Thank you KR. We are considering it, but will the grass come up in the joints?..in your opinion, is it better than travertine? Is the pricing the same between travertine and stamped concrete?

Blue stone might work. It’s not slippery and flag stone isn’t either. We have had it around our pool for over 30 years. No grass issues.

Thanks, I will look into these stones as well. Do you think travertine is over rated? And does it tend to look more traditional than modern?

Is porcelain tile not good for patio/pool surrounding besides the coping?

I was hoping to find large tiles of some sort and not in French pattern but just straight line...or is porcelain a definite don't do??

My grass does not come up through the joints, and we live in Florida where grass grows heartily. I’m building a new house and pricing travertine, it’s a lot more expensive (like, a lot!) just an FYI. It’s beautiful though. No to porcelain tile, it’s a major slipping hazard. Assuming you have kids? No way I’d do that with kids... one splash of water you’re on your back.

This is stamped concrete, it can look as modern as you want it to.

OMG!!! That's the look I am looking for!!! I needed to know that the concrete can be used right from the water line and I do not need to put another material there. My pool is not nearly as big, if this is yours, it is beautiful! My pool is to be 14x30 with a spa 7x7 spa and a small beach entrance 7x7. I think it's called that or a wading section with 2 steps down on the side of the spa.

So with concrete, we just leave it it's natural color for this look and do a brushed finish?

We were also thinking of doing mosaic around the top of the spa and down the one side of the wading pool section.

What are your thoughts on that? It will also have a small waterfall along the back, on the same side of the spa. It is a rectangle shape. But bc 14 wide will take up too much of the patio, leaving only 11' of patio space, I'm thinking of having it done 13' instead.

So will this change require a new drawing and re-submission for approval??

Also what grade of cement should I be making sure they use and how thick should it be?

Does 35psi and 4" thick with a brushed finished be the right thing to require?

I too live in Florida and although all our kids combined do not live with us, we have grandchildren that will visit and have friends w/kids.

We are also dancers and the patio will be used for dancing too, so we were looking for a non-slip material and one that stays cool in the heat. This is why we were looking at travertine. Can we find travertine that is under $10 a sq ft that can look modern? Preferably $7 a sq ft? If so, how would it be laid?

I believe the total sq ft for around the pool and the patio is under 600 sq ft. The entire space is approx 40x 30.

Do you know how much stamped concrete will cost per sq ft?

Just a note, we are paying for whatever material we use, the GC is covering installation under our contract. So we would pay for the extra cost of stamped concrete or for whatever tiles we choose.

Stamped concrete can look very nice if it is done correctly. Cons: It's hot and slippery and you'll have to use some type of traction material (such as silica) mixed in with the sealer periodically to reduce the slip-factor. Avoid that spray texture at all cost. It is the cheapest material out there, it isn't uniform, it looks terrible after a few summer months of use, it scratches and you'll never be able to repair it and it match. Natural stone is beautiful but you have to stay on top of the maintenance if you have a salt pool. Concrete paver material is also a beautiful, it isn't very slippery, you don't have to seal it, doesn't get as hot, con's are the cost. While not terribly expensive it is a grade below natural stone...but you get what you pay for in maintenance and repair savings.

KR is your pool a salt water pool?..this is all very confusing, because that the salt water will ruin stamped concrete and travertine?..is this true?

Hi lrod - we are in the same situation trying to pick a pool deck material that is Jon slippery and not crazy expensive. Same design aesthetics as yours - what material did you finally end up choosing for pool deck ?

Hi Sowmya, did you get my response? For whatever reason, I do not see my response here. Please let me know.

I did not get the response for some reason

Ok, I am sending again.. We are going with a large 24x24 non slip porcelain tile, called Silver White from a company called hardscape in Boca Rayon, Fl. They have several tiles installed I. Front of their office and the day we went it had been raining. The tiles were not slippery, they felt like concrete. We also ooked into stamped concrete and it was an additional cost of approx $4k depending on style and color. They also have natural stone at this warehouse. We are going right to the water

Line so it looks seamless with the patio. They haven't started the pouring of concrete for the pool yet bc we just passed 6 preliminary inspections about a week and a half ago, plus the rain factor too.

Thank you so much. That is a beautiful looking tile. Love the large format tile. We are leaning towards tumbled ivory travertine, not sealing it to avoid making it more slippery. Very nervous about that choice given maintenance and concerns about slippery.