Landscape Lighting provides Beauty and Security
If you are like most people, your home is the single biggest investment you will ever make. Your home is your castle and your yard is your domain. But for a good part of the year, by the time you get home from work, your yard is dark. You can not see the landscape at all, and the house fades into the night. More and more people are finding that architectural and landscape lighting allows the homeowner to extend the enjoyment of their landscape investment into the evening hours.
Adding landscape lighting improves curb appeal, expands living space and increases the safety and security of your home. The right lighting creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere for the exterior of your home and your yard. You will even enjoy the lighting from inside.
Lighting experts recommend low voltage systems for outdoor use. Transformers reduce line voltage at the outlet to 12 volts. “A low voltage system is not only safer and more efficient, but it looks and works better too,” says David Galante, President and designer of Innovative Landscape Lighting.
You should focus more on the desired
effect of the lighting, rather than the
specific look of the fixtures you use. “Sometimes choosing between a fixture that during daylight is colorful and very attractive and may be very expensive or one thaqt is more subtle and non-obtrusive and more economical, can be a difficult choice. We like to remind the customer that once the sun goes down and your lights come on the fixtures seem to disappear and all you see is the desired lighting effect of the fixture.
Poor design or installation can make
for disappointing lighting, but
components are important too. Component failure (Transformers, fixtures and wiring) can be a real problem. While you don’t want cheap fixtures that will fail within two years, you do not necessarily need to buy the most expensive either. The most expensive fixtures you will find are ones where you are paying for artistic, creative or exotic design, but not necessarily quality.
The key consideration when assessing quality is durability. How long will a component last given the harsh conditions that exist outside a home throughout the course of the year? Wind, rain, blistering heat or freezing cold and for those of you located anywhere near the ocean, you know all to well what salt water can do to outdoor lighting. These conditions are some of the hazards your components will need to withstand.
The lighting system should easily adapt to changes. New landscaping is typically dotted with young plants, bushes and trees. Does your lighting plan allow for adequate flexibility in the system for easy repositioning of lighting as your landscape mature grows or changes? Being able to move a fixture to the correct position as bushes grown or plants get repositioned without needing to reinstall part of the system, is an important consideration.
Considering maintenance issues. One of the biggest questions asked by potential customers is, "Where do I go if I should need a new light bulb or if I should need a new fixture because one has been broken?" another question is, "How do I clean the hard water deposits and chemical deposits off of my fixtures and lense that tend to cut down on the amount of light from the fixtures?" With our Innovative approach to lighting and service, we have developed a Maintenance Program that with one phone call to our office all of your maintenance need will be taken care of in a professinal and very timely manner.
Your best option for installation is a professional
landscape lighting company that can work with
you to create the exact look you desire. If you do not
know what you want, Innovative Landscape Lighting designers can offer advice based on our years of experience in design, installation and maintenance. Our experts will use special lighting techniques to enhance and accent your property's unique characteristics. As part of our Innovative approach to lighting, we off a free demonstration at your home so that you may be able to see the untapped beauty that can be released with the proper lighting and design.
Innovative Landscape Lighting offers the highest quality low voltage landscape
and architectural lighting designs, services and products.
