I know nothing about anything (haven't started our build just yet) but that would drive me nuts. I obsess over stuff like that, but only on my own things. Would probably never notice at someone else's house. Maybe when they grout it will be more even?

I like it.

It's possible the size of the tile might have been too small to continue the big pie shapes without having some little pie shapes to balance it out. (Or worse - wider grout spaces in some places than others) That would drive me nuttier.

If you wanted a look like in the pic below, methinks you'd need a larger tile. But even in that example, look at how each pie slice is a different size than the next.

I dunno. Perhaps the cutter could have found a way to make it look more consistent.

The thing that *is* distracting to me is that last piece of tile on the left - the way the vein looks like it was 'cut on the diag' and than put back together. It's distracting because the veining isn't as natural looking as the rest of them. In the close up picture, that tile and it's buddy doesn't look even with the outside rim of the tiles next to it.

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I generally dont like this look,
I prefer large premanufatured pieces, or smaller 4" wide pieces for a tight radius like this.

But here is one we did with the same stone.

I think it is a little more consistant in angles.

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Thanks all, here are a couple clarifications: The odd angle cut in our picture that banana_fanna pointed out is that way because of the single bullnose on the tile - in order to get double bullnose around the spa (inside and out), two tiles are used. At the ends where the spa gives way to the sloped dam wall, it is bullnosed on 3 sides and to do that requires the angle cuts you see there. All that made sense to us. Also, they were not attached at the time of that picture so they are misaligned but that is not permanent.

BTW, the tiles start out as 1 sq ft, so they are not huge but not all that small.

We looked into precast concrete but it was going to basically stop any work on our pool for 3 weeks while the pieces were made, and the look was a little too refined for the rest of the project. We didn't want alot of grout so we decided against the narrower tiles.

just_a_pb, I agree that the one you did had more consistent angles and that is what we found odd on ours. I expect the pieces to visually all point toward the spa center, the the ones on either end do not. Must have something to do with the transition to the spillway but that is still to be sorted out.

I will update as we get a little more info. We did pick a grout that is close in color so that should minimize the effect.

Lastest update - our pb salesman agreed that it looked weird so they ripped it out and are starting over. This time (per my suggestion) they put a temporary rebar pole vertically in the center of the spa and are marking out all the lines so they are more radially symmetric. Will post if I get any interesting pictures.

Sounds like they need a good layout man. They should be able to cut everything in the shop if they have a good layout.

I do a little tile laying and mosaics, and I think the reason that one side of each tile is cut and the other is more perpendicular is because it was easier for the installer to cut one side at a greater angle and not cut the other side at all. He was lazy.

The fact that the innermost ones were cut on both sides to match (which is the correct way BTW) says he started out right and didn't like how long it was taking and jerry rigged the rest.

Glad to hear they didn't get away with it.

Your place is beautiful!

I've been looking and looking for the curved radius cap for my fountain, but you're right about it looking too formal...I think I'll do it your way, but cut both side of the coping....lol

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El corte en medio se tiene que hacer cuando se quiere bunos y o el terminado en kas dos orillas y la otra es cuando la piedra está angosta y concreto ancho