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Designing a Swimming Pool with Glass Mosaic Tile

Incorporating glass mosaics design into yourof the swimming pool wall is flat and lower
swimming pool can be just the thing to makethan the surrounding coping. The water flows
your pool come to life, it will keep yourover the top of the wall and down into a
pool from being ordinary and suffering fromreservoir and is recirculated back into the
the  ho  hum's.pool, it looks as though the water just
vanishes  over  the  edge.
Colored cementacious finish coatings that are
pretty typical today. After some years theyThe beach is a really cool feature; there is
start to wear and fade. With solid coloredno step down into the pool. It is just like
glass tile you will never have to have yourwalking out of the ocean or a pond. The pool
pool walls recoated again. This can savebottom is constructed so that it gradually
quite  a  bit  of  money  in  the  long  run.tapers up to the level of the pool deck .
This can be wonderful for children and older
Glass tile is forever, it will never changefolks. For wheel chair bound swimmers, the
its look or loose it's vibrant color due tobeach can be used as a ramp for the wheel
the wear of chlorine and sun. Maintenance ischair  as  there  is no step to contend with.
a snap as the glass tile is non-pourus and
cannot be penetrated by staining fromSometimes the entire pool is clad with the
unwanted objects that can wind up in the poolglass mosaic and the glass color gradates
such  as  leaves.from a blue or green into a gradation of dark
to  light  beige  as  it  meets the pool deck
There are so many colors, sizes and styles
available it is sometimes difficult toMy favorite pool enhancement is a swim up
choose. Some have a reflective quality. Theyisland bar. You can sit around it sipping
are manufactured using a mirror backing withyour favorite beverage and chat with your
a transparent colored glass overlay. Whilefriends and family while being submerged in
some glass mosaics are opaque and othersthe  refreshing  cool  water.
semitransparent. They all have unique
qualities that work for many different looksThe colorful mosaics also can help to avoid
and  effects.accidents from people jumping into the pool
and hitting a step or swim out that cannot be
There are even photo luminescent tiles thatseen because the step or swim out is the same
absorb ambient light during the day and thencolor as the rest of the pool interior. This
at night they give off that stored up light.can be a spine-jarring hazard if you jump in
Glass mosaics are fantastic for yourand don't see the underwater object lurking
waterline as opposed to the everyday tilesbelow. The answer for this is to have your
offered from most pool companies. Some poolpool contractor install a row or two of the
tile suppliers have special software thatbrightly colored tile along the outer edge
allows you to design your own blend or designand in the center of the underwater hazard.
of  pool  tile  mosaics.So when you are considering the different
options in front of you when you are
One feature that colorful mosaics are greatinstalling a new pool or remodeling your
for in modern swimming pool design is theexisting pool, remember the many benefits
vanishing edge. This is usually one side ofthat glass mosaic tile can provide..
the pool that has no coping; instead the top



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