Where would you like Lighting?
When meeting with you, we ask that you help us by pointing out any key locations around your Nanaimo home, that you would like in your landscape lighting package. Key areas like walkways can be useful for getting around at night as well as steps and walls. It is also nice to have up lighting for more of an enjoyment purpose, such as on feature trees and rocks or a trellis with a vine that you particularly enjoy. The warm wash of light that these can provide can define key landscaping areas such as seating areas next to flower beds. Another great place to have a small hidden spot can be around water features and core-drilled rocks
Low voltage landscape lighting installation.
Once we have decided what you would like placed where, we will draw up a detailed plan to show information such as transformer location, cable gauge, conduit locations, junctions and light placements. We will also suggest to you the best style that will fit best with the outdoor theme, along with the best brands that will give you the best result and longevity, as well as the guarantee . Products such as Kichler and Volt pride themselves on a good quality product at a reasonable cost. They are also great for safer installations, high energy savings, and consistent output from all lights around your home. These brands are available at a number of landscape lighting suppliers around the island.
Remember, these brands have great lighting warranties on them and cost less than buying solar lights and replacing them every few years.
Our Lighting Services:
- Lighting Installation – Transformer, Path lights, spots, Under deck & fence lighting, pond lights, wiring & bulbs
- Lighting repair
- Custom outdoor lighting package
- Major lighting renovations
- Service packages – Bulb change, system troubleshooting, transformer service
- Upgrades to existing systems
- Cost breakdowns & Quotes
Landscape lighting packages we offer in Nanaimo and surrounding communities.
Path Lights
By far the most common type of outdoor lights, are the low voltage path style do exactly as their name implies: they illuminate the paths, walkways and driveways that make up your outdoors. Additional uses include emphasizing a particular feature, enhancing a pond or foundation, or framing a specific area of your yard.
Post Mounted Lights
Post mount units are made from outdoor lanterns mounted on top of tall posts. They’re ideal for home entryways, gates, and fences. Install them in areas where guests congregate, such as a deck or patio, to ensure adequate visibility for everyone.
Deck Lighting
Deck lights is a must on any outdoor patio, especially those in an otherwise dark area.
Their purpose is to ensure the visibility of the entire hardscape surface at night. They usually line the outside of the hardscape and are often even installed flush with the finishing material.
Though their primary purpose is to improve safety by creating a visible boundary, they can also serve as primary outdoor lighting for entertaining at home.
Step Lighting
Landscape lighting can also be used for safety.
It’s all too easy to trip and stumble on dark outdoor stairs and steps at night.
Step lights offers a nifty solution to this problem. This type is installed directly into the steps or immediately nearby to provide safe passage at night.
It can also improve the overall look and visual appeal of steps and stairs around the home.
Spotlights
The spotlight is arguably the most versatile landscape lighting.
Use them to highlight natural features such as trees, flowers, shrubs, or other plants. Or to emphasize man-made concepts such as sculptures, buildings, or other architectural elements.
Because of the powerful illumination they provide, low voltage outdoor spotlights are also a good option for security lighting.
Well lights
One of the best landscape lighting choices is undoubtedly well lights.
Partially buried into the ground, these recessed lights provide ample illumination without an otherwise noticeable visual impact. Their minimal profile makes them the perfect choice in situations where you want the light itself to remain hidden.
The purpose of these is similar to that of a spotlight. Direct them at a specific items to highlight them more prominently.
Pond lighting
A pond, fountain, or waterfall adds a unique look to your yard while increasing your homes resell value. Those with moving water also bring the relaxing sound of nature to your home.
Use special underwater pond lights to better illuminate these ponds during the day and night. Designed to remain submerged underwater, these are similar to waterproof spotlights in that their purpose is to highlight certain elements.
We will make your yard beautiful with our custom landscape lighting.
