How Landscape Lighting Is Installed

Landscape lighting is a procedure that is best left to professionals. This is because there are many mistakes that can be made by those that are inexperienced that will compromise the professional look of your yard. The most common mistake is overloading the low-voltage line with too many fixtures. This does not necessarily mean that you have to severely limit the amount of lights that are installed in your yard, but instead there may need to be more power boxes and lines run in order to compensate. When the desire to run a significant amount of fixtures comes up in a job, the installers must plan out exactly were these fixtures will be placed, then install enough power boxes and lines to cover the entire plan. So as to avoid there being dimmer lights toward the ends of the run, the installers must realize how much power each light will draw, in addition to how far from the power source that last fixture will be. When adequate amounts of power area available on a line run, even though there is distance that is covered from the source, your lights will remain fully illuminated even at far ends of your yard. Another issue is that without experience in landscape lighting design, many people illuminate the wrong elements that will not create a balanced drama in the yard. The main idea is not to illuminate everything, but instead to illuminate only the elements that will create the most beautiful picture. If there are pathways or other areas where people may walk, there may be a desire to illuminate that path with multiple lights per few feet, significantly drawing from the amount of power that is available. In this case, you are going to want to have a box that is dedicated to the path along. This is because when lights are positioned very close to one another, it becomes even more obvious when the ones farther away are weaker than those closer to the source. You are going to want to dedicate enough power top that entire fun of line to keep every light installed at the same level of illumination. The next step after planning the lighting and fixture positions is the trenching for the line itself and the installation of the power boxes. After this is completed, the fixtures themselves are placed and connected to the power supply, all before being buried at a depth that will discourage animals and children from coming into contact with it. Even though the voltage is low, it is still best practice to make sure that nobody touches it, or the weather cannot impact it. The installation of landscape lighting can bring about new levels of value to your home and at the same time dd a security to the property that cannot be achieved any other way. If you would like a free quote for landscape lighting in your Southern California home or business, contact us today.