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Renovation

Private Villa, Cape Yamu

A marble terrazzo pool taken back to the concrete and relaid in PebbleCrete Glass.

The renovated pool seen from the drive, the dark speckled surround against the hedge and the planting

Location: Cape Yamu, Phuket, Thailand
Our role: Pool renovation: terrazzo out, PebbleCrete Glass in
Finish: PebbleCrete Glass Riviera Pearl

The work
behind the setting.

PebblePools carried out pool renovation on this project in Phuket.

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Project photographs

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The renovated pool seen from the drive, the dark speckled surround against the hedge and the planting — Completed · The finished pool from the drive

The renovated pool finished in PebbleCrete Glass Riviera Pearl, seen from the garden with the villa behind — Completed · The pool after the work, from the garden

The raised spillway wall at the far side of the pool, finished in Riviera Pearl with a dark speckled coping — Completed · The raised spillway wall holding the far edge

The renovated pool with the bay and islands beyond the hedge at Cape Yamu — Completed · The pool against the sea beyond the hedge

The entry steps of the renovated pool seen through the water, in PebbleCrete Glass Riviera Pearl — Completed · The entry steps under water

The corner of the pool where the water meets the raised spillway wall, both in Riviera Pearl — Completed · The corner where the pool meets the raised wall

The renovated pool looking across the water towards the hillside and the pavilion — Completed · Across the water to the hillside

Water running into the finished pool through a hose after the Riviera Pearl finish was laid — Completed · Filling the pool once the finish was done

The pool with the Riviera Pearl finish complete and the shell still empty, the sea in the distance — Completed · The finish laid, the pool still empty

The Riviera Pearl finish photographed dry on the pool wall after washing back — Completed · The finish on the wall, dry

The new finish washed back along the curved wall and floor of the pool — During works · Washed back along the curve of the shell

Washing the newly laid finish back with a pressure lance to expose the glass — During works · Washing the finish back with the lance

The new finish laid across the floor and walls of the pool, with the sea beyond — During works · The finish across floor and walls

The rebuilt entry steps carrying the new Riviera Pearl finish — During works · The steps rebuilt and finished

Working the surface of the pool floor by hand once the new fittings were in — During works · Working the surface by hand after the fittings

The pool shell with the new pipework fittings set into the floor and walls; the fittings were installed by another contractor — During works · The shell with the new fittings set

The entry steps re-formed in fresh render before the finish was laid — Before finishing · The steps re-formed in fresh render

The rendered pool shell under shade cloth, waiting for the finish — Before finishing · The rendered shell under the shade cloth

New render going on over the stripped wall of the pool — Before finishing · Render going on over the stripped wall

Scaffolding set up inside the pool shell so the walls could be reached — Before finishing · Scaffolding set up inside the shell

The old marble-based terrazzo finish pocked all over the shell before it was taken off — Demolition · The old terrazzo pocked before it came off

The pool shell after the old finish was stripped back to the concrete — Demolition · The shell stripped back to concrete

The old entry steps taken down to the structure during the strip-out — Demolition · The old steps taken down

The raised spillway wall stripped of its old finish along the whole length — Demolition · The spillway wall stripped along its length

Broken-out material across the floor of the pool during the strip-out — Demolition · Debris across the floor of the pool

Material broken off the steps and the wall lying in the pool during the strip-out — Demolition · What came off the steps

The pool before the renovation: a faded pale finish and a cream coping in the garden — Before · The pool before the work

The old pool finish seen from the terrace before the renovation began — Before · The old finish from the terrace

The pool alongside the villa before the renovation, the old finish pale and patchy — Before · The pool and the house before the work

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