Adding amenities such as outdoor lighting and sound systems can transform your backyard pool from a hole in the ground to a relaxing oasis. When you have lighting for ambiance and safety and add music with outdoor speakers, you will create a pleasant outdoor space that you can enjoy far into the evening. Why Add Outdoor Lighting to Your Yard and Pool While some homeowners have lap pools that they install strictly for exercise, most homeowners want to create an entertainment hub. Often, a pool is paired with a spacious deck, an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, a hot tub, water features, and other features where friends and family congregate. To provide needed visibility without the glare of spotlights, overhead chandeliers, solar landscape lighting, and candles can do the job. LED lights, available in colors, when properly positioned can also add a dramatic touch. You can even add floating pool globes for additional flair, or colored lights to the edges of the pool that will reflect on the water. In addition to lights that illuminate the yard, lights installed beneath the surface of your pool can illuminate the water. Usually pools that are about 30 feet long have one or two LED lights, while longer ones have two, three, or more. While fiber optic and incandescent lights are sometimes used, now LEDs which have no filaments, produce no heat, and offer a long lifespan, are the norm. Lights installed in pools often have multiple settings to vary the brightness. While yard lights can be installed at any time after your pool is put in, lights in the pool should be installed during construction. LED lights run from $1,000-$1,500 for full-size models used for concrete or vinyl pools. Your pool contractor will offer these as an option when you buy your pool and will properly  Read More