PebbleTec

A LARGE crew arrived this morning for 4 frantic hours of work.

While the gunite shell for the pool has been in the ground for almost 60 days - the actual "inside" of the pool is a technology called PebbleSheen. This is an exposed - but very soft and smooth - aggregate that is applied as if it was a mixture of cement and plaster.

Pools used to be either cement of vinyl lined - but evidently this rather more "foot friendly" technology was imported from Oz a decade or so ago. The American manufacturer of these products is named Pebbletec .

Evidently this finish is a mixture of small pieces of smooth stones and fixative. It is applied by spray and trowel - then after curing for a day is washed with an acid mixture to remove excess plaster then buffed for additional smoothness.

Not only is it a nice smooth surface - it can be colored in a variety of shades from white or blue all the way through to a black matte. For what it is worth we decided to go for a very light blue color officially called "cool blue".

The pictures to the Left show the team spraying the mixture onto the walls, the process of trow ling it smooth - and then the finished product after the application is complete.

Tomorrow the team will return to wash the surface with acid - then buff it to its finished state.

Hopefully another crew will also arrive tomorrow to install the child safety fence.