It seems that your typical painted pool has very little longevity in the tropics - not sure why that is - we re not the only ones with an issue, pool finishes are a common topic of discussion.
As we were faced with the need to apply the 3rd new finish in a year, we decided paint was not the way to go. That leaves tile! Ok, so lets pick a colour - - well there is blue, blue and blue! At least that what is readily available - your typical public pool turquoise, or a dark blue. Not impressed!
So we began the search for other tiles in the colour we wanted that we could afford and that we available in Costa Rica. With the help of Christian www.horizon-plan.com/tropics.html we found Ezarri tiles www.ezarri.com/home.php. Of course they are in Spain and ship as needed to Costa Rica - after much back and forth, we determined they had the tile we wanted in the country in sufficient quanity so they didn't need to order it specially.
Once that fell into place, the rest has been amazingly simple - payment, delivery, installation - - Christian and Robert have been fantastic. While we have yet to see the final product the reviews from the neighbours have been very positive.
Hopefully a permanent solution to this - we'll see when we arrive Dec 23!!
Pics of the tile and the work in progress
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