Can A Marble Mosaic Medallion Be Installed In A Pool?

[Lips Malloy]

Hi,

I am having a new pool built and I wanted to install some decorative things in the pool walls. Around the pool light, I wanted to install sun rays, in either porcelain or some other suitable material, and on the dividing wall between the pool and spa, I wanted to install a moon. The pool walls and floor will be otherwise covered with Pebble Sheen, except for a porcelain mosaic on the waterline and on the entire dividing wall between pool and spa.

Problem is, I can't find what I'm looking for in a porcelain tile or even glass. I found something that could work, but it is a marble mosaic, and although they say on the website it can be installed in a pool, I am a little concerned about wearability. Can marble be installed on a pool wall that is always submerged? Also, the pool will have a salt water system, and I don't know if that would affect it.

Here is the mosaic I had in mind, except I would cut out the circle with the moon to use on one wall, and install the sun rays part around the pool light.

http://mosaicmarble....html?cPath=6_95

My pool builder has already coated the walls with waterproofing.

Does anyone here have experience with marble tile used in a pool, under the waterline?

Reponses are greatly appreciated, as I need to make a decision soon!

[Lips Malloy]

Turns out I can, and it will look fantastic. The mosaics should be installed tomorrow. :-)

[Pool Clown]

Post some pics...

[Lips Malloy]

The sun rays will go around the light fixture at the deep end, and the moon has been installed as of today (but nothing's grouted yet). The flagstone is Three Rivers (hasn't been cleaned yet) and grass will be installed right up to the flagstone. The pool will look similar to this:

[Lips Malloy]

Here is the full mosaic, from which we cut out the moon, and the sun rays will go around the pool light. The colors are a bit more muted than they show here, especially the yellow.

[Pool Clown]

Very nice.

[Lips Malloy]

Here the sun mosaic is installed, and when you sit in the spa you see the sun, moon and stars:

The wall with the moon above hasn't been grouted yet. When it is grouted, the tile and the mosaic will pop. Below the other side of the wall and the top of the wall have been grouted:

[Ivana]

That pool looks fantastic! I like the way you combined mosaics color with the color of stone that is surrounding the pool.

I am considering glass and stone mosaics. Personally I think that glass mosaic is way much better for water surroundings, but stone mosaics are way better looking.

Anyway I am planing to build pool with marble mosaic, and I am interested if your mosaic have changed in past year due to interaction with water?