Pool lighting and projection
Good lighting changes how a pool looks after dark and keeps the steps easy to see. We replace lamps and fit app-controlled pool lighting and projection. We also replace leaking or protruding old lights with slim surface-mounted fittings, and install fibre optics in drained pools.
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Upgrades & repairs for hotels and villas · Pool stays in use
Lighting work with the pool in use
Lamp replacement, new LED lamps, app-controlled lighting and projection can be done without draining the pool or with the water lowered, with the electrical supply isolated while we work. Projection from above looks most striking on shallow water, such as a shallow beach entry, Baja shelf or tanning ledge. The inspection confirms what suits your pool and how we protect the water and equipment while we work.
- Replacing dim or failed underwater lamps with white or colour-changing LED lamps
- App-controlled lighting for the pool, operated from a phone app or a home automation system
- Overhead and roof-mounted projectors that cast moving patterns onto shallow ledges, the main water surface or a stone wall
- Lamps and controls chosen to suit how you use the pool after dark
Replacing leaking or protruding old lights
Many older pools have bulky light fittings that stick out from the wall. People hang on them, children break them off, and many let water escape. In our experience, water most often escapes from a pool through the light fittings, because their conduits are frequently run through the shell instead of being brought up properly above water level.
We do not reseal leaking light niches. We replace leaking or protruding lights instead, and we offer ultra-slim surface-mounted pool lights. They are resin-filled and flat, so there is little for a hand or a foot to catch on. The inspection confirms whether the replacement needs lowered water or a drained pool.
Fibre optics: drained work
Fibre-optic lighting is not LEDs set into the steps or floor. A light source sits dry outside the pool, and light is carried through optical fibres to many small points across steps, starry floors, feature walls or a shallow ledge (Baja shelf or tanning ledge). We can also run fibre-optic points along outdoor garden paths and steps around the pool.
Because the fibres are set into the surface, we install them in a drained pool as part of a finish renewal, such as a new PebbleCrete finish. Relocating underwater light fittings that shine towards a terrace or dining area also requires draining, so it fits well into the same shutdown. Draining in the wet season or where groundwater is high needs care, and we check site conditions before emptying the pool.
Inspection and electrical work
We inspect the existing lights, cables, transformers and controls before we recommend anything, and check whether existing cables and conduits can be reused. Never enter a flooded plant room while the power is on. All electrical connections, isolation, earthing and earth-leakage checks are carried out by a licensed electrician agreed with you. We coordinate access with your villa manager or hotel engineer, and the programme is agreed for the individual project.
What to send for a first discussion
To discuss lamp replacement, app-controlled lighting, projection, fibre optics or replacing old fittings, send us:
- Daylight and after-dark photos of the pool, the current lights and the surrounding walls
- Photos of the light transformers and control switches in the pump room
- Your location in Phuket or elsewhere in Thailand and the approximate pool size
- What you want changed, and whether you also plan to renew the pool finish
Where we have done this
CompletedPrivate Villa, Thepkrassatri — White Halo
Pool extension with a shallow ledge and air massage, a jacuzzi and seating, the old steps and seats removed and new compact steps built, a larger overflow and rebuilt balance tank, a black marble feature wall with a planter and a water curtain, a smaller reworked pump room with a salt chlorinator and a new filter, new flat lights, fibre optics and projection; refinished throughout; paths, terraces, stairs and kitchens in PebbleCrete
The pool and the black marble wall from the entrance
Fibre-optic lighting in the pool, on the black marble wall and along the outdoor garden paths and steps, fitted while the pool was refinished throughout, plus a roof projector that throws images onto the water.
CompletedThe Estate, Ao Po
Strip-out, the jacuzzi replaced with steps, a simpler system with a new filter, salt chlorinator and lighting, render, coping and the new finish
The overflow edge and the bay beyond
The old lights no longer worked. We fitted all-new lighting as part of a full renovation.
CompletedFive-Villa Lagoon Pool
Deep renovation after a flooded pump room: new pump room and system, rebuilt jacuzzi, new lighting, the finish and the terrace
The lagoon pool and its planted island
New lighting fitted across the pool during a deep renovation after the pump room flooded; we also raised the pool edge, extended the terrace and laid the new finish across the whole terrace.
CompletedPrivate Villa, Nai Yang — pool and interiors
A new pool built by us — jacuzzi, waterfall, water feature, fibre optics — plus feature walls, interiors, furniture, bar, bathroom and terrace surfaces
The pool along the living room and master bedroom
A new pool built by us from scratch, fitted with fibre-optic lighting alongside a jacuzzi, waterfall and wall water feature.
CompletedPrivate Villa, Naithon Beach — Royal Blue
Pool renovation: tile out, PebbleCrete Supreme in
The finished pool from the head of the terrace
We installed the projection lighting in this pool before its renovation. The fibre-optic lighting here was fitted by another contractor.
Questions we are asked
How does fibre-optic pool lighting differ from LEDs, and does it require draining?
Fibre-optic lighting is not individual LEDs in the steps. Light from a source outside the pool is carried through fibres to many points in the surface. Because the fibres are set into the finish, we install them in a drained pool during a finish renewal.
Can we control the pool lights from a phone app?
Yes. We supply app-controlled lighting for the pool so you can switch, dim or change colours from your phone. Electrical connections and safety checks are carried out by a licensed electrician agreed with you.
Do you reseal leaking light niches?
No. Water most often leaks from pools through light fittings and conduits run through the shell. We replace leaking or protruding lights, often with ultra-slim surface-mounted fittings.
Related work
Waterline tile cleaning
The waterline band forms not just from hard water evaporation, but from body oils and sunscreen, dust, calcium and iron baking together in the tropical sun into a very hard crust. We identify the deposit, test a small area first and, where the tile and grout are sound, clean the waterline with the water lowered rather than draining the pool.Coping replacement
Cracked, hollow or stained coping spoils the look of a pool and leaves rough edges underfoot. We replace worn edges with stone, porcelain, cast PebbleCrete coping or factory-made bullnose coping profiles.Salt water & smart pools
Converting to salt water and linking your pump room to a phone app makes a pool simpler to manage. Most of the work happens in the pump room.Tell us where the pool is and what you want changed.
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