Product Overview

Silver Travertine 12" x 24" Brushed Pool Coping with Eased Edge introduces cool natural-stone movement and a clean contemporary profile to pools, steps, walls, and outdoor architectural features. Genuine travertine displays a varied composition of silver gray, ash, charcoal, cream, and occasional taupe mineral tones.

The brushed surface provides a softly textured, low-sheen appearance, while the eased profile gently softens the exposed edge without creating the fully rounded form of traditional bullnose coping. At 2 cm thick, this low-profile coping is intended for installation over a completely supported, properly prepared substrate.

Each piece covers two square feet of surface area and provides two linear feet along a straight pool edge.

Technical Specifications

The current Hey Tiles listing states 12" x 24" dimensions, 2 cm thickness, brushed finish, eased edges, and two-square-foot coverage. However, its SKU conflicts with MSI’s official product data and must be corrected.

Recommended Applications

• Swimming-Pool Coping: Creates a finished transition between the pool shell and surrounding deck over an engineered, fully supported coping assembly.

• Raised Spas: Suitable for appropriate spa perimeters when exposure to heat, water chemistry, and movement is addressed by the installer.

• Stair Treads: May be used on fully supported exterior stairs with code-compliant tread dimensions, slope, edge visibility, and slip characteristics.

• Wall Caps: Provides a finished top surface for masonry, planter, courtyard, and landscape walls.

• Bench and Seat Caps: Suitable over stable, waterproofed masonry seating structures.

• Outdoor-Kitchen Accents: Can be considered for supported bar ledges and wall caps, but 12-inch depth may be insufficient for a full countertop.

• Water Features: Adds a contemporary natural-stone edge to fountains and architectural water features with proper waterproofing and drainage.

Installation & Handling Guidelines

⚠️ IMPORTANT: 2 CM COPING REQUIRES COMPLETE SUPPORT

This is a relatively thin natural-stone coping profile. It should not bridge unsupported gaps or function as a structural slab. The entire piece must be bonded to a stable, properly prepared substrate.

• Confirm Product Before Installation: Verify dimensions, thickness, finish, eased-edge orientation, shade range, and SKU against the delivered material.

• Dry-Lay and Blend: Arrange material from several crates or pallets before installation. Distribute light, dark, highly veined, and more porous pieces throughout the project.

• Substrate Preparation: Install over stable, clean, correctly sloped concrete or masonry designed for pool coping.

• Mortar Selection: Use a premium white polymer-modified mortar meeting ANSI A118.4 or A118.15 and approved for exterior natural stone and immersion-adjacent applications.

• Complete Mortar Coverage: Back-butter each piece and achieve substantially complete support beneath the coping. Voids can collect water and contribute to cracking or freeze-thaw damage.

• Drainage Slope: Pitch the coping slightly away from the pool unless the pool designer specifies another drainage strategy.

• Joint Placement: Align control, expansion, and movement joints with the underlying structure. Do not bridge structural movement joints with travertine.

• Flexible Sealant: Use an exterior-rated flexible sealant at changes of plane and where coping meets the pool shell or adjoining deck.

• Grout and Joint Width: Joint dimensions should accommodate natural-stone variation, thermal movement, and the selected exterior setting system.

• Pre-Sealing: Apply a breathable penetrating sealer approved for exterior travertine before grouting. Test first because some sealers deepen the stone’s color.

• Pool Startup: Allow the complete installation to cure according to mortar, grout, sealant, and pool-system requirements before filling or chemically treating the pool.

• Freeze-Thaw Conditions: Exterior suitability depends on drainage, stone density, mortar coverage, waterproofing, climate, and maintenance—not the stone alone.

• Cutting Safety: Wet-cut using a clean diamond blade. Do not dry-cut or grind because airborne crystalline-silica dust can cause serious respiratory harm.

• Order Allowance: Add approximately 10–15% for cuts, breakage, color blending, and future repairs. Curved pools may require greater waste.

Quantity Calculation

Each 24-inch-long piece provides approximately 2 linear feet of straight-edge coverage.

Curves, corners, steps, spas, and complex cuts require separate calculations and additional material.

Slip and Pool-Safety Guidance

• A brushed finish generally provides more texture than polished travertine, but no published DCOF or wet pendulum rating has been verified for this product.

• Do not advertise the coping as “non-slip,” “anti-slip,” or “not slippery when wet.”

• Pool-deck suitability must be evaluated using the actual production material, selected sealer, grout joints, slope, drainage, and applicable local requirements.

• Film-forming or enhancing sealers may change wet-surface traction. Test the complete system before installation.

Care & Maintenance

• Clean with water and a neutral-pH cleaner formulated for exterior natural stone.

• Avoid acidic cleaners, vinegar, muriatic acid, and aggressive pool chemicals on the travertine surface.

• Rinse chemical splashes promptly with clean water.

• Remove leaves, soil, food, oils, and organic debris before they stain the porous stone.

• Do not use high-pressure washing close to joints or at settings that can erode the travertine.

• Reapply a breathable penetrating sealer according to exposure and the sealer manufacturer’s instructions.

• Inspect the coping periodically for movement, hollow areas, open joints, cracks, and failed sealant.

• Maintain balanced pool-water chemistry to reduce staining, scaling, and deterioration.

Design Profile

• Aesthetic Inspiration: Contemporary Mediterranean, modern resort, coastal minimalism, and refined organic design.

• Color Character: Silver gray, ash, smoky charcoal, cream, and occasional taupe or mocha movement.

• Edge Character: A softened square profile with less curvature than traditional bullnose coping.

• Visual Advantage: The 24-inch length creates longer, cleaner lines around straight pool and wall edges.

• Complementary Materials: Silver travertine pavers, charcoal porcelain, light limestone, concrete, white plaster, and natural wood.

• Complementary Metals: Brushed stainless steel, matte black, dark bronze, and architectural aluminum.

• Suggested Joint Colors: Silver gray, warm gray, or light taupe.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the current SKU correct?

No. SKU LCOPTSIL1624HUFBR-EE identifies an MSI 16" x 24" x 5 cm product. It does not match the stated 12" x 24" x 2 cm dimensions.

What is an eased edge?

An eased edge retains a mostly square contemporary profile while gently softening the sharp exposed corner. Confirm the exact factory profile on a sample before ordering.

How many linear feet does one piece cover?

One 24-inch-long piece covers approximately two linear feet along a straight pool edge.

Is this coping slip-resistant?

The brushed finish adds texture, but no published wet slip rating has been verified. Suitability depends on the actual surface, sealer, slope, drainage, and installation.

Does Silver Travertine require sealing?

A breathable penetrating sealer is generally recommended for pool environments. Test it first to assess color and traction changes.

Can 2 cm travertine span an unsupported area?

No. The coping requires continuous structural support and substantially complete mortar coverage.

Will all pieces match?

No. Silver Travertine naturally varies in color, veining, porosity, fill, and surface character. Blend material from several pallets before installation.

Can it be used around a saltwater pool?

It may be considered, but salt exposure, water chemistry, sealing, drainage, and maintenance must be reviewed by the pool professional and installer.