Browse Forums Pools & Spas 1 Apr 15, 2011 11:54 am We are in the process of choosing our pool coping/pool area tiles and we keep getting different information from different people. Some natural stone suppliers are saying stay away from sandstone and limestone and only go travertine. No one seems to know too much about granite. Is there a specific tile which is better for a pool area? Travertine seems highly recommended but then we had one tiler say stay away because it's too soft! We also hate the 'unfilled' travertine but like the 'filled' travertine...we've been told the filled travertine will be too slippery. Grr...it's just so frustrating all this information haha. We also planned on having a "honed" or "flamed" finish...but I just got off the phone with a tile supplier who said honed would be too slippery for outdoors and is only an internal tile. This true? What is flamed? What is sawcut? What finish is best for a pool area? We would like a smooth look finish but obviously non-slip. Our requirements are: 1. Must be a white type colour 2. Must be salt/chlorine resistant 3. Must be non-slip (not sure if natural stone uses the "R" rating - ie. R11 or R12) Based on our requirements, what do you think would suit us best. Thank you!!!! Agent 009 Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 2Apr 16, 2011 6:43 am We have been using a bit of himalayan sandstone of late, it's a lot harder than our local stone. Available honed and bull nose profile Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 3Apr 16, 2011 6:18 pm Re. travertine. I was also told not to use the filled one outdoors (due to "slipperyness"). And same as you, we'd prefer it filled, and I mean pre-filled. But worst of all for me, the colour of the honed/prefilled is quite a bit darker/orangey than the light trav ("classic" or "ivory") Not sureif it's soft and what are the consequences (if any) I thought that travertine was a good all-rounder, it can be used almost anywhere!? Also, read somewhere that one natural stone supposedly doesn't soak up the heat and doesn't go hot at all on sun but can't remember was it limestone or travertine. Do you like the concrete pavers? Then, there's the Palimo (Indonesian natural stone) and it's much harder than sandstone. Has beautiful off-white silvery base colour, but it can have lots of veins, meaning not a uniform look, ie. it can look busy. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 4Apr 18, 2011 9:33 am What does everyone think of these: http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/silver-tr ... les_1.html http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/bojan-whi ... tiles.html http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/damascus- ... tiles.html http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/himalayan ... tiles.html They are all around the $60 per square metre mark. Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 5Apr 20, 2011 1:19 pm Hey all, Well after weeks of online browsing and visiting showrooms, we have narrowed our pool area tiles / pool coping down to two tiles. First, is the Ivory Sandstone Honed: http://macrostone.com.au/products/ivory-gallery Second, is the Damascus Limestone Brushed: http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/damascus- ... tiles.html What do people think? Tell me what YOU like best! Agent 009 Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 6Apr 20, 2011 3:12 pm I prefer http://www.stoneheaven.com.au/palmyra-cream-limestone-tiles.htmlPalmyra to Damascus ... What price did you get for D? With the Ivory one, the site doesn't show the texture. What's it like?? Smooth? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 7Apr 20, 2011 3:43 pm The Ivory looks smooth but has a slightly rough feel to it. I like the Palmyra Cream as well...the missus thinks it's too "brown" though. The Damascus is $66 per square metre...not sure about Palmyra. Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 8Apr 20, 2011 4:51 pm If you're somewhere closer to the sea, I'd also look at the "sawn" finish type, eg. Havenstone's Sawnstone range There is a silvery off-white colour too in the range, very pretty, and beautiful surface. Or their Seastone range is stunning too, with a very nicely done and non-uniform colour and a little tiny shell imprint (only one per paver!) - cute Love those both. They come in the nice large size, about 600 by 400 ... I'd personally stay away from anything that has a too bland/uniform colour, because they can be very nice when brand new, but as soon as there is a little leaf or piece of sand on them, they look untidy and eveerything shows. But not with the Seastone range! Edit Oh, the D. can be OK, but I just don't like the marble-style look My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 10Apr 20, 2011 7:35 pm Ah, sorry! I've just been through that excercise and know how hard it is, I should stay away now that you've narrowed it down!!! It's just a pitty that these 2 styles go unmentioned Anyway, those are both concrete pavers. The Seastone has a bit more rounded edges, so that's another difference. I realise it's actually quite hard to see them on the web site, but in real life I raelly loved them. Took some good pics too, so let me know if you want some. Or, easier, you can go to Amber and they will definitely have them (all big places have them on display). Colours are always better viewed in person BTW, quite a few manufacturers produce the "sawn" pavers these days. They are all very similar, the differences are in sizes and colours/shades. But I haven't seen the "seastone" range anywhere else. http://www.havenstone.com.au/index.php?target=products My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 12Apr 21, 2011 9:11 am Lex - just had a look at the Seastone and Sawnstone range from Havenstone. They look ok but I much prefer the natural stone look to be honest. However, you do make a good point in regards to a uniform colour showing leaves, dust, dirt etc. Exquisite - we love the Limestone and I think this is what we'll go with. Now we just have to choose a finish - Honed, Brushed or Tumbled. What do you think??? Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 13Apr 21, 2011 1:27 pm Oh, great, it's good that you really like what you've found and can't be swayed to what someone else likes ! Anyway, Honed, Brushed or Tumbled - dunno! I found that I'm not a big fan of the tumbled look, though, but, it would be gorgeous with the right house style, I think. Also, grout lines would be too wide in some places. Are you having them laid over a slab, or into dirt/sand? Not sure how Brushed looks ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 14Apr 21, 2011 8:55 pm Bit of a connundrum Lex... Went to a natural stone showroom (the LAST one I was planning on visiting) on my lunch break today (more out of boredom actually) and wasn't really expecting to find anything that I liked. But I found two stunning tiles that suit EXACTLY what we want. They are Travertine tiles. At the start, Travertine is what we initially wanted. However, due to pricing (out of our budget) and the fact that everyone recommened unfilled travertine for outdoors (we dont like the look of unfilled)...we soon moved onto sandstone and limestone. The two travertine tiles I saw today are below: http://www.homestone.com.au/_webapp_894 ... ne_Antique and http://www.homestone.com.au/_webapp_816 ... tone_Light The tumbled (and unfilled) finish didn't really get my attention (again, i hate unfilled)...however the HONED and FILLED was exactly what we want. And both tiles are only $69 per square metre which is amazing value. The store manager guaranteed both tiles were of the highest quality and aren't cheap imports (they are from Turkey). However, I only like the Honed and Filled version. I'm thinking of breaking the rule and actually using this as pool coping and for the pool area. I know some people have used honed and filled travertine around their pool from visiting websites and certain store managers telling me they have sold it to people. How slippery is it really??? Our actual pool area is quite small....there'll be the coping and thats about it. The remainder of tiling will actually be outside of the pool fence. I'm thinking the slip factor won't be that big a deal. Anyone used honed and filled around a pool...or outdoors? What's the verdict. I'm really thinking that I might get one of the above. Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 15Apr 21, 2011 9:35 pm Geez, you really got my heart pumping when I read this: "But I found two stunning tiles that suit EXACTLY what we want. They are Travertine tiles. At the start, Travertine is what we initially wanted. However, due to pricing (out of our budget) and the fact that everyone recommened unfilled travertine for outdoors (we dont like the look of unfilled)...we soon moved onto sandstone and limestone." - since this is exactly the same reason why we stopped thinking about travertine!! I have to say that I knew about the pre-filled and honed, but all the sales people told me they are better suited for indoors So, I'm in the same boat. If anyone has lived for a while with pre-filled and honed travertine outside and on stairs, it would be nice if you could share your opinion! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 16Apr 21, 2011 10:29 pm It musn't be TOO slippery: http://www.pooltile.com.au/PhotoGallery3.htm This is the look we are after (very similiar). Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 17Apr 22, 2011 7:34 am Wow, great site. I suppose it can't be that bad, so many people have used it before. Perhaps the sales people are supposed to recommend the unfilled one for outside (so we can't blame them if it gets too slippery), but it doesn't mean that we can't use it Edit Hm, I never thought it's more exy than all of these: "Pricing: Mid range- slightly higher than granite, concrete, sandstone and porcelain." - http://www.pooltile.com.au/TravertineLinen.htm My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 18Apr 22, 2011 2:43 pm We used sandstone tiles for our pool area and sandstone bullnose for the coping. This is probably not white enough for what you want but here are some pics anyway. Excuse the stuff floating in the pool - the kids went swimming this morning and of course they can't pick up after themselves Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Building the Grandview 36 with M$tric0n Plans approved 15/4/2010 Site start date 21/5/2010 Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=32825&p=461266#p461266 Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 19Apr 22, 2011 7:19 pm Hi northbound, yes we want something a little whiter but I must say your pool and pool area look fantastic. What finish is your sandstone? Is it honed? And what profile is your coping - bullnose? Re: Pool Coping/Pool Area Tiles - PLEASE HELP!!! 20Apr 24, 2011 12:36 pm From artisticstone.com.au Is Travertine slippery when wet ? No floor covering is slip proof. Travertine however delivers are remarkably high resistance to slipping. 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