I had it in my home in SW Florida for 23 years! The original installation! I loved it and only replaced it when we were planning to sell the house because, as mentioned above, the "cool crete" look became more popular and gave the pool area an "updated" look. Had I been staying there, so would the river rock! The maintenance is minimal...once yearly. I pressure cleaned it (gently) and then resealed it. Maybe I was lucky, or maybe my diligence paid off, I never had to redo the epoxy, and I did not lose a bunch of stones. It does not make the pool a mess, if you are careful with your pressure cleaning, as I would be anyway. Yes, a little spray on the sliders, so what? The areas out under the cage were the most in need of heavier cleaning anyway, and you simply direct it away from the pool...no biggie. Make sure it is thoroughly dry, and reseal. Piece of cake. I did it every April, well before the rainy season. The only issue I had was a slight build up in one corner that didn't get good sun because of plants, and we drilled 2 holes through the cage bottom strip so the water could drain there. No problems. Get it!!
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OH...I had the sun on the pool and back of the house all afternoon!! Kind of a drag coming in all the sliders, but yummy on the pool.