Since TFP has been so helpful, I'm going to ask another question. We ordered our diy kit last week and are planning to start excavation next weekend. Yay!
The hubs is nervous about lighting and sees it only as an expensive future problem. He is willing to consider low voltage lighting if I get enough good information. Since we will have a black granite liner, I would like the light for some safety and ambiance but I do not need it to be lit up like a carnival ride. Our pool is 16x36 with 8' steel steps. Planning a short rock wall the width of the deep end with a waterfall in it. So my questions are....
How many lights do we need to give some light to the majority of the pool? I have a thing about symmetry (hence the rectangle and straight steps) so I'm thinking having one light on one long side would bug me. The majority of seating will be on both short ends. I would think that lights should ideally not be aimed in those directions??? Can I get by with one light in a dark pool? If so, should it be in deep end or shallow? Or if I need two, can they be right across from each other? What depth do they usually put lights? Basically, I would love your thoughts on lighting.
Also, I think it would be nice to have some kind of lights highlighting the rock wall face/waterfall. These would not be submerged. Do these need to be "pool lights" or landscape lights? Is there some kind of rule about how close landscape lights can be to the pool?
Finally, are there any certain lights or brands that tend to be less maintainable or more trouble free than others? They don't have to be fancy. We just want something that works, stays working and will not fry us.
Thanks in advance for any help! I'm amazed at this community's commitment to helping strangers and doing it with such enthusiasm! Thank you!
The hubs is nervous about lighting and sees it only as an expensive future problem. He is willing to consider low voltage lighting if I get enough good information. Since we will have a black granite liner, I would like the light for some safety and ambiance but I do not need it to be lit up like a carnival ride. Our pool is 16x36 with 8' steel steps. Planning a short rock wall the width of the deep end with a waterfall in it. So my questions are....
How many lights do we need to give some light to the majority of the pool? I have a thing about symmetry (hence the rectangle and straight steps) so I'm thinking having one light on one long side would bug me. The majority of seating will be on both short ends. I would think that lights should ideally not be aimed in those directions??? Can I get by with one light in a dark pool? If so, should it be in deep end or shallow? Or if I need two, can they be right across from each other? What depth do they usually put lights? Basically, I would love your thoughts on lighting.
Also, I think it would be nice to have some kind of lights highlighting the rock wall face/waterfall. These would not be submerged. Do these need to be "pool lights" or landscape lights? Is there some kind of rule about how close landscape lights can be to the pool?
Finally, are there any certain lights or brands that tend to be less maintainable or more trouble free than others? They don't have to be fancy. We just want something that works, stays working and will not fry us.
Thanks in advance for any help! I'm amazed at this community's commitment to helping strangers and doing it with such enthusiasm! Thank you!
