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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…