Swimming Pool Surrounds

One of the main problems I'm sure you've faced as an above ground pool owner is what to do with the area around the pool. You need something that avoids dragging grass or dirt into the pool.... something that will stand up to the activities of boisterous kids and something that will continue looking good all throughout the year.

And of course you not only want the surfacing material to reasonable in cost but ideally able to be added to or modified with changing your circumstances.
Fortunately HandyDeck deck tiles can easily meet this challenge. With HandyDeck tiles, all that’s required is a hard, well compacted surface around the pool.

Ideally you would lay the tiles on bed of fine gravel, but even if you don't have compacted gravel around the pool, you can still lay the tiles over bare earth, provided a few precautions are taken. In particular you'll need to make sure the surface is very firm and quite smooth (not bumpy) and lay a weed control mat under the tiles.

If your pool is curved, you can easily cut the tiles to shape to fit the curve of the pool wall with just a handsaw or jigsaw. If you make a template with a piece of stiff cardboard it helps to avoid making any mistakes in cutting the tiles and will ensure you have a snug fit up against the pool wall.

But perhaps one of thebest benefits of HandyDeck deck tiles is that you can easily extend your deck in any direction, add to it or remove it completely as you please. You can even pack it up and put it away for the next season if you want to.

And there's no need to worry about tripping on the edge of the tiles. Reducer strips are available as an optional accessory which simply clip to the outer row of tiles to provide a sloping transition to the ground level.

And If you have an in ground pool, you'll also find our tiles are an ideal way to change the look of the decking around your pool.