travertine

Hello. Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide. We are having an old existing pool remodeled. Our coping was installed to all slope into the pool. I believe it should slope away from the pool but our builder argues it should be level. A few were replaced and all are grouted now...

I'm seeking to build a small rectangular pool (max 12' x 24') in Austin Texas this year. The deck and coping will be about 250 sqft total. The pool will be ~5' from the house, ~5' from an existing 16'x16' covered patio, and the other two sides of the pool will be 1' wide coping elevated 12-24"...

I’m currently having a pool built and I chose to go with ivory travertine for the coping as well as deck. Most of the travertine has been laid down, but something doesn’t look right to me. I’ve read about travertine deterioration and discoloring due to sun and water. I’m wondering if maybe some...

Hi All, I'm in the process of leveling out the Bond Beam, and installing Travertine Coping and can't find much information on how to best go about this. I did find an old thread that does a great job explaining the glass waterline tile install, but nothing on the leveling/coping. My tile...

We have scratches on our travertine coping. I'm looking into the best approach to removing and repairing the scratches. I believe I will use a diamond 400 grit sand paper and hand sand each stone. After which I will clean and apply enhanced sealer. I was thinking of using a sander but...

I'm in the design phase for my OB pool and I can't land on a decision about what to use for pool decking. I'm not too concerned with the cost. My issues are: 1. Slip resistant. I need something that won't be too slippery with kids around the pool. 2. Not too hot. I'm in Phoenix, Arizona (so I...

We have 15-year-old Kool-Crete on our pool deck. It has really started to come loose, and it is looking pretty rough. Also, my pool boy (pictured) likes to pick it up and eat it. I got a quote to replace it from the company that did it initially, but we are not sure this is what we want to go...

I have 2 spa spillovers made with travertine stone. The water will not sheet unless I cut off pool circulation and put all of my 2.65 hp pump to spa return. On one it still sticks sticks to wall. I know I need to do some grinding and smoothing of the stone. I wanted to know what is best tool to...

Hello all, I recently bought a home with a neglected pool (installed mid-1970s) in need of rehabilitation. I’ve had several pool contractors come out and received varying suggestions on how to proceed. The pool at a minimum will need a new liner and plumbing/electrical updating. The concrete...

By popular demand, here's the timelapse I produced of nearly the entire construction process: 9Y_xaxvX0vc I know this is for Under Construction but I didn't see anywhere for "finally freshly completed" builds and thought I'd post here. I have a timelapse I've been working on from a Nest cam...

Hello, We had a bad leak in the gutter that required us to pull up the coping and back row of travertine. We had to grind off all of the thinset and mud from each piece as well as the beam. My question now is..... What is the most accurate way to ensure that the coping edge is pitched...

Hi Everybody. This is our first pool and we didn't run the travertine up to our house, we only ran it mostly 4' around the pool with a little extra near the pool entrance. Apparently it would have cost nearly $10,000 more to have it go near the house. Does anyone have any advice on what you...

We are troubleshooting an issue with our new pool in Texas, built by Anthony & Sylvan. We have a tiled spillway and when we turn up the pump speed we get a nice sheer flow and it doesn't run down the split face stone. However, in the daytime when we aren't using the pool the pump is on low for...

Is it worth the extra money to have a concrete base for travertine pavers? Most of the PBs here install them with a sand base.

We are building our first pool and we have something that no one has been able to answer so thought I would ask you guys. Have you ever had travertine rust after installing? We have about 1200 sqft of Silver travertine installed and there is about 8-10ft strip in one place that has started to...