 As you can see in the
photo above, the pool deck at the Club looks very nice.
The owners we met at the pool indicated that the pavers are "cool" on the feet and seem to be "slip free." |
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closer inspection, we noted many places where the workmen used very
narrow, uneven strips to fill in spaces where full pavers would not fit. |
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images show some of the small triangular shaped pieces used to fill
around "corners" of the pool. |
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you can see in these pictures, the narrow strips were used near the
pool as well as near the outside border. |
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cigarette filter here (above left) will give you and idea of the size
of some of the small pavers. The view (above right) shows one of
the little strips that seems to be trying to wriggle free. |
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pool area at the club is enhanced with very nice tables and chairs and
a hot tub....hmmmm. |
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at Summerlin Trace have a much more regular pattern than those used at
the Club. Owners here also indicated that the pavers were "cool
on the feet." |
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you can see here, many very small, ill-fitting pieces were used along
the pool edge. |
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 (above) This picture details work along a drain strip. (Right)
This picture shows work along an outside edge. They have not placed a concrete frame for the pavers. They are laying a fabric and using a plastic edging strip. They will fill the gap with small stones. |
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 In the view above, they have begun to lay the stones over the fabric. At the right you see an
expanded view of the same corner.
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 As you can see above, the pattern at the Villages is different from the other two sites. What you may not be able to see is that these pavers are "glazed." The people at the pool complained that these tiles are hot on the feet, that weeds are continually growing between the tiles, and that ants are a problem. They indicated that the installation is about three years old. |
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pictures above show the overall look of the pool deck. The
pattern is fairly regular and smooth. There are several
"interruptions" in the deck where trees are growing and walls come into
play. |
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 In general, the workmanship at the Villages seemed to be better than that observed at the Club and Summerlin Trace. The picture above is representative of the work all around the pool. In most cases, there were no small tiles used to fill and the cuts seemed to be well made. At the right, you will see that there were a few places where gaps between the pool edge and the pavers was wider than might be expected. Below, you will see that even where the fit was tight, weeds are able to squeeze in. Pictures with a blue border may be enlarged by clicking on them. Use your browser's "BACK" button to return to this page. |
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outside edge at the Villages was mostly held in place by a small
concrete frame. Some edges were not held in by concrete and some
of the concrete work was not very well finished. (e.g., above right and
below left) Interior edges (e.g., below right) were not held in
by concrete. |
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 This view of the deck near the clubhouse shows an unevenness, lack of concrete border (under the fence), and the use of narrow tiles for fillers. |
 This is one spot where a small fragment of a tile was used to fill in a difficult corner at the edge of the pool. |
 This photo shows a problem spot at the edge of the pool. The rectangular block has settled below the level of the surrounding blocks. |
 Above, one tile shows a large chip. We don't know if that chip was there when it was installed or if it occurred after the installation. |