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