Landscape Lighting In Socal

Landscape lighting is one of the best ways that you can improve your Socal home. This is because any home improvement project is going to have a certain amount of costs associated with it, and a certain value to the project as far as home improvement. The value that the project brings as far as potential resale, or simply the feeling of improvement on the part of the home owner, is valued as compared to the amount of costs that go into the project. This means that if you spend 25k on a new kitchen and the added value to the home is only 5k if it was to be sold, then the project actually cost far more than the value it brought in. Home owners are always looking at the ways their properties can be improved that bring the most value for the cheapest price, and landscape lighting is always at the top of that list. This is simply because landscape lighting is relatively cheap to install compared to remodeling parts of the existing home, and the dramatic value that is added to the house increases the value greatly. If you are seeking a way that will make your house appear far more luxurious to all visitors from the moment they see it from the street, adding landscape lighting is the single best way to do so.

How is landscape lighting installed? First you are going to want to consult a landscape lighting contractor that can plan the project for you. The idea behind landscape lighting is to add attention to the beautiful areas of the space, while also taking attention away from  the less beautiful aspects. Trees, rocks, walls and other beautiful and dramatic aspects of the property can be uplit with low-voltage lighting which will draw attention to them when it is dark, adding an elegance to the property in a way that sets it apart from others around it. This is accomplished by trenching around the area into the places where fixtures will be placed, then placing a low voltage line into the ground. To this line, fixtures are attached at the various places where lighting is desired, there being a limit on the amount of fixtures that can be placed into any run of line. Depending on the amount of fixtures necessary to complete the job, there may need to be more than one power box. This is because the amount of electricity that flows through a low voltage line is limited, and each fixture draws from that total amount. As the fixtures get farther from the electrical source, they become dimmer as they are not being fed the total amount of electricity that is necessary to keep them lit at their maximum. By keeping the amount of fixtures installed on each line to a minimum, or at least within specifications, you can avoid this amateur mistake. To make sure your landscape lighting looks professional and elegant, contact us.