Travertine is sensitive to certain acids.
Travertine pool deck slippery.
National sealing specializes in non slip applications on travertine pavers across the us and abroad.
My wife and i recently remodeled our pool deck.
Help my travertine pool deck is very slippery.
Travertine drives a hard bargain.
By wade tampa florida here s a question regarding slippery travertine on a pool deck.
It looks nice won t get ruined easily can withstand the heat is great for safety and is extremely functional when it comes to design but there is one drawback for travertine pool decking and that is that travertine pool decking is its porous nature.
But here s the dilemma.
We had river rock for a patio deck and were tired of the pebbles coming up.
The unique quality of the wet pool deck requires the additional coefficient of friction.
Having topical protection applied to a smooth surface on a pool deck creates a slippery surface.
Because travertine is a natural stone which forms from calcium carbonate the building materials created from it tend to be sensitive to certain acids.
So this is a catch 22.
Slippery pool decks will always be a problem because they will always get wet.
List of the cons of a travertine pool deck.
We have had excellent results in treating stone and tile pool decks and treating areas around the pool deck to make them safe.
So we decided to have thin pavers installed over the existing deck.
You certainly want topical protection however can t afford for the surface to be slippery.
Travertine pool decking cons.
Sealing is an option.
We had it sealed once with a grip in it but it changed the color of the travertine.