Below you'll find a list of all posts from October, 2016
Happy Halloween from Southern Lights With Halloween just around the corner, you definitely want to think about how to avoid tricks by making your house a treat! Ensure the safety of the zombies, ninjas, princesses, super heroes and everyone else with proper lighting of your yard. This not only prevents injuries, it is also a great way to let them know where to …
Outdoor living areas are consistently highly ranked as very important by homeowners and homebuyers. But, outdoor living without lighting cannot be accurately described as living! This is even more true when you consider most of us are at work all day and the only time we have to enjoy the outdoor living areas we have painstakingly created is in the evenings, after dark! As …
The illumination of your outdoor living area during dark hours provides a wide range of benefits. More and more of us want to spend time outside, (especially in the evenings, which is when most of us are actually at home!). Lighting makes that possible. The sticking point for most folks is that a good amount of money is involved. Especially when designed and installed …
Deck lighting not only extends the hours during which you can enjoy your deck, it also goes a long way in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of your outdoor living area. As the variety of fixtures suited for posts, block walls, paver walkways, stair risers and railings keeps expanding, so do your options for personalizing outdoor spaces. Here are some factors to consider: Quality fixtures, especially …
As we draw closer to the winter months when the days get shorter and darkness sets in before dinner, walking to your front door or getting around the yard can be more difficult. It highlights the need to enhance safety, curb appeal and convenience with walkway and path illumiation. However, the proper utilization of a path light is confusing to most home and …
The importance of security lighting cannot be overstated as it goes a long way in ensuring your home and family’s safety through crime prevention. However, too much and you’ll create ugly glare inside and out (and start looking for the warden!). Too little, and your neighbors might start describing your house as “the creepy one.” So what is the proper way of going about …
How Can I Control My Landscape Lighting System? Outdoor lighting can greatly enhance the safety, security and aesthetic appeal of your home. There are several options available when it comes to controlling landscape lighting, but one of the most recent ones is called the zone controlled system. Generally, a landscape lighting system is controlled at a macro level by a transformer which is set …
The landscape lighting industry is undergoing what could be described as a mini-revolution. In the past, controlling an outdoor lighting system was limited as the controller only provided automatic on or off depending on the time of the day (known as the astronomical time switch) or the amount of daylight (photosensor). Typically, fixtures had no individual control, as they were controlled only at the circuit …
Attaching a lighting wire or a fixture to a tree with a staple gun or wrapping the wire around the tree represents both the fastest and the most foolish way to attach a wire to a tree. It also highlights why you should use a certified landscape lighting professional to do the job—expertise, tools and skills that the rest of us do not posses. …
