With the dry and scorching conditions of the Australian summer, installing a backyard pool is a wonderful way to provide a tranquil space for entertainment, play and relief from the relentless heat. It's also an area of home renovation that requires a lot of strategic decision making such as selecting the most practical and aesthetically pleasing shape of pool, color of tiles and safety fencing to water quality testing and cleaning facilities - but one of the first choices you will need to make concerns the type of pavers you use for your pool surrounds.
There are pavers made of many different materials that can used to construct an attractive and functional poolside area, each with different qualities according to the placement and location of the pool and the environmental demands of the area. Let's take a look at a brief overview of the materials most suitable for poolside locations:
Natural Stone: Natural stone pavers are available in many different colors and textures. From sandstone to granite, limestone, bluestone and slate, colours can range from dark red, to gold, dark green to grey and everything in between. Granite and slate are both attractive and durable for use beside salt water pools, while sandstone is available in an incredible range of hues and ages quickly to inspire a vintage feel. Stone pavers can be prepared with many different surfaces when they are combed, chiselled or hammered and finishing techniques can lend a unique look to your pool.
Terracotta: Terracotta pavers can be purchased and installed at a lower cost than natural stone and can be found in tones ranging from deep red to gold. Terracotta will lend a casual appeal to your pool and can be installed for aesthetic effect, for example in interlocking herringbone patterns. However, terracotta is more brittle than clay or natural stone and will weather more rapidly.
Clay: Clay pavers are composed from blocks of natural clay that are fired under high temperature to provide a durable product that features rich red and brown tones. Clay will work particularly well in poolside areas that adjoin lawns and garden features due to their natural, earthy appearance. Clay pavers only improve with age, giving character to the garden landscape.
Concrete: The variety of options available in concrete pavers is limitless. Concrete can be moulded, rendered, painted and assembled in any number of ways according to the requirements of your poolside environment. Concrete can be produced to mimic the appearance of natural stone, but boasts the advantage of not being as porous as its natural counterpart. Concrete pavers are also one of the most cost-effective poolside solutions.
While your decision of which pavers to use around your pool will be based on individual taste and the design of your garden, any variety of tile will offer the advantage of being very low maintenance once they have been laid properly. All that will be required of you will be the sweeping of leaves and occasional power-hosing to keep the area clean, meaning lots of time left over to be spent enjoying your pool.
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