So pools in sand everywhere and its time to sort out the landscaping.
We've looked at the possibilities for surrounds and we've decided on Liquid Limestone as it ticks all the boxes for us
Being a helpful lot i was hoping that a breezer might be able to give us their POV and/or recommend anyone they know or have tried? 
Hi reli, I get asked this all the time as I'm in earthmoving, and do alot of preps for pavers, granos, ect.
Theres a few cons with liquid limestone, the biggest is that it's hard to get right, and a bad job looks really bad. So make sure you look at the contractors previous jobs if possible.
The other is it gets mouldy easily, so if it's in a shady area, especially near a pool where it'll be wet you'll have to high pressure clean it every 2 weeks to keep it looking sexy.
If your minds not made up yet I reackon you can't go past paving, It'll look good for 20 years, or if you have a bit more coin decking looks smick, but is also high maintenance.
Good luck with the reno!
Just sent you a pm with the details of the fella that did my joint, looks fantastic and you don't get weeds or ants undermining it. Nor mould if you use a sealer as you are supposed to with liquid limestone either.
Got it down the sides at our place and across the back entertaining area . Looks great and comes up like new after pressure cleaning . I havnt had any problems with mould what so ever . Ours has been in for 4 years now and still like new . 2 thumbs up!
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Liquid limestone does not comply to Australian standards. Looks good when first placed then high maintenance. Tends to crack due to variable Mpa. If soil subsides beneth then you're going to have a problem. I would recomend something like Fremantle stone pavers or the like. If you need to get under for any reason, then the product can be removed and put back. Liquid limestone has to be cut, jack hammered, then you're paying a minimum of 2 cube for infill.
Tread your own path.
I got some paving around my pool bbq area. It took my wife one minute to pick out the most expensive paver from a distance of 30 metres away. (Yes, she's got style.)
Anyway, $20k later, it looked brilliant, except it was a 'reconstituted limestone' product. Eight years later, it all got etched by acidity in the rain, and looks nowhere as good as it did when new. I'd get clay based pavers. They will last.
Thanks for all the replies and good advice.
Got some dudes coming around this week to have a look and tell us how much.
I'll let you all know......
You should seriously consider calling some pool contractor as limestone might be a bad idea. These contractor will suggest you in best possible manner.
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Up here in Kalgoorlie where we have freekin high evaporation rates pavers around pools can look bad very quick, also there is a massive problems with future settling as the fines wash out from the fill sand.
the local pool installers are frequently using artificial grass . personally I find it looks great,if done properly.
often we are called to sort out collapsed paving after big rains,and if its art grass we roll it back ,shake out the sand used to hold it down ,repack,relay and out.
love the stuff.
ive never heard of liquid limestone, do you have a good link?
interesting. I reckon would be nice and cool as a polished and sealed surface indoors.
One of my customers has all her pavers made from recostituted coral. the pavers are buffed and sealer after settin and before laying.
very strong , and they look awesome. sorry i dont have a link , I think they were rather xxxy though
Hey Mike make sure you get the sand around the pool pencil compacted.
The last pool I paved they guaranteed it against sinkage and would repair it if it did.
Good luck with your choice as others have said if your going with a solid construction make sure all your underground stuff is in good condition.
Ask for some ref from past customers. If their proud of their work that won't be a prob.
One thing I will say. Everything looks sh1t after so many years of heavy use, at least with paving in 10 years time it's very easy to remove, modify or replace where as limestone is going to be a whole lot harder to replace. Just a thought
Yeah it was a brand new installation. we had a concrete beam put in around the pool and compaction before that.
It was a really good pool install compared to some stories I've heard.
Yeah we shopped around for the liquid Limestone.
Took us a while to find someone and did our research.
We're pretty pleased with it so far.
I put LL in our previous house, as others said initially looked great, it cracked at few places (outside the expansion joints) and few years later was getting dirty/mouldy in shady spots. But overall I was happy with it, easy to clean, stays cool in the sun. We selected the coarse finish, it gives it little more "character" - read the dirt that gets in those cracks 
few things I would pay attention to:
- make sure the site prep is done, we removed old pavers and expected they would level and compact it, I think they did not compact at all (wasn't home at the time) and that's why it cracked
- make sure it's slopped well for good drainage, I had few spots where water tended to stay longer, causing staining & mould (I used the pressure cleaner to get rid most of it)
_ make sure they seal it well or do it yourself
