- Totally relate to the spreadsheet thing—I did the same for tile samples and lighting scenarios.
- Honestly, I’m still stressing about the grout color.
- Curious, did your pool reno take as long as planned? Our contractor keeps adding “just one more week”... starting to think it’s never-ending.
- Did delays mess with your material choices at all?
Oof, the “just one more week” thing is way too familiar. Ours was supposed to be 6 weeks, ended up closer to 11. The delays definitely forced us to swap out a couple materials—tile we wanted went out of stock, so we had to pivot last minute. Honestly, I’d say expect some curveballs. And grout color? I obsessed over it too, but once it’s in, you barely notice.
Yeah, the timeline thing is wild. Ours was quoted at 8 weeks, but between rain delays and a surprise plumbing issue, it dragged out to almost 13. I get what you mean about the grout color—spent way too long debating between “pearl” and “mist,” and now I honestly can’t tell the difference. The material swaps are rough, though. We had to settle for a different coping stone when ours was backordered. In the end, it’s all about rolling with the punches, I guess.
“spent way too long debating between ‘pearl’ and ‘mist,’ and now I honestly can’t tell the difference.”
Story of my life. I once had a client agonize over “alabaster” vs. “ivory” grout for weeks—then when it was installed, their dog tracked in mud and no one noticed the original color anyway. The timeline thing is always a moving target. I’ve never seen a pool project finish on schedule, rain or shine. And don’t get me started on backorders... At this point, I just tell people to expect a few “happy accidents” along the way.
Yeah, the color debates crack me up—my partner and I spent an hour arguing over “seafoam” vs. “sage” for our pool tile, and now I couldn’t tell you which one we picked if my life depended on it. The real kicker was waiting three weeks for a “special order” pump that ended up being backordered twice. By the time everything was done, we were just happy to have water in the pool, never mind what shade the grout was supposed to be. Timelines are more like suggestions in this business...