Please post a picture or two.

Photobucket album. copy the 3rd of 4 code options, one per line. White space between the pix is useful for notes.

Scott

Thanks -finally got these uploaded. Again the question is if these cuts are better in the center or the run, or if they should be at the ends.

Here's the entrance to pool - baja step:

Here's two sides:

Seems wrong looking to me too. I thought the shorts were on a curve, not on a straight. I could see having a short on a corner or just before, but not in the middle. That loses a sense of consistency.

I could see it if there was a planned pattern that was described and approved ahead of time. Alas, if you gave the pb the leeway to make that decision, changing that would be on your nickel. It's not like it's poorly done, just different from what I presume your assumption was.

Scott

momoxan,
Every stone mason uses a little different technique to start.
I don't often see overlapping corners. Usually, each corner is cut at a 45% angle. Then the decision becomes where to place the short stone. Some will work to the center and some will run stone continuosly around the pool letting the cuts fall at their natural location.
These items probably should have been discussed, but in its entirety, it really is a minor point when the project is complete.

That would drive me crazy but I am sure that I would be the only one who noticed our cared. It’s 9 years later, what’s the verdict?

That would drive me crazy. Optically, it is not pleasing. At. All. In the first photo, to me, the short piece should be on the end. Then, when you turn the corner, the first piece is the balance of 24 minus the short piece length, much like you lay tile when you come to a corner. As for the second pic, if it is a dead end straight run, the short ends on the ends. If there is corner to turn, then the same rule above, imo.