The Estate, Ao Po

A tiled villa pool rebuilt and refinished in Sandy Beach Natural.

Location: Ao Po, Phuket, Thailand
Completed: 2024
Type: Renovation
Our role: Strip-out, the jacuzzi replaced with steps, a simpler system with a new filter, salt chlorinator and lighting, render, coping and the new finish
Finish: PebbleCrete Classic Sandy Beach Natural
Applied by: Pebble Pools

The work behind the setting.

The pool came to us in dark blue tile with a mosaic flower on the floor. It still ran, but the filter leaked, the pumps were old, and the salt chlorinator, the blower, the jacuzzi and the lights no longer worked.

Pebble Pools took the tiling off, cut out the blower and the jacuzzi and built new steps in the jacuzzi’s place, removed the old pipework and the extra water inlets, and fitted a new sand filter, a new salt chlorinator and all-new lighting. The shell was rendered through and the sandstone coping set.

The finish is PebbleCrete Classic Sandy Beach Natural, carried across the pool, the steps and the overflow channel.

How this job ran

Before
The old tiled steps
Demolition
The old tiling broken off
During works
Acid wash of the new finish
Completed
Filling the pool

Project photographs

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Material: PebbleCrete Classic

Sandy Beach Naturalillustration 1 more project in this colour Manufacturer’s colour page

Sample images are illustrations. They give a general idea of colour, texture and particle size and show the finish wet; the sample triangle represents about 12 cm of surface. PebbleCrete is made from natural stone and glass and is applied by hand, so colour and the mix of particles vary from batch to batch and from pool to pool. Lighting, screens, water depth and surroundings also change how a finish looks. These images are not a substitute for a physical sample. Always confirm your choice with a current physical PebbleCrete sample, viewed wet. By agreement and at extra cost, we can make an on-site mock-up (test panel) before work starts for you to approve. The finished surface should be judged against the approved mock-up and physical sample, not against the images on this site.

The Estate, Ao Po — the shallow end and steps under clear water — Completed · The shallow end and steps under clear water

The Estate, Ao Po — the steps under clear water, sandstone coping above — Completed · The steps under clear water, sandstone coping above

The Estate, Ao Po — close-up of Sandy Beach Natural under water — Completed · Close-up of Sandy Beach Natural under water

The Estate, Ao Po — the pool, the steps and the garden — Completed · The pool, the steps and the garden

The Estate, Ao Po — the renewed pool, the villa and the bay — Completed · The renewed pool, the villa and the bay

The Estate, Ao Po — the overflow edge in Sandy Beach Natural — Completed · The overflow edge in Sandy Beach Natural

The Estate, Ao Po — the pool along the villa — Completed · The pool along the villa

The Estate, Ao Po — the overflow edge and the terrace — Completed · The overflow edge and the terrace

The Estate, Ao Po — the pool from the terrace steps — Completed · The pool from the terrace steps

The Estate, Ao Po — the outer wall of the pool from the garden — Completed · The outer wall of the pool from the garden

The Estate, Ao Po — filling the pool — Completed · Filling the pool

The Estate, Ao Po — filling the pool over the new finish — Completed · Filling the pool over the new finish

The Estate, Ao Po — water going in over the new finish — Completed · Water going in over the new finish

The Estate, Ao Po — the steps and sandstone coping before filling — Completed · The steps and sandstone coping before filling

The Estate, Ao Po — the finished steps and shell before filling — Completed · The finished steps and shell before filling

The Estate, Ao Po — the finished shell and the sea view — Completed · The finished shell and the sea view

The Estate, Ao Po — the steps in Sandy Beach Natural — Completed · The steps in Sandy Beach Natural

The Estate, Ao Po — the overflow channel and sandstone coping — Completed · The overflow channel and sandstone coping

The Estate, Ao Po — the overflow channel finished in Sandy Beach Natural — Completed · The overflow channel finished in Sandy Beach Natural

The Estate, Ao Po — sandstone coping meeting the new finish — Completed · Sandstone coping meeting the new finish

The Estate, Ao Po — acid wash of the new finish — Acid wash of the new finish

The Estate, Ao Po — cleaning the exposed finish — During works · Cleaning the exposed finish

The Estate, Ao Po — washing the new finish on the steps — During works · Washing the new finish on the steps

The Estate, Ao Po — the shell rendered and ready for the finish — During works · The shell rendered and ready for the finish

The Estate, Ao Po — preparing the render for the finish — During works · Preparing the render for the finish

The Estate, Ao Po — rendering the pool wall — During works · Rendering the pool wall

The Estate, Ao Po — the rendered shell with the new coping — During works · The rendered shell with the new coping

The Estate, Ao Po — sandstone coping along the rendered shell — During works · Sandstone coping along the rendered shell

The Estate, Ao Po — the new overflow channel — During works · The new overflow channel

The Estate, Ao Po — the overflow channel formed along the edge — During works · The overflow channel formed along the edge

The Estate, Ao Po — setting the sandstone coping — During works · Setting the sandstone coping

The Estate, Ao Po — sandstone coping around the new steps — During works · Sandstone coping around the new steps

The Estate, Ao Po — the new steps rendered — During works · The new steps rendered

The Estate, Ao Po — the new steps formed — During works · The new steps formed

The Estate, Ao Po — building the new steps — During works · Building the new steps

The Estate, Ao Po — new pipework laid in the floor — During works · New pipework laid in the floor

The Estate, Ao Po — new pipework set into the wall — During works · New pipework set into the wall

The Estate, Ao Po — the old tiling bagged for removal — The old tiling bagged for removal

The Estate, Ao Po — breaking off the old coping tiles — Demolition · Breaking off the old coping tiles

The Estate, Ao Po — taking the old tiling off the wall — Demolition · Taking the old tiling off the wall

The Estate, Ao Po — stripping the old tiling — Demolition · Stripping the old tiling

The Estate, Ao Po — the old steps stripped back — Demolition · The old steps stripped back

The Estate, Ao Po — the pool stripped back to the shell — Demolition · The pool stripped back to the shell

The Estate, Ao Po — the old tiling broken off — Demolition · The old tiling broken off

The Estate, Ao Po — the old pool with its tiled flower motif — The old pool with its tiled flower motif

The Estate, Ao Po — the tiled flower on the old pool floor — Before · The tiled flower on the old pool floor

The Estate, Ao Po — the old tiled steps — Before · The old tiled steps

The Estate, Ao Po — the PebbleCrete Classic Sandy Beach Natural finish chosen for the pool — Before · The PebbleCrete Classic Sandy Beach Natural finish chosen for the pool

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