Brick and Tile...Hooray!!!!

Wow! The brick and tile guys were here today and did a beautiful job. So far they have been so fussy. The one guy spent most of the day simply finishing off the spa to make it smooth and level since it has a vanishing edge. He then placed a board around the spa to make sure that the top row of tiles were perfectly level. They haven't finished all the tiles (Tropical Depression Gamma made its presence felt), but they're coming back tomorrow to finish most of it and to grout.

I'm very happy with the color of the tiles I chose. You can't see it in the picture, but they have a lot of texture and color variation. We're going with a medium gray grout. I have to sign a waiver saying that I understand that the grout may fade. I think it will be fine. We also chose to make our grout lines very thin.

The bricks are perfect! I was very concerned about one corner of my pool because the gunite guys didn't make it a 90 degree angle as planned. The brick guy made it look great. I really like the clay bricks that I chose because they are smooth, unlike the usual cement ones that they use. I'm sorry, but if I like a bathing suit, I surely do not want it ruined on the bricks and my children are kind of fond of the skin on their feet.

If all goes well, I'll try to post finished pics tomorrow!