Did You See Us in Good Housekeeping?
Did you happen to catch our article on outdoor lighting in Good Housekeeping? Outdoor lighting is a feature for many homes. It adds beauty and security. Homes with quality lighting look elegant and stately.
Add Value With Outdoor Landscape Lighting
One question that customers frequently ask us is whether adding outdoor lighting to their house will increase its value and reduce their house’s time on the market. After doing some research, it is clear that outdoor lighting does add value to your home, especially when it is coupled with well-done landscaping. Judith Patriski, an appraiser…
How to Hire a Home Improvement Professional
Last week after a rain storm I found that our basement had flooded. We have lived in our home for 15 years and this was the first time we have had any significant water problems. After we hauled up all the boxes from the basement and sucked up what water we could, it was time…
Kichler Low Voltage Lighting Fixtures
Installing and designing outdoor lighting for the past decade, I am well acquainted with Kichler low voltage lighting fixtures. My son, Ben, and I recently attended low voltage design training at the Kichler headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. We were busy and being gone for three days would mean putting some work on hold. I have…
Let There Be Light!
When it comes to designing a great landscape lighting project a well-lit tree can take the project from “nice” to “wow!”The selection of which tree to illuminate is very important. Not all trees are created equal when it comes to capturing a superior lighting effect.Tall trees with few branches can look “ok” but can almost…
Thunder and Lightning’s Impact on Landscape Lighting
“April showers bring May flowers” so the old saying goes. And with those showers, inevitably comes thunder and lightning. Thunder and lightning storms are exciting to watch. It is nature at its most entertaining form. As a child I used to guess how close a lightning strike was by counting off the seconds from flash…
What to Do When Your Outdoor Lighting Trips the Circuit Breaker
Recently a homeowner called because some of his landscape lights were not working. When we inspected his transformer, we found that one of the circuit breakers kept tripping. In order to diagnose the problem, we needed to isolate which lines were good and which line was the problem. We do this by testing each line…
Luminocity Installs Outdoor Lighting Like a Champ
In the midst of this rather tumultuous season for the NFL, I harken back to this summer’s induction of Andre Reed into the National Football League Hall of Fame. He had a phenomenal career with the Buffalo Bills. When he retired he had the third most receptions by a wide receiver. He holds numerous records…
Outdoor Lighting Improves Home Security
Every day newspapers and TV news programs report on crimes. Two million home burglaries are reported each year in the United States. A burglary happens every 13 seconds in the U.S. That is very scary. No one wants to join the statistic but what can be done? Security systems are expensive and complicated. They don’t…
Checklist for Choosing a Landscape Lighting Professional
People don’t shop for landscape lighting very often. In fact, for many it will happen once or twice in a lifetime. Since it is a seldom made purchase homeowners can be at a loss to know who to hire. One method is to visit a search engine and see what comes up. That is easy…