House of Virtues: Remodel Day 163

And.......I seem to have forgotten to mention another problem we've encountered.

The week before July 4th, there was a problem with the pool pump and it failed. Followed by a 4 day wait for our pool service to get someone out to fix it. Followed by a fix and then the filter spewing out some sort of sediment that is now stuck to the sides of the pool. And it feels like sandpaper. And it it scraping up the kids feet when they are in the pool.

We called the home warranty service. They say it's not covered.
We called the pool maintenance service. They say it's not their fault.
We called the pool installer. They say it's not their fault.

After many days of negotiating, round and round conversations (all done by Tom) we finally got someone to take responsibility. The pool maintenance service is coming tomorrow to sand down and acid wash the pool surface which hopefully will solve the problem. We've not been able to use the pool for the last 10 days. Again - picture me with a very unhappy face. Today we are draining the pool. Let's hope this solves the problem. We'll see tomorrow. (FYI - you need a permit from the city of Burbank to do this which costs $28.)

Draining the pool.

Weird sediment stuff that is stuck to the surface of the pool.

Let's move on to a happier subject. The tile work in the bathroom continues. It looks great and we're happy to see one area of the remodel that is moving along smoothly.

We chose a travertine tile.
The bottom half of the tub surround is being done in a cream and gold colored subway tile.

We didn't want to make things too "matchy" between the tub surround and floor. So we chose a patterened floor that is in the same family as the subway travertine tile, but is a variation in the tile shape and layout.