Pool Paving Ideas
Non-Slip Pool Paving for South African Homes
Upgrade Your Pool with Safe, Stylish Paving
In sunny South Africa, weekends are made for poolside braais and splashing in the pool. That’s why your pool paving needs to be safe, stylish, and built to last.
Which pool surface is best?
When choosing paving, a safe, non-slip surface is essential.
SmartStone achieves this with its porous concrete surface, which promotes a less slippery surface, as well as the unique textures that enhance grip around your pool.
Our pool paving ideas showcase a variety of colours, shapes, and textures to transform pool surround areas into something special.
Create a Pool Entertainment Area
We are the leaders in non-slip flooring designed for pools and outdoor living spaces. Create seamless outdoor living spaces that combine your pool and outdoor entertainment areas. Our range of products and solutions makes it easy to bring together a pool area with various elements such as outdoor seating, fire pits, and outdoor kitchens to create the ultimate outdoor living space.
Edge off your Pool with Complementary Bullnose Copings
Bullnose coping are pavers designed with rounded edges, perfect for creating a seamless finish around your pool. We have matching copings on offer with all our product rages. Choose from SmartStone’s rounded bullnose copings to complete your pool paving.
The Best Paving for Pools
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A Few Pointers To Consider When Paving Around Pools
Compaction
Good compaction around new swimming pools is extremely important. Compaction should take place in layers of no more than 150mm each. Care must be taken not to damage the swimming pool when compacting.
Drainage
Carefully consider slopes and drainage around your pool. It is recommended that paving slope by 1% away from the pool.
Grouting and Bedding
Sand grouting will easily wash out on a pool surround and cement grouting has the tendency to pop out on paving around pools. Imported paving grouting like Romex is a good option for grouting paving in these areas.
Expansion Joints
This is popular among some installers, but it becomes ugly very quickly.
Copings
Consider the sharp edges and lugs of normal pavers. Rounded copings are generally a practical choice.
Salt Chlorinators
Water from salt chlorinated pools will damage paving. Always seal paving around salt chlorinated pools and warn the customer. Sealant should be re-applied every six months when a “cheap” sealant is used and every 24 months when a quality urethane or plastic based sealant is used.