Create The Ideal Swimming Pool Finish This Summer!

Planning to make a splash this summer? The mercury’s up and the sun’s out – and you don’t need to be told what o’clock it is. Because we’ve been waiting long enough, and it’s time to get your pool on! 

Are you as excited as we are about the warmer weather? As the days grow longer, it’s the ideal time to make sure your pool area’s fit for company. But if you’re not familiar with pool finishes and edging, it can all seem a little complex. 

Today, our Paving Superstore experts give their advice on how you can simplify any pool renovation for fantastic results, so that you can swim your heart out in a pool that’s fit for a king. It’s the ideal swimming pool finish, made simple!

Pool Coping

Beginners, don’t be scared – pool coping is nothing but a fancy name for the layer that separates your pool shell from its surrounding paving. Your pool coping plays a few roles throughout its lifetime, maintaining the structure of your in-ground waterhole, and preventing splashes from damaging your asset “behind the scenes”. With the right pool coping, your pool will last longer, cost less to maintain, and generally, be a safer place to swim. 

Choosing the Right Pool Coping

When all’s said and done – you’re looking only for a few features in the best pool coping – low absorbency, high flexural strength, and weather-resistance. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have great-looking results at the same time. 

Natural stone coping – think sandstone and limestone – offers all these benefits and more. As an eco-friendly, biodegradable choice, being far superior to manufactured coping, it lasts much longer through all seasons, helping ensure splashes flow properly into your drainage and protect your outdoor living area. 

Of course, your choice of color and texture are limited only by your imagination – if you’re unsure, it’s easy to find neutral tones like Classicstone Golden Fossil Pool Coping. Perfect for all existing decors and easy to maintain, Indian sandstone has a naturally textured surface that offers extra slip-resistance for splash days. A cleft surface, such as the Classicstone Harvest Coping offers, is also an easy way to add form and appeal to modern and traditional homes, as are cleft edges like you’ll find in Premiastone Ivory Coping.

Step Coping and Treads

Now that you know what pool coping is, guess what step coping is? Designed to protect – that’s right, your steps – you’re looking for exactly the same attributes. 

Luckily, this is where design becomes easy, our experts say: many great designer ranges come in with the full suite of pool finish products, so that you can keep a harmonious, consistent aesthetic across your whole splash zone. 

What To Look For

Make it clean, but edgy with limestone like the Classicstone Steel Blue Step Coping range, which has similar advantages to sandstone. Look for tested products like the above, which help you compare the compressive strength of your chosen step treads with manufactured materials such as concrete. 

Or, keep it simple with a matching pool finish that’s easy on the eye. Natural Paving’s Premiastone Platinum Step Coping is one example range to match your Platinum wall coping or smooth-finish patio pavers, with good frost-resistance come winter. As a naturally slip-resistant product, your pool area becomes a much safer place when water inevitably swashes over the sides. Low absorbency also means that splashing won’t tarnish your limestone coping over time, and your pool will look as good as new for several years.

Step treads are so simple they don’t need an formal explanation – they’re what we step on to get into the water. Like your coping, flexural strength ensures they stand up against pressure and weight, saving you from the need to frequently replace or repair your steps with time. 

Classicstone Lakeland Step Treads, for instance, have a beautifully cleft surface and a natural color variation that looks great under the water in the sun, while being resistant to staining and algae growth. With Classicstone Harvest Step Treads, you can also match up your ideal pool finish with outdoor cookout countertops, even your driveway pavers, pier caps, pathway pavers, feature paving kits and more.

 
Making a Splash!

Ready to put it all together? Whether you’re looking to do it yourself or outsource the job, always choose products that are easy to install. And it goes without saying, delivery is a must for heavy stone finishes. Even with the days getting longer, every minute in the pool is precious – so who wants to waste time fussing around with learning new techniques, or complicated instruction manuals?

So are you ready to create the perfect finish for your in-ground oasis this season? Let us know what you decide to do, we’re sure it’s going to turn out great!

Create The Ideal Swimming Pool Finish This Summer! was last modified: June 30th, 2020 by pavingss