Foxy : thank for your infos , I chose the light color (SANTA BARBARA BLENDPLAZA STONE REC. & SQ.). However if the travertine is compatible with spray deck in term of heat transfer then I would upgrade to it. Sound like I am leaning toward the paver decking , then find the way to keep it cool (like misty or sprinkler...under 100oF-110oF) ...LOL
Helen203 : just for fun ! Humidity (80%-90%) make our barefeet on 110oF surface feel like stepping on a hot water !!. and Humidity (less than 10%) make it feel like stepping on a frying pan ! LOL
How much sun will your patio be getting? If you can shade the common areas that would help.
If any locals know a place with patio materials on display outside, please let me know!
That looks like a nice color paver, can you get some sample blocks and set them outside for a couple of days?
My existing "Kool Deck" is likely not be an ideal comparison to a quality material like QingGuy used, mine is basically rough concrete with paint, so it can barely be called "Kool Decking".
We went to Desert Springs Pool and Spa just to compare decking options, they have 4 display pools outside with a couple different colored Kool Deck and the darker was a tad hotter, unfortunately they do not have a paver deck, their travertine was extremely hot for some reason, but like mentioned above it may have been due to their method of install.
We are leaning towards pavers for a couple uncommon reasons though, we have a septic tank near the pool and we'd like that area to be a seating area and a fire pit, obviously can't pour concrete there, so we are considering pavers, then to access the tank we could remove and replace the pavers. We are going to do a paver walkway from the patio to the garage and to the yard gate, so figured to just do it all pavers. We have some water pooling issues on the deck when it rains, the slope was not done well, so pavers would help with drainage and would also lower our existing deck a little which would help keep water from flowing into my house. (Reminder, I have an existing pool that was not done well)
We do not have kids running around. We have dogs though, so heat and the texture/roughness is a consideration for them. We do usually have shoes on outside.