If you are thinking of building a swimming pool in your garden to be able to cool off on hot summer days, one of the biggest trends in recent years is to surround the area around the pool with designer flooring to add a touch of style and exclusivity.
At L’Antic Colonial we have selected ideas and types of the best flooring around a pool.
Get to know the aesthetic and technical advantages of these materials and create a unique atmosphere in your garden.
Why use flooring around the pool?
Besides being an excellent aesthetic element to enhance the beauty of your home’s garden landscape, a good floor can withstand the humidity that is generated and also prevent slipping due to its non-slip properties.
In the selection made by L’Antic Colonial you will find the best flooring around the swimming pool. You won’t know which one to choose!
All of them have great properties: great aesthetic appeal, damp-proof, non-slip, resistant, durable, versatile and functional.
Types of flooring to install around a pool
If you are looking to design the pool of your dreams, pay close attention as below we tell you about the best types and ideas of flooring around a pool:
The best flooring around a pool: Mosaics
L’Antic Colonial’s mosaics give all kinds of rooms an artistic and exclusive look that very few other materials can achieve.
Are you looking for a retro and vintage look for your pool, do you love the Mediterranean style, or do you prefer simpler floors around your pool?
At L’Antic Colonial, we have selected the best flooring for around a pool so that you can achieve a unique and original idea.
Boulder
This mosaic is a material suitable for installation around a swimming pool and is also manufactured on a mesh that facilitates its installation.
It is a glass mosaic in the shape of pebbles, giving a very casual air to any room.
You can find it in six different shades: White, black, beige, carrara, grey, Marquina black.
Concrete Hive
This beautiful design consists of a combination of smooth slabs together with more elaborate lines and patterns.
Like the Boulder series, the Concrete Hive range is also suitable for installation around a swimming pool.
Dip
The most classic collection, but one of the most elegant and superb in L’Antic Colonial’s range of mosaics.
Available in blue tones from the darkest to the lightest that will transport you directly to the best beaches.
Natural stone: a beautiful idea for your pool
Natural stone is the most common choice for when you are looking for the best floors for around a swimming pool. Its adds an organic and authentic touch that is hard to imitate through other materials.
Its wonderful features make it the ideal alternative to coat the floor around the swimming pool. It is highly resistant to any climatic conditions, such as cold weather of higher temperatures, or even rain.
Another important feature we must look for in the floor for around the swimming pool is that it is anti-slippery when wet, so we will avoid many accidents and inconveniences. Your flooring must not only be decorative, but also safe and practical.
On the other hand, we recommend you taking a look at the type of natural stone you are choosing, because some alternatives can absorb the heat and reflect it. This means that if you opt for darker colours, then during warmer temperatures it will tend to be hot under the barefoot, and therefore, quite uncomfortable.
After mosaic material, natural stone is an ideal choice if you want to recreate a natural and organic space in your swimming pool. It is perfect for minimalistic, classic or rural styles, and it also offers long-lasting durability.
It is interesting for you to take a look at our natural stone catalogue. There you will find the most fascinating ideas to cover the flooring around your pool. Our best bets are Multiformato Toscano Anticato, Piedra Natural Moka and Piedra Natural Chennai White.
Tips for choosing the best flooring around the pool
After showing you two of the best floors for around a swimming pool, we want to provide you with the following pieces of advice, so you feel more confident when making your decision.
- Take into account the level of maintenance the flooring requires and how much time and effort you are willing to employ. Some flooring will be easy to clean and care, while others need more attention.
- The colours and style of your garden of swimming pool area. The wrong flooring can affect to the whole environment of the installation. If you need assistance choosing the right one, you can always get in touch with our professional team of experts.
- How much material it will be necessary and where you will place it.
- The type of material you are going to use. Is it water resistant? Is it anti-slippery? Anti-reflective?
The best floors for around a swimming pool at L’Antic Colonial
Creating an exclusive and unique space is quite a challenge, however, in L’Antic Colonial’s catalogue you will find not only the best flooring for around a pool, but also a wide variety of materials to design any space in the home.
L’Antic Colonial’s more than 20 years of experience in the marketing and distribution of high-end products allows us to offer only top-quality materials.
We invite you to visit our blog, where you will find an infinite number of ideas that will serve as inspiration.
If you have any doubts or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
