Latham Black Granite or Gold Pebble

[Rle015001]

Trying to decide between those two liners. Leaning towards the Black Granite but concerned after seeing some reviews online about issues like:
1- safety concerns (not seeing the bottom of the pool causing depth perception issues impacting jumping/diving decisions)
2- lack of visibility to be able to see kids at the bottom or even snakes or other critters
3- will look dirty all the time (like a black car shows more dirt)
4- will increase water temperature too much (all though living in the St Louis area I think this might be a good thing.
5- will fade much quicker
6- issues with more algae growth
7- portion of liner that is out of the water (above water line) will get really hot
8- could decrease home value because people might not like the dark liner (but the pictures I have seen look beautiful so I don’t understand this but it was still a negative I found online so want to ask)

Can anyone who has a Black Granite liner let us know your experience (Good and bad)? Picking a liner is such a hard decision!

 

[drforster]

I am in KC and just ordered Black Granite, should be installed in a few weeks.\

 

[jenlov9]

I can't give any advice about the black, but those were our concerns as well. We ended up using the Latham gold pebble with no border and love it! You can see my pics at the end of this thread. Two are visible by clicking the links in that post. It's gorgeous!

Vinyl Liner Pattern Roundup Project - Post Pic Name Of Your Liner - Page 23

 

[ia_soxfan]

I have a Black Granite liner in my own pool. Depending on if you go no border or not, my only experience with BG and a couple of other BG liners in pools we've worked on is that you'll need to spend a little more time scrubbing the water line as the scum is more quickly to show. Depth perception is not an issue in my opinion especially if your water is clear. You'd be surprised what you can still see. Can't say I've noticed a big difference in water temperature rise. We have an automatic cover and temp rises about the same as if the cover was off. Keeping your water balanced will help with fading but inevitably all liners will fade over time.