Product Overview

Fujiwa Celica Cobalt Blue 2" x 2" Glossy Porcelain Pool Mosaic Tile delivers a timeless deep-blue color for swimming pools, spas, waterlines, steps, fountains, and decorative wet-area installations. Its saturated cobalt-blue glaze reflects sunlight and moving water, producing a vivid aquatic appearance with subtle shifts between royal blue and sapphire.

The classic 2" square format is arranged on approximately 12" x 12" mesh-mounted sheets for efficient installation across straight surfaces, steps, benches, and appropriate curves. A smooth glossy finish simplifies routine cleaning while emphasizing the tile’s rich color and light-reflective character.

Technical Specifications

Fujiwa identifies Celica as a series of 2" x 2" glossy tiles intended for applications including swimming-pool waterlines, steps, and backsplashes. Fujiwa Celica Series

Recommended Applications

• Pool Waterlines: Creates a traditional deep-blue border that clearly defines the transition between the pool finish and coping.

• Spa Walls and Benches: Adds luminous cobalt color to raised spas, spillways, bench faces, and other approved aquatic surfaces.

• Pool Steps and Safety Markers: Can form contrasting bands along stair edges, benches, Baja shelves, and entry points.

• Fountains and Water Features: Reflects moving water and sunlight across decorative fountain walls and spillways.

• Bathroom and Shower Walls: Suitable for shower accents, niches, vanity walls, and other properly waterproofed wet areas.

• Kitchen and Bar Backsplashes: Creates a bold glossy-blue accent behind counters, sinks, and beverage areas.

• Commercial Aquatic Features: Appropriate for suitable hotel, resort, wellness, and hospitality installations when approved for the project’s water chemistry and service conditions.

Installation & Handling Guidelines

⚠️ IMPORTANT: POOL-TILE INSTALLATION SYSTEM

A pool or spa installation requires a complete submerged-service assembly. Tile and grout alone do not waterproof the pool shell.

• Substrate Preparation: The concrete or cementitious substrate must be fully cured, stable, properly prepared, and within the required flatness tolerance.

• Waterproofing: Use a waterproofing system specifically approved for continuous immersion, pool chemicals, hydrostatic exposure, and the project substrate.

• Mortar Selection: Install with a premium white polymer-modified mortar meeting ANSI A118.4 or A118.15 and approved for submerged porcelain mosaics.

• Why White Mortar Matters: White setting material preserves the appearance of the grout joints and prevents dark mortar from visually affecting the finished mosaic.

• Mortar Application: Use a notch appropriate for the mosaic thickness, then flatten the ridges before setting the sheets to promote uniform support and prevent mortar from rising excessively through the joints.

• Sheet Alignment: Dry-lay several sheets and adjust individual tiles along sheet edges to prevent visible grid lines between adjoining sheets.

• Embedding: Use a grout float or padded beating block to press each sheet evenly into the mortar without damaging the glossy glaze.

• Grout Selection: Use a high-performance grout approved for pools and continuous immersion. Epoxy or other chemical-resistant grout may be appropriate when specified by the pool-system manufacturer.

• Grout Color: Bright white creates a crisp traditional grid, while medium or dark blue produces a more continuous aquatic appearance.

• Cure Time: Follow the mortar, grout, waterproofing, and pool-system manufacturers’ required cure periods before filling the pool.

• Water Chemistry: Balance pool water according to professional pool-industry standards. Improper pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, or sanitizer levels can damage grout and create scale deposits.

• Cutting Safety: Wet-cut with a clean continuous-rim diamond blade suitable for porcelain mosaics. Follow crystalline-silica safety requirements.

• Order Allowance: Add approximately 10–15% for cuts, sheet alignment, breakage, and future repairs.

Pool and Spa Design Guidance

The glossy cobalt glaze appears darker when dry and more luminous when viewed beneath moving water. Sunlight, pool depth, water chemistry, surrounding plaster, and grout color will influence the final appearance.

Inspect actual samples under both dry and wet conditions before approving the installation. For large submerged areas, construct a mockup using the proposed mortar, grout, waterproofing, and pool finish.

Care & Maintenance

• Maintain properly balanced pool and spa water chemistry.

• Clean waterline deposits regularly before calcium and body oils accumulate.

• Use a soft nylon brush, non-abrasive sponge, and cleaner approved for glazed porcelain pool tile.

• Avoid steel wool, wire brushes, abrasive pads, and tools that can scratch the glossy glaze.

• Do not use strong acids unless specifically approved and administered by a qualified pool professional.

• Inspect grout, movement joints, and sealant periodically for cracking or deterioration.

• Repair damaged joints promptly to reduce the risk of moisture intrusion behind the tile assembly.

Design Profile

• Aesthetic Inspiration: Mediterranean pools, classic resorts, coastal architecture, and contemporary aquatic design.

• Color Character: Saturated cobalt blue with royal-blue and sapphire undertones.

• Visual Advantage: The glossy glaze reflects sunlight and moving water, adding depth and brilliance to pool and spa surfaces.

• Complementary Pool Finishes: White plaster, pale blue quartz aggregate, light pebble finishes, and cool-gray pool interiors.

• Complementary Coping: White limestone, light travertine, silver travertine, cream marble, and pale porcelain coping.

• Suggested Grout Colors: Bright white for crisp definition, pale blue for softer contrast, or cobalt blue for a more continuous appearance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CELICA-293 the correct Fujiwa item number?

Yes. Fujiwa identifies CELICA-293 as the Cobalt Blue color in the Celica Series.

How large is each individual tile?

Each square mosaic chip measures approximately 2" x 2".

How much does one sheet cover?

One sheet covers approximately 1.08 square feet. The current 1.00-square-foot Shopify setting should be corrected if inventory is sold by the manufacturer’s full sheet.

How many sheets are included in a carton?

Distributor packaging commonly lists 20 sheets per carton, covering approximately 21.60 square feet. Confirm the current Fujiwa carton before updating inventory data.

Is this tile suitable for a pool waterline?

Yes. Fujiwa specifically identifies the Celica Series for pool-waterline and step applications.

Can it be used throughout an entire pool or spa?

It may be considered for submerged installations, but full-interior suitability should be confirmed with Fujiwa and the pool-system manufacturer for the specific project, water chemistry, climate, and installation assembly.

Can this glossy mosaic be used on pool steps?

Fujiwa lists step applications, but the glossy surface requires project-specific slip evaluation. Contrasting bands are commonly used as visual step markers rather than as the only walking surface.

Does porcelain pool tile require sealing?

The glazed porcelain surface normally does not require sealing. Cementitious grout may require treatment depending on the grout manufacturer’s instructions; epoxy grout normally does not require sealing.