Gohlke Pools has been North Texas leading pool company since it was established by the Gohlke family in 1958. Gohlke Pools services and repairs swimming pools in Denton, Sanger, Lake Dallas Flower Mound, Lewisville, Aubrey, Decatur, Pilot Point. We are a nationally recognized pool builder with a creative design team that will help to create the right pool for your home and your budget. At Gohlke Pools we believe the Texas lifestyle means spending as much time outdoors as possible. We look forward to working with you to assure that every moment outdoors is a memorable moment
Backyard & Pool Lighting
The Benefits of Lighting
One area that is often overlooked by pool designers is backyard and pool area lighting. This is beginning to change as homeowners want to stay at home and enjoy their backyard environment.
Increase Your Hours of Enjoyment While Adding Safety and Security
Especially when Daylight Savings Time is over, many people leave for work when it is still dark and return after dark, only getting weekends to enjoy the beautiful landscaping and pool environment that they have spent thousands of dollars creating. In addition to the aesthetic benefits, safety (to avoid injury) and security (to avoid intrusion by a trespasser) are also benefits of lighting.
Consider Your Options
After determining what your reasons are for your outdoor lighting, take a tour of your backyard and determine what you would like to illuminate. Then stand inside at the back of your house and determine what you would like to see when viewing the backyard and pool area at night. After determining what you plan on illuminating, the next step is determining what type of lighting technique would best provide the desired look for the particular item that you are illuminating, followed by determining what type of fixtures would best serve your needs, and then selecting the proper method of controlling your lights.
Types of Lighting
- Uplighting - As the name implies, lights are aimed upward to illuminate. This is a particularly good method of illuminating trees.
- Downlighting - This method works very well to create a light over outdoor activity areas, such as patios.
- Spotlighting - This method tends to work well when trying to light waterfalls, statues, and occasionally plants or small trees.
- Pathlighting - This is often done for safety as well as aesthetics.
- Moonlighting - This is an increasingly popular method of lighting. It is most often done by mounting the lights in mature trees, with the fixture pointing downward. It tends to create the same shadowing effect as a full moon, creating a natural effect.
Visible Fixtures
- Decorative fixtures - typically add to the landscaping during the day as décor.
- Lanterns - This illumination is typically a soft light.
- Path fixtures - This type of lighting creates lighting for pathways during the nighttime and decoration during the daytime.
- Mounted or hanging fixtures - The main purpose of these types of fixtures is decoration, but they also provide some light benefit. The mounted variety are usually mounted n a post or an exterior wall. Hanging fixtures are less common, but are also used occasionally.
Hidden Light Sources - Defining Your Ambience.
- Ground mounted fixtures - These are very common and are used to highlight structures, objects, or plants.
- Surface mounted fixtures - Typically mounted on a building or tree to provide general lighting or accent lighting.
- Ground-recessed fixtures - These lights are mounted below grade (flush with the ground) and typically used for highlight trees, statues, etc.
Types of Controls
There are several ways to operate backyard and pool area lighting including:
- on/off switch
- a dimmer switch
- photoelectric control (turns on at dark)
- time switches
Additional Reading
There are many different considerations when planning and implementing backyard and pool area lighting, therefore it might be helpful to consult a landscape architect or lighting expert to help determine the best solution for your backyard and pool area.
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