadcrete).

The overwhelmed feeling I had prior to checking things out is pretty much gone. There is a certain amount of blind faith one has to have in their builder, and after seeing so much finished project, I have a lot of faith that they know what they're doing and we're in good hands.


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