Help picking waterline pool tile
5 years ago
I have narrowed it down,,,we are having our pool completely refinished, but can't pick between the more classic versatile look or the more modern trendy iridescent look?... i feel like the iridescent is definitely more beautiful but I feel like maybe its too "fancy" for my simple coastal look.... don't want to break the bank, but also want something that will add to the esthetics of the area.... welcome ideas as well
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Help! Use of Travertine on pool waterline
Comments (2)There are lots of mixed reviews on this topic, do a search and you will see. The search section is at the bottom of the topics screen. We used travertine for the coping and our deck...decided against using it in the pool for many of the reasons above. We heard both stories and opted for tile, which I am happy with. I wasnt willing to spend all this money and one day be sorry:( I did hear we would have to seal it constantly because certain chemicals would eat the sealer. Sealing it would mean dropping the water level, and letting the stone dry out. Sounded like too much hassel. We have friends that used the 4 inch travertine squares for their waterline, however, the waterline is just below the travertine tile. I love their look! They keep the pool water a little high. They have no problems after 1 1/2 years...at least not yet....See MoreUgghh! I think I picked the wrong waterline tile!
Comments (40)Wow! I was quoted! I'm so honored. It's true. Your stone is the beautiful frame, your water is the picture, and your tile is the mat. It shouldn't take away from the other two, unless it is a feature. At first I thought, definitely the gray, but as I looked at it, it could also be the color of one of the lighter gray rocks in your stone (I see two of the stones in the second set of pictures under the pvc pipe). That might be more of a gradual transition between the rock and the gray finish and blue water. I LOVE your stone. Our tile would probably be too dark for you, but we used Daltile Continental Slate in Asian Black. Lots of grays and brown it it too. http://www.daltileproducts.com/series.cfm?series=38#608 The tile is great. The only trouble that we had in the beginning (and now again, see below) is that the grout put out calcium. Our pool builder didn't know how to get rid of it, and poured chems. right on the grout and it ate it up. After a while, I tried spraying vinegar on it and scrubbing a little and it came right off. This was on our 360 degree spa that has water running on it everyday. The waterline has had no problems since. We had them come back to regrout the spa, and we do have a couple of areas that show calcium again. I guess it's time to get out the vinegar again. It should stop soon. Now others might want to chime in on this one, but you might want to seal the grout. We didn't, and I don't know if that would have helped. Here's some pictures of our spa and the tile. Good luck with your choices! I think it will look beautiful no matter what. That stone is great! I especially love the slide. I'd love to try it!...See MoreI have to pick a waterline tile color. Please help!
Comments (11)Pebble Tec does not have any tiles. When it comes to selecting tiles I tell my clients two things due to the hard water and evaporation here in the desert. The less grout the better IE the larger 6x6 tiles. These larger tiles used to be an upgrade but now there are many in the standard #1 & #2 groups. Fujiwa carries some nice lines. The second thing is color and finish. We get a lot of scale buildup and you will see it a lot sooner and it will look worse on darker color tiles,(black is the worst.The smooth shiny finish tiles look more offensive with a scale buildup than the textured finish tiles or stone. Get some samples and check the hardness of the glaze by trying to scrape it off with the corner of a small screwdriver. With a good glazed tile you will just see gray on the tile where the metal came off the screwdriver tip where you scraped it. Caribbean Blue is out #1 selling P/T color. If you look at the colors of the pebbles themselves you will see that they will tie into a lot of natural colors of tile....See MoreHELP! Think I picked wrong pool tile and ledger combo
Comments (22)Hi Krista! Wow, it’s been so long since I shared this, I had forgotten about it. i decided against the concrete coping and went with stone. I selected the Pennsylvania stone and so happy i did! It looks gorgeous and blends in so well with my color scheme with its gray/blue color. I took the picture I posted above and enlarged it below so you can see the stone better. I hope this helps…would love to know your thoughts. Remember that concrete has a greater chance of cracking in time and I think the stone looks more elegant as well as being stronger....See MoreRelated Professionals
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5 years ago- 5 years agoI went with the more classic look... didn’t want to go trendy ... our home is pretty modest and I just feel the regular glass tile will be best... our contractor agreed and also thought it would be best with the surface color we chose... so below are is the tile and paver coping we chose and the water will have sky blues flecks and cobalt blue glass beads! I will post the finished product! Thank you!
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PRO5 years agoJust wanted to show the iridescent tile in a large scale install so you can see whether or not it is too bling for you. We thought that about this iridescent tile in the same manner when designing this pool and rain wall... It turned out great!
Modern Pool with Tuscany accents · More Info- 5 years agoSo first pic is beginning of demo... next 3 are the new paver coping and tile.. went against iridescent!! Project turning out more beautiful than I expected!!! Thank you all for you input! The contractor chose “bone” for the grout...looks like sea glass and sand!!! Will send more as it progresses...
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- 5 years agoSo it’s done all except the finishers paver deck.. to be installed within the month.. these pics aren’t the best .. once it’s completely fished I will post another pic... love the colors turned out very nice! Thank you all again.. i was glad I went against iridescent since this gave me a sea glass and sand look...
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It’s hard to take good pics but after weeks of frustration.. it’s finally done... AGAIN! Still some blemishes but nothing compared to the initial refinish.. we had them upgrade to a finish called Oasis Select by FL stucco ... it’s filled with cobalt blue glass beads and it’s really beautiful!!
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It’s took me coming down pretty hard in them .. I think they guy was freaked I was about to withhold payment and sue him...
I have included some before pics..
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Nicole, you are a bada$$! Lol
Don’t know if you need any new outdoor pillows but I picked these and the rug up at Target and they would look great with your tile colors. Pillows are a little big for my sofa but I don’t care, I love them anyway.
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