I'm pretty sure Swimmingin07 used Sun Sparkle. I would love to see pictures of you pool if you've got them :)

Tyler's pools are BEAUTIFUL aren't they?

I think the CO I looked at using for Wet Edge was Island Pools. A friend of DH's family is a salesman for them. I ended up not chosing them, but they do do Wet Edge. They are out of Scottsdale.

I went with Stonescapes-mini, from Aqua Pools. Can't say I would rec them for a job though. Other Phx CO's I contacted were Dolphin, a friend in Anthem used them, Prado & Sons & CDC Plastering.

Good luck with your pool!

We did o/b last year. We used Swimming Pool Service and Repair. It was recommended by our consultant. We got bids from Prado and Sons and someone else. SPS&R did all kinds of finishes. We went with Ultra Poz because we wanted a traditional looking pool but with more durability than standard plaster. We were happy with them and they had a good price. Prado & Sons was quite a bit more.

thank you thank you for the info! now I have more questions though!! :)

Houseful: pics once the pool is done, or now at the concrete stage? Do you know swimming07? I was hoping she could update me about her wet edge experience.

fauxnecian(love your user name by the way!:)) Why did you not use wet edge after having a referral, was there something that turned you off to them? is stonescapes mini rough on the ol' feet? why not recommend? warranty?

mommyniki- what is ultrapoz? I have not heard of that. wonder if they could give me the blue i want? how long is their warranty?

thanks guys again for the advice, I was getting worried that no one would respond as my subject line was so long and maybe confusing! thanks!

I met her briefly because she met me at her friends house so I could look at the friend's Ultrapoz. (That's what I have too. It's a much stronger that traditional plaster. Then they add the 3M crystals in any blend you want.) She posted pics of her completed pool, but she was pregnant and is now probably busy with the new baby. I'll see if I still have an old email from her and will try to contact her.

Thanks houseful,thanks for checking on that for me too!
Why did you go with ultrapoz versus pebble tec or similar product? how long is their warranty? are you happy with it? who did you use? what color is your water? do you have a pic of your pool? do i have enough questions or what? Guess that was another one, huh? :)

just wondered if any of ya'll are on the internet tonight as I need to get someone hired to plaster (or something) my pool here asap ...... any one? ....any one? .....Buehler? .....buehler? (yeah I am obviously from the 80's, sorry, corny joke!)

mommyniki,Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions and I know it is late! Your pool looks very nice, thanks for the pictures! Lucky you, tomorrow you will be swimming and I will be looking at my concrete skateboarding park in the back yard, still waiting to swim. Tile guys coming over to tile water line tomorrow though, pretty excited about that!

I sent the email, but so far I haven't heard from her. I did find her cell phone number so I'll give her a call. I would especially like to know if everything went okay with the delivery.

My plaster guy was a friend of a friend and while he was very good, I don't know if he's licensed (dumb, I know!). He added more crystals for me. He does all the pebble type finishes too. They all get the materials from the same place. You just have to tell them what you want. Like Mommyniki, I wanted the traditional looking pool color. My biggest suggestion is not to rush this. In the scheme of things, a few more days won't matter much.

Here are my pics. Ignore the ugly shed; it will be a new cabana...eventually :) We also haven't made a decision on what to finish to put on the deck.

houseful,
thanks for the pics and advice! we are thinking about staining or acrylic our deck. I would like it not so hot for the feet in this az sun, but like the look of the staining or acrylic...I think that is hotter than kool dec, though so not sure what to do.

So you really liked your plaster guy, would you recommend him?

Found picture posting instructions on the pool gallery site, so will have to get a photobucket account unless there is an easier way? Too late tonight so I will post pics tomorrow. Hoping SWIMMING07 reads this soon... for wet edge advice. I am sure sweet baby is keeping her very busy, mine did!

Hey there stumbled onto this forum, looking up info on ultrapoz. We are looking at a winter build and after talking with the big companies and seing their prices decided to do an owner build. But then started looking at some of the smaller companies to see how much more it would be to have contractor do it and hopefully less headaches for us. Found Bluewave and ultrapoz. Bluewave is pretty busy and slow on getting us a quote. So not sure how much it will be. Was wondering how much you were able to save and was it worth the trouble. Bluewave told us they operate on a 12% margin. Which seems pretty fair to me, and not worth my trouble. Wanting the standard 75-80 free form play pool, with salt water, ultra poz, pool vac, and a water feature, baja play step, 250 sq ft of deck. Bluewaves upgraded package is 19495, with pebble and no salt water system. So the price should still be around 20k or so. Any of you other owner builders feel free to chime in, can I save alot more doing this myself?? with all the additional work I will have to put into this??