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Skypebble is a mix of naturally-tumbled pebbles and specially-formulated cement used to create a natural-looking finish for your pool, spa, pond, path, driveway or other area. It can be used in countless commercial applications as well as in the surrounds of your home or office, in fact Skypebble will bring the beauty and strength of natural stone to just about any environment !
Available in two Styles
Original - Natural Looking Finish - The original 3mm size, which produces a pleasantly textured surface and provides a natural appearance which can be used to great effect for beach entries and in combination with natural rock.
PebbleSheen - Classic looking Finish - A smaller grade of 1mm pebble which, produces a flatter smoother surface for more traditional pools. It is recommended Pebble Sheen pools use a tile band at water level to produce a classical look.
Unique Versatile Looking Finish
Skypebble provides a more natural looking finish than do traditional surface materials because it is manufactured using finely screened and naturally tumbled pebbles and highly colour fast cement tints. Because it is a natural, hand-finished product, there will be variations in the colour and exposure of the pebbles and the tint. As a result, the finish captures sunlight and creates a broad spectrum of colour that is visually pleasing and unique. Skypebble is now available in a wide choice of colours.
Outstanding Durability
For thousands of years mankind has been working with stone - Natures own building blocks - because of its beauty, strength and versatility. Skypebble creates a rock-hard, durable and non-porous surface which out-lasts other surfaces. The beauty of Skypebble lies in its rare quality and strength.
Economic Benefits
Skypebble is economically superior to other surfaces such as plaster due to it's low maintenance costs. For example: the costly exercise of removing stains is largely avoided due to Skypebble's highly resistant surface and the fact that Skypebble's natural finish makes stains less noticeable. Similarly, algae does not bond as readily to Skypebble as it does to other surfaces, thus overall operating costs are reduced because maintenance requirements are lower.
Environmental Advantages
Skypebble's durable surface reduces the likelihood of the pool needing to be re-surfaced. This has a twofold environmental benefit :
1) In order to re-surface a swimming pool, the water must first be drained and then after the re-surfacing process has been completed the pool must, of course, be refilled. By dramatically reducing or even eliminating the need for re-surfacing, Skypebble makes a significant contribution to the conservation of our valuable water resources.
2) The concrete waste material resulting from pool re-surfacing must be transported and dumped. Once again, by reducing the likelihood of re-surfacing being required, Skypebble conserves time, money and resources by eliminating the need for the shipment of this waste, and also helps to relieve the pressure on our world's already crowded landfills.
Additionally, Skypebble's natural appearance (based on naturally occurring pebbles) visually complements the surrounding environment rather than disrupting it. Because Skypebble blends naturally with the environment, it does not require the installation of tiles above the water line to enhance the pool's appearance. Thus fewer materials must be manufactured, packaged and distributed to the site - resulting in further conservation of energy and resources. |
