What landscape lighting is for
Where roofline lighting handles the house, landscape lighting takes care of the yard: the walk, the beds, the trees, the steps. Done well, it looks like the yard is lit and not like a row of lamps. Done badly, it looks like an airport runway down the driveway.
The pieces of a plan
Most plans start with the walk, because that is the part you use whether or not anybody is looking. A well placed uplight keeps the yard from going flat and black at nine at night. Then there are beds and low plantings, stairs and walls where the light is about footing, and the driveway.
Landscape, patio and security lighting overlap
The request is rarely just one type of lighting. Patio lighting makes the back of the house usable after dinner. Security lighting deals with the corners of the lot, which is a different goal from the pretty work. Accent lighting is the finish work.
Where landscape lighting usually goes wrong
The most common mistake is too much of it. A yard lit evenly at every point has no depth, which is exactly the look people are trying to get away from. Badly aimed fixtures put light in your guests' eyes instead of on the ground. The third is ignoring how the yard will look in five years, since the bed in front of a fixture fills in.
Commercial grounds lighting
On commercial property the goals shift. A restaurant patio needs light people want to sit under. A parking area is about people getting to their cars. A neighborhood entrance is about the first impression of the whole community, which is why entry lighting gets attention in planned developments.
How they work as one design
The two do different jobs and look better together. The house reads as a shape; the ground has layers. Either one alone leaves half the property flat.Doing them at the same time beats adding one to the other later. If the budget only covers one this year, ask which half
https://keeganpkjj759.readspirex.com/posts/commercial-lighting-for-your-building-a-guide-for-business-owners-why-commercial-outdoor-lighting-matters-lighting-a-commercial-building-where-to-put-the-money does more for your property, and the answer is not always the house.Landscape lighting is not entirely hands off. Mowers, mulch and time all move things slightly. An annual look and re aim keeps the plan looking like the plan.
Getting it installed properly
The plan comes from walking the property, not picked from a page. EverCrest Lighting installs landscape lighting as well as patio, accent, security and permanent LED roofline lighting for residential and commercial properties. They are based in Greenville, South Carolina and serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. The consultation is free and the design is drawn for your property. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
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