Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble * Updated*

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sdspencer

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Apr 23, 2013
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Temecula, CA
Picking the finish of the pool was nerve wracking to say the least, and I scoured these forums and the internet for advice on colors, finishes, etc. We were torn between Quartzscapes and Stonescapes and finally went with the mini pebble. First off, we love the texture and the look of it on our baja step. Our initial concern was that it was going to be too rough but it's not at all.

Now for the bad. Our pool has been filled about 4 days ago. Chlorine has been added (salt in 2 weeks) and it's been filtering for the past 3 days. I kept hoping that it would right itself based on other people who went through their initial water being green upon start up, but our PB came today and said he thinks it won't get more blue at all. I'm devastated. The color is totally off from the sample we took home, and varies much more than I anticipated from photos I've looked at on the internet. NPT's site has a pool with the same finish in California which is where I am from, so I figured it would be somewhat similar to that color, but it's no where close.

I figured I'd post pictures here in case anyone else is considering this color:

From NPT's site what I thought my pool would resemble:

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What my pool really looks like:

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Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate the Color :(

Is the water clear? In the photo it looks like it's still a bit murky. If so, it may be too early to judge the final color. That said, the tropical effect with (what looks like) white plaster is very nice, albeit not what you expected. Very complimentary to the stone.
 
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Chlorine has been added but is it really holding? What is your CYA level? Where I'm going is if you are adding chlorine so it's correct at the time of addition, but then 24 hours later it could be 0 if you have no or very low CYA. Therefore it may not have cleared up the initial green tint. Ours was greenish and then went to blue. Here are two pics, the first after filling, the second a week later with chemicals in (mostly) proper balance. We have plaster tinted gray, not an aggregate finish. I hope this works out for you, I'm sure it's troubling to say the least.

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Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate the Color :(

I second the opinion that the water looks like it could be clearer and it's effecting your color. A cloudy pool will affect your color.

From the deck, can you see what type of screws are used in the floor drain? If you cannot, the water needs be chemically balanced and to be filtered more before you can truly judge the final color.
 
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AlanE said:
I'm no photographer but that first picture looks enhanced. Maybe skies are that blue somewhere but I've never seen it.
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Looks like that just about year round here, also as I recall Arizona looks like that too. That's what happens at 3k ft. elevation. :mrgreen:

I'm sure there was a small amount of post processing done on the photo, there almost always is. But it clearly isn't enough to effect the plaster color the way the op is seeing in his/her pool.
That just looks downright awful!, I'd say the pb goofed up. It looks like an algae breakout. :(

The water does look murky though, hopefully it'll clear up and reveal a nicer plaster finish color. If not, I do pray the pb is ethical and nice enough to work with you on finishing it.
Are you holding the final deposit?
 
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Those sample pictures do not look excessively processed. Depending on time of day and angle of the picture with respect to sun, the sky can be rendered even darker.
Your pool does not appear to be in the same hue range, but did you take the picture in similar light and around the same time of day?
Is your pool as deep as the sample pool?
Is you picture taken at the same/similar distance from the pool as the samples?
 
Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate It * Updated*


** Updated **

Thank you everyone for responding. When I posted this, the chemicals were balanced and we were brushing the pool 4x a day and running the filter constantly. Even then, the water still would cast a green/tan color. Then we ran the robotic vacuum several times a day and after day 2 of doing this, the water started turning blue. PB never really mentioned how much dirt/dust is actually on the pebble initially. I don't know if it was dust, plaster, dirt, etc. but there was quite a bit.
 

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Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate It * Updated*

I'm glad someone asked. I was afraid to!
 
Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate It * Updated*

I'd like it to be a bit darker than it is, but overall I'm happy with it. :) It's a good balance of blue water and a sandy looking baja step. If I had to do it again, I would probably look into adding some black to the Tahoe Blue mix like some of the other people in this forum have done before. I bet that looks really nice.
 
Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate It * Updated*

sdspencer said:


I just wanted to give an update for people searching for Stonescapes mini pebble pictures. Here is the updated image of our water as of day 10. It's actually a bit bluer in real life than it shows. These are full sun images:
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As it is, your pool and the finish color looks outstanding.

That said, the color of the finish does not seem to be close to what you wanted (and paid for). If it were my pool, I'd be making some noise.
 
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ignoramous said:
That said, the color of the finish does not seem to be close to what you wanted (and paid for). If it were my pool, I'd be making some noise.
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I couldn't agree more. :goodpost:

Not to pick, as it is your pool, but I will add, simply as a different viewpoint from an outsider looking in. :mrgreen:

It does look better, but from the photos it just really seems like it is only because of the newly achieved clarity. The pigment and tone still seem the same to this color sensitive eye.
It basically looks like you cleaned off a dirty, cloudy window so that now the view outside is more clear. That which is being viewed outside didn't change, just what you're viewing it through is all.

I hope it works out to your satisfaction.
Cheers! :cheers:
 
Re: Stonescapes Tahoe Blue Mini Pebble - Hate It * Updated*

sdspencer said:
I'd like it to be a bit darker than it is, but overall I'm happy with it. :) It's a good balance of blue water and a sandy looking baja step. If I had to do it again, I would probably look into adding some black to the Tahoe Blue mix like some of the other people in this forum have done before. I bet that looks really nice.
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Looking at my Tahoe blue, it has a lot of black, white and tan pebble and some red, but no blue. I think my water is slightly bluer but does have a slight green tinge, just like Tahoe.
 

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