Designer Pool & Outdoor Tiling in Pt Chevalier, Auckland
A small city backyard turned into a private retreat, with precise pool-surround tiling and crisp mitred edges.
This Pt Chevalier outdoor project, designed by Kirsty Vegas Design, won Silver at the 2025 Narellan Pools Awards. Below is the pool and outdoor tiling work that ties the whole space together.
★ Silver, 2025 Narellan Pools Awards (Above-Ground Pool)
Designer pool project. Tiling by Tarara Tiling, design by Kirsty Vegas Design.
Awards recognise the projects and their design; Tarara Tiling delivered the tiling and waterproofing.
A Private Urban Oasis
The design makes the most of a compact backyard with clean lines and good materials. It is a private space for relaxing and having people over. Tarara Tiling was proud to complete the tiling that ties the whole space together.
The Pool & Outdoor Tiling Work
Outdoor and pool tiling is unforgiving. It lives with water, weather and sun, and every line is on show in full daylight. Our scope on this project included:
- Pool-surround tiling: set out so the lines run true around the pool and the joints stay even along every edge.
- Precision tile installation: planned around the shape of the pool to keep the layout balanced and the cuts clean.
- Mitred edge detailing: mitred corners and edges instead of exposed trims, for a cleaner finish.
- Premium external adhesives and grouts: rated for outdoor and wet conditions, so the finish holds up to weather and use.
- Silicone finishing: clean, flexible seals at movement joints and junctions.
Built for the outdoors. Indoors, a small compromise might never show. Outdoors, around water and in full sun, it will. We use external-grade adhesives and grouts and detail every edge by hand, so the finish stays crisp and low-maintenance season after season.
Before & After
The Design: Kirsty Vegas Design
We worked alongside the project team to bring the design vision to life, with the outdoor space and pool designed by Kirsty Vegas Design. The finished result is a beautiful, low-maintenance outdoor area designed for relaxation and entertaining.
The Finished Pool & Courtyard
Services Used on This Project
Watch: The Pool & Courtyard
A video of the finished outdoor space: the tiled pool surround, steps and courtyard as part of the full landscape design.
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