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    Sean,

    I don't know if you can or want to go this route or not. My PB has given me the flexibility of adding more deck (at cost) if we decide to do so. His only stipulation is that I will need to be there during framing (to make adjustments) and the pour (to pay). I will have to write a check to the concrete company for the additional concrete if I add additional decking. Perhaps you can negotiate that with your PB to help knock a few pennies off the top and get what you really want. His true responsibility is his obligation to the contract you and he signed (Words from my PB's mouth).

    A side note to "Ready2Swim", you have a great looking pool layout and decking. I hope ours turns out to be as nice as yours looks.

    Looking forward to updated pics of tile and coping. FYI, that was flagstone you were looking at on my post. My wife and I did some hand picking of the sheets of flagstone to get exactly what we wanted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divnkd101 View Post
    Looking forward to updated pics of tile and coping. FYI, that was flagstone you were looking at on my post. My wife and I did some hand picking of the sheets of flagstone to get exactly what we wanted.
    The tile and coping was underway when I left today. I'll have some more pictures tomorrow. BTW, our flagstone looks identical to yours - color and the way it was cut too. They had it all laid out along the beam to get the fit right, but before I could take a picture, they had taken it off to start doing the next stage.

    We also marked off our yard with spray paint today as to where we want the decking. The pb will be out tomorrow to tell us the total square footage and we may add a little more from there.
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    Lots of progress today! I'm including picutres of the tile and coping and the toe tile. They will finsish the stacked stone on the back of the spa once the deck goes in.

    We did the final layout on the deck today - went from 460 to 700 sq ft. That will give us a nice amount up by the house and a minimum of 3 ft around the pool and about 5 ft behind the spa.

    And on with the show:







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    Looking good. Accent tiles (marker, toe tiles) on the step look good. Looks like your yard finally dried up, as did ours. Our plumbers got delayed yesterday. They arrived as I was leaving for work this morning. I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today. Keep the pics coming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divnkd101 View Post
    I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today.
    This may be a lilttle late but I always use Malibu lighting wire for exterior speakers. It's made for the enviroment. Regular speaker wire will not last as long if burried.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    This may be a lilttle late but I always use Malibu lighting wire for exterior speakers. It's made for the enviroment. Regular speaker wire will not last as long if burried.
    Phillbo, I will actually be running underground conduit x 2. One set for speaker wires and the other will be for landscape lighting/ electricity that I will attach to my PS8. That way if I do have trouble, I can always pull other sets through with little effort.

    Sean, I saw your post on the speakers as well. I got 86'd by the one who wears the pants in the family for wall-mounts. She wants rock speakers in the landscaping. So I have compromised and managed to find a set of speakers with built in subs in the rocks. I can't have music without the full range of sound.

    Eljefe281 - "I assume that after you typed that you did the Tim Allen grunt." ooh oooh ooooh.

    I will try and update my thread tonight with additional pics of tile/coping and equipment and specs. Keep em' coming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divnkd101 View Post
    Looking good. Accent tiles (marker, toe tiles) on the step look good. Looks like your yard finally dried up, as did ours. Our plumbers got delayed yesterday. They arrived as I was leaving for work this morning. I spent all last night getting my speaker wires ready to run in the trenches they plan to dig today. Keep the pics coming.

    Thanks. We had our outdoor speakers wired when the house was built, so that's one thing I didn't have to worry about.

    I went with the builders generic speakers since it was a package deal with the wiring, and volume control, but I have to say, I am surprisingly pleased with the sound quality. According to the installer, they had them made to their specs from the facotry in Japan that produces sony and JBL, I think. I've auditioned quite a few outdoor speakers and think these sound as good or better than any I've heard, with the possible exception of the Klipsch. The Klipsch are actually a little cheaper than the Bose and Infinity, but I thought sound much cleaner. Like these, if anyone is in the market: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1082742914946
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    Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SeanB. View Post
    Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.
    Unbelievable...how many days since the dig now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeanB. View Post
    Well, barring bad weather, they will be pouring our deck tomorrow. I understand that once the concrete is poured, we need three days with no rain before the top coat can go on. Here's hoping for a dry weekend.
    Correction. I think the guys today will just be getting the ground ready and doing the forms. It's taking them some time to do all the prep, so I doubt the concrete truck will be coming the same day.
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