Help - need input/picts Sunstone Pearl plaster
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Sugar Land Pool Remodel-Please HELP!
Comments (28)Yes, Express Pool Plastering does work in Sugarland. There is some aversion to doing work in Sugarland by some contractors because the city can be a pain in the neck to deal with. This IS the busy season for pool builders, but a PB should still be responsive and return calls promptly. I am guilty of not checking this forum as often as I should, but I am still here and ready to offer advice, help or whatever. If you are in the Houston area, here are a couple of things to keep in mind: PebbleTec can only be applied by two companies here - Modern Method and Adams Pool Plastering. They have been trained and certified in the application. No one else can offer you PebbleTec. Pebble Tec has 3 products: PebbleTec, Pebble Sheen and Pebble Fina. The first 2 have a ten year warranty and are very good products, although the most expensive choice. PebbleTec are larger pebbles. Pebble Sheen is smaller pebbles that are buffed to a smoother finish. Pebble Fina is has a 5 yr warranty and has pebble "dust" rather than pebbles. Some PBs will tell you they are giving you PebbleTec, but it is actually one of the other products out there that sprung up after PebbleTec. WetEdge Technologies is an offspring of PebbleTec and is similar. WetEdge has Primera Stone, Pearl Matrix (large pebbles), Satin Matrix (small pebbles), Altima and Luna Quartz. This product also is applied by only certified technicians. In Houston, those authorized applicators are Express Pool Plastering, UNO plastering and one other that escapes me at the moment. Wet Edge is less expensive than PebbleTec. There is one major PB in Houston and some others that are including a white pebble plaster applied by UNO. UNO is a good company, but this pebble is actually applied like a quartz product and not the same as a true Satin Matrix. It is mixed and applied differently. I don't know how it holds up and have nothing negative to say about it except to warn that it is not the same as the real thing. Anytime your PB offers you a plaster with their company name in it, you can probably be sure it is some special mix to get the price down to the PB. Diamond Brite is good, but expensive. I don't care for Quartzscapes because it is mixed onsite (unlike Diamond brite which comes premixed) and I have found the color to be inconsistent. It is a lot cheaper than Diamond Brite. My opinion only......See MoreNewbie, Would LOVE some help with Pebble Sheen Colors
Comments (46)Here's what I got from our PB Cat 1 PebbleTec Carribbean Blue Majestic Plum Sandy Beach Sedona Red Tahoe Blue White Pearl PebbleSheen Aqua Blue Blue Granite French Grey Desert Gold White Diamonds Cat 2 PebbleTec Black Pearl Black Marble Blue Lagoon Creme de Menthe Jade Moonlight Grey Soft White PebbleSheen Arctic White Black Onyx Bordeaux Irish Mist Seafoam Green Slate Blue Cat. 3 PebbleTec Midnight Blue Tropical Breeze PebbleSheen Ocean Blue Prism Blue Turtle Bay We went with the Blue Granite Pebblesheen ... not a hint of green after the chemicals balanced...See MorePlaster or Diamond Brite
Comments (24)I know this thread is years old, but Teppy, if you're still around, would be very interested in a picture of the DB blend that you ended up with (as well as how you feel about the DB after almost 10 years). Generally interested if others have recent input re DB or other finishes - we are in the midst of new pool construction and trying to figure out surface finish. We had originally intended to go with just regular old white plaster (marcite), as that is what we have in our pool in Florida that was built in the early 80s and has never been refinished and is still in decent shape. But now we have learned, and keep hearing, that marcite is not the same as it used to be (mainly b/c they can no longer use asbestos in the mix) and doesn't hold up anything like it used to, so we are thinking to avoid that. We're thinking probably an aggregate of some sort, but want a pretty smooth surface (DON'T like PebbleTec at all). Our pool builder is most familiar with DB, but we're also talking to a company that uses Wet Edge products - we particularly like the Luna Quartz line. So any experiences re Diamond Brite, Wet Edge, or any other surface finishes for that matter, would be most appreciated. Thanks!...See MoreMake builder replaster new pool?
Comments (16)Okay - I need oppinions from those in the know and of course from anyone else that wants to chime in. My pool was replastered, this time I went with a pebble type finish. Well, wouldn't you know it, I have several large streaks and blobs of mismatched plaster that is making the finish look like crap. They sent a diver out and he determined that it was mismatched dyes and nothing could be done except for a complete replaster. Assuming they refinish the pool again I will have: A plaster layer A scratch coat layer A pebble layer Another scratch coat layer? Another pebble layer? Does that sound right? Can anyone comment on the longevitity? Thanks for any input and when this is all over with I will post complete pictures of the entire project so everyone can learn from the things I've dealth with. Thanks....See Moreupsideofdown
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