Large-Format Porcelain & Tile
Pioneers of large-panel porcelain in aquatic environments — pools, spas, decks and raised walls clad in gauged porcelain, glass and stone.
Overview
Large-panel porcelain changed what a pool can look like, and GB IV Designs was among the first firms in the country to install it in water. Bo Barnett has presented the technique at Coverings and taught it for Watershape University; our Hill Country Glamour and Legend of Driftwood Hollow projects earned Coverings Installation & Design recognition in 2025 and 2026. We specify and install gauged porcelain panels, glass mosaic and natural stone on shells, spas, raised walls and decks, with the waterproofing and installation systems that make them permanent.
Gauged porcelain panels
Thin, large-format porcelain cladding on pool walls, spas, planters and decks — minimal joints, no lippage, no efflorescence.
Glass tile
Fully tiled spas, vanishing-edge walls and interiors in glass mosaic, including curved and overflow surfaces.
Installation systems
Waterproofing, bonding and grout systems chosen for immersion, thermal movement and Texas sun — the part of the job you never see.
Recognised work
Coverings CID Awards 2025 and 2026; presenter at Coverings 2024, 2025 and 2026; instructor for Watershape University.
Galleries
See it in the work.
Recent work
Geometric Pools
Common questions
About large-format porcelain & tile
Gauged porcelain panels give a pool clean, monolithic surfaces with very few joints, no efflorescence and exceptional durability in sun and water. Installed correctly on a waterproofed substrate it is permanent. GB IV was among the first firms to install it in aquatic environments and now teaches the technique.
Everything required to build the design: site work and excavation, the engineered structural shell, plumbing and hydraulics, electrical, equipment and automation, waterproofing, tile and stone, interior finish, decking and hardscape, structures, fire and water features, lighting and specified landscape. If it is in the drawings, it is in the proposal.