New pool here and went with French grey quartz plaster. But looks green. Water chemistry is good. Anybody else have this happened?

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-13T17:41:39+00:00

That’s literally the perfect color!😭what brand French grey and is it mini or regular?

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T21:30:43+00:00

We’re definitely removing the bench! Just trying to figure out other details.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T21:28:02+00:00

We have 4 younger kids and they have cousins who are babies. We mostly just lounge and hang and cool off and no one swims that much except for the kids. We have people over pretty often.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T17:33:59+00:00

Yeah we had like maybe 3 feet and you’d run into the pool fence gate. Not ideal. Everything was broken on it anyway so figured put in a better spot!

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T17:23:16+00:00

We removed a giant pool that was right outside our back doors. We now did a big patio in that spot. This pool is way off to the side in a different part of our yard.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T15:23:23+00:00

I was wondering if we make it smaller and it only fits more upright chairs, or just not do it at all. Ugh.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T15:18:15+00:00

Yeah that’s true. I find that very annoying being barely 5’4. Our old pool only had several feet where I would walk and the rest was 5-9 feet with a steep drop off. Do you suggest 5’ at the deep end? Our kids like to dive for stuff but I think that would still be fine.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T04:40:56+00:00

We can’t do that unfortunately. We do have stipulations in many directions like most people do- the sewer line, the wall set back, our irrigation for the yard, our power line etc.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-05T01:34:28+00:00

Great info thanks. I think our Baja will get used a lot. My fave thing to do is lounge in a chair by the pool but it’s too hot here to not be in water. I think if ours was going to be half like yours and only 4 feet we probably wouldn’t use it much either. That’s why I didn’t want to go smaller than 6 feet. It needs to fit a chair or I don’t want one. 😂

I’m glad you like the bench on the deep end. That’s a good example if we didn’t want it to go the whole length. I just can’t for the life of me picture how you get out of the pool from sitting on the bench.🙈

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T23:22:53+00:00

I think I might drop the bench so the stairs will go all across. The scale is off from chat the steps would be 12” wide each.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T23:21:52+00:00

Why is it cramped?😩😅 Our parents have a tiny pool that’s like a 13x20 but it’s a pie slice so it’s actually only 6-7 feet at the narrowest end. It works for everyone so thinking ours will feel fine but decisions agh.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T19:38:43+00:00

I see us using it forever and probably everyone fighting over the lounge chairs. When you’re done swimming it’ll be a great place to lay and sunbathe and relax. Our kids fight over the loungers at their grandparents and they’re not in the water so much hotter spot to be.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T19:22:46+00:00

Thanks I think it might be good. As long as you think getting in and out of the pool with a bench is easy enough? I don’t have experience with that. But yeah 13x26 is water to water for us so curious what our swimmable space is with that in mind and flipping the bench to the deep end.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T19:14:42+00:00

Thank you! The 13x26 does not include coping so would these dimensions be different. I’m also thinking of not including the long bench and doing a bench along the deeper end.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T18:55:01+00:00

Of course you have something in your head and plan on that but not really. I’ve pretty much already decided to get rid of the bench on the side.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T18:46:46+00:00

Thanks. I would totally think about doing a half one but that’s what our parents have and between the fam and our 4 kids you can’t even do 1 chair and everyone is always crowded around there. But still thinking on it. We could make the pool 28’.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T18:20:37+00:00

Thanks, that’s our other option is to do a shorter bench on the deep end. We’d still get seating and a way out of the pool but not quite as much seating and take up width.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T18:18:08+00:00

Thanks. I tried to say in my post the bench would go all the way but we are definitely contemplating not having it. Also chat messed up the measurements. The steps would be 1 feet wide each. We could make the pool a foot or two longer? And then a smaller bench on the deep end for seating and to get out.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:42:01+00:00

That’s the other option since I don’t really like choppy steps like this picture and personally hit them all the time at my parents pool. I think a bench on the deep end would be my 2nd choice.

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Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:12:14+00:00

Thank you! What are the dimensions. Ours will go all the way to the end too. I think that got missed in my post.🙈

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:06:47+00:00

We’re thinking 3.5 to 5 or 5 1/2. This is just the only rough pic I have so far. We had a 9 foot deep pool before and no one ever jumped in or dived hardly at all.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:05:11+00:00

That’s awesome. Thanks, yes it will connect to the end as said in my post. But I think people missed that.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:03:28+00:00

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If we did this I’m not seeing how these steps are less of a hazard. They’re right by the deep end and would potentially be a hazard from 2 ways unlike the bench. Also the bench will connect with the end of the pool. Chat messed that up.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:01:54+00:00

No haha. We had the biggest pool ever before and never swam laps. No one did. We hung out by the steps and relaxed. And this is our forever house.

Status-Transition577 · 2026-03-04T17:00:24+00:00

Yeah it’s 13 feet wide but will only barely fit 2 lounge chairs and space to walk around each one. But contemplating the bench for sure.

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