I have been waiting around to see if anyone had an answer for you regarding Trilogy Pools. Unfortunately, the ecomony and my husband's business has pushed me back on my plans for a pool, but I may be back on track with my plans very shortly and I am interested in a Trilogy Pool. I have e-mailed them a few times for a list of installers in my area, Memphis, but have not received a reply. Haven't called them yet but have only been able to discover one builder in my area so far that installs Trilogy pools. I am very interested in your experience so far. I have noticed that there are only a handful of people here who have installed fiberglass, but every one of them seems to love the choice they made. I have owned both gunite and vinyl, and this time am interested in fiberglass for my specific needs.... I wish someone had some experience they could pass on, but I hope you will post here to let us know about your install. Thanks.

Thanks everyone!!! I think I am going for the arctic white. I just had a guy come by who owns a pool service co. The pool ctr. hired him to clean the spa of the calcium build up from the water sitting stagnant during the remodel. He clearly is very knowledgeable on pools, and he said to pick the pebble sheen. He said if I plan to be in the house for a long time, that the pebblesheen is the way to go. He said it is a much better product and he thinks I will notice the speckles in the other product. He also suggested adding 5% blue quartz. He said he was just at a hotel pool with that combo and it was striking. He also said the blue quartz would look good with the tile and it makes the water just a little bit bluer. He is also going to service my pool. I am really happy I met him, because finding someone who can work the computer and understand the pool is difficult. He showed me how all of his clients are on his iphone and he can constantly monitor their pool conditions. Since I am redoing this pool so soon, I dont want to make any mistakes, so I will just bite the bullet and pay for the PS.

I am referring to my personality, diving in with no planning. Not listening to solid advise. Being offended when opinionated house posters blew it up with critiques.Taking offensive to snooty, condescending summaries about a plan I had chosen. Not seeing past the tone of the message, not looking for someone that would work for me and with me. REFUSING to respect that there is a reason we each excel in different walks of life. Just don't mess with the ones you don't like, same philosophy with all our life choices. You'll hate some, but, there are professionals that truly could have helped me build a better home. I was not receptive at all, just got angry. I'll show them! I Disregarded that the chosen CAD program had flow issues. I didn't even understand the basic drawings. it did, it does.I have zero ability to translate a 5x7 closet into how that closet actually works. The laundry room, same, way too small. pantry, too small. what do those little drawings mean! I have two trained architect friends, and I was certain they weren't understanding I had to move, quickly, with no time for frivolous refinements. Had to break ground by fall, all those laid off Craig's list tradesman would certainly have more time, give my project the thought it needed, and I assumed you wouldn't say you could dry wall or tile if you couldn't. I could not visual the literal size of the storage closet, I now proudly call the master closet, for instance. Being driven by trend threads, that seem good on paper. Was that what I really wanted? Didn't take time to put true thought into those decisions. Did I really want them? Some yes, some no. Driving on to save money, I assume anybody with a lick of vision can hire quality work. So not true, I paid 4 times for new drywall, new painting, and it still is full of ruffles and ridges. Hire the legit drywalling company, wouldn't have lost 2 months with redos, paid excessively, interest hike during the never ending down times, of course interest rates went up.3.99 start build, 5.75 end build rate. Passed on licensed company to do the drywall, He gave me a two week time frame, (way too long in my narrow world)and was 3,000.00 more. So, hire some bozo on Craigslist that promised to get it done in half the time at half the cost.That decision cost me TWO MONTHS! for that investment,I paid up front, they needed supplies, and had me handcuffed, they already had my money. "save 3,00"ultimately costing me literally 4 times that, project set back two months( they showed up about 2 hours every other day and I swear they had no idea how to drywall. Flunked electric 4 times for COO, still have switches/ outlets with no idea their purpose. So, to answer your question, I paid 18,000. for a master bathroom, the tile job and the layout and quality is not good. With proper forethought and workability analysis this would definitely have been avoided. I could have hired someone to explain basic size, what to demand in workmanship, As in earlier post, I am just verbalizing my specific experience and begging you to not to buy that dress at Barneys just because it's 90% off. We were rear ended in 14, can't walk, but, I still want that dress from Bsrneys because it used to be the perfect dress for me. realize needs change, and you if it's an impulsive decision, it will sit in your closet with all the other GREAT deals. I learned from these costly mistakes, and am sooo receptive after the fact, to remedy issues that should have been remedied prior to building!

Yikes. I hired an architect to design it. Are you sure he/she is a licensed architect with registered license with the state you live in? If so, does the person primarily design houses or something else? And if the answer is that, then unfortunately, not everyone graduates in the top half of their class. Wasn't expecting such negative feedback. We've actually made quite a few changes so it's less of a mcmansion, but I'm definitely hearing not enough. No, unfortunately, it very much is very mcmansion like. I'm sorry to be so blunt. The consistent dark interior comments are surprising to me. Considering the two story windows on both sides of the house, I wouldn't have thought it would be dark at all. The best houses are actually only one to two rooms deep and have windows on at least two walls in all public rooms and all bedrooms. The best houses usually are designed in an L, T, I, U or H shape to allow for those windows etc I just mentioned. And a simple roof is better for now and for when problems start to happen. Two kids in bedrooms 2 and 3. Two home offices (formal / office in the front of the house and office / bedroom 6) as my wife and I both work from home. Exercise room because we use it almost every day. The sad bedroom 4 is an infrequently used guest room. Can any of the rooms do double duty? For example, my guest room is also my exercise room. For when guests come over, I have a queen sized Murphy bed in the room. And my studio (I'm an artist) also has a sleeper/sofa just in case we have spill over guests. (We're in FL and in normal times, it does happen very occasionally.) The house is on a bayou and will have a pool off the lower level space. I agree the mud room on the way to the master is less than ideal.... The best houses also separate private spaces from public spaces. All the roof comments are concerning! I'll definitely work to get a better idea of the roof cost. I guess overall I'm at a bit of a loss on how to make the next steps. Seems like the verdict so far is to toss it out and start over with a new architect. Double check this person has an active license with your state. And maybe it's time to find someone more qualified.