Each light fixture and its placement go a long way in setting the desired mood for the area. Let’s walk through some key steps to help you get the most out of your landscape lighting and make it easy to install.

Create a Plan for Your Layout

Take the time to survey your property. Make note of any key fixtures you want to highlight such as a garden, bench, or other areas of interest. Be sure to consider the placement of preexisting fixtures, such as porch lights or flood lights. You’re looking to highlight areas that are otherwise dim or dark in the later hours while avoiding over-saturation of areas already lit.

Consider other landscape lighting fixtures such as path lights along walkways or lights for backyard ponds. Once you’ve come up with some ideas for your DIY project, bring out your inner artist and draw at least a rough sketch indicating the placement of lights and where you will run electrical cable. You’ll need to make sure you’ll have access to an outdoor electrical outlet when you finally install low voltage lights.

Gather Key Supplies

Now, it’s time to consider the amount of money you wish to spend. Solar LED landscape lights are generally the cheapest as they do not require additional wiring or installation devices to function. However, if you’re placing lights in an area that does not receive much sunlight, you’ll likely not get the desired result you want from this option.

Low voltage landscape lighting is relatively affordable and can be installed on your own at home. Placing multiple low intensity lights at different angles will softly illuminate areas without creating a strong shadow effect. These dim lights are also great at illuminating walkways when spaced equidistantly.

LED lights also come in a variety of colors. Decide whether you want an area to have a sharper, yellow light, or to have a softer, muted look with a different color.

To make it all work, you’re also going to need a transformer with an appropriate voltage. You’ll need to check to make sure that it is capable of a power output that matches the length of the cable type you are using to connect your lights. The low voltage cable you’ll need is typically made to be hidden underground. It comes as a 12, 14, or 16-gauge cable – the lower numbers are thicker and capable of more.

Install and Test Your Lights

Once you’ve gathered your light fixtures and cable, begin laying them out. Space your lights at even intervals. Then, run the cable alongside all of the fixtures accounting for any obstacles that might be in your way. You may need to run more cable to go around certain objects.

Once everything is in place, dig a roughly three inch deep trench and place your cable at the bottom of it. Outdoor lighting cable is designed to withstand the elements, and this allows you to hide the unsightly wiring.

Finally, you’ll want to install the transformer near the desired electrical outlet. Carefully follow the instructions that come with your transformer to correctly insert the copper wires from the low voltage cable. Tighten the screws to seal the wires inside. You’ll want to quickly install a plastic cover to protect the outlet when in use in the case of rainfall.

Once you’ve tested that your lights are correctly receiving power, you’re ready to plant them into the ground.

Get Professional Landscape Light Installation with Lit Professional Lighting

While installing low-voltage landscape lights is possible on your own, it can be a tricky task to get just right. Lit Professional Lighting lives to make your home look incredible. We provide artistic designs for your landscape lighting that compliment your tastes and your home’s natural assets.

To get an idea of the high-quality work we can do for your home, check out our gallery of recent work. If you’re impressed by what you see, give us a call at (281)-961-0781 to schedule an appointment or email us for a free estimate.

Establishing a perimeter

Though illuminating your property can initially be for aesthetic purposes one cannot forget the protection a well-lit location can give you and your home. Lights can dissuade everything from wild animals to burglars from making their way onto your property. Here are some ideas outdoor lighting can help promote a safe household.

Security Lighting

FBI report that around 30 percent of household burglaries occur at night. That being stated these different outdoor lights can help discourage potential burglars from taking a chance at choosing your house.

Specific Locations- Having your lights set up in particular locations throughout your property will help discourage intruders from trying to make their way up your property, as a lack of shadows makes it harder for someone to sneak onto your property.

Timers- Having your outdoor lights set up with a timer can help ensure that your surrounding property has protective lighting occur only during the times of your wanting.

Having your exterior lights set to a timer will also mean that you will not have to worry about turning your lights on and off, this will save you the headache of having to remember to do so.

Motion Detectors- Probably the best way to utilize outdoor lighting for home security, motion detectors. With motion detectors in place you can be notified as soon as someone, or something decides to approach your house. The lights will both give you an early warning system and also intimidates anyone making their way onto your property.

LiT Professional Lighting

LiT employees will ensure that your lights are set up to offer the most protection for your property whether that is due to their location, the timers or the motion detectors attached to them.

We are licensed, bonded and insured. If you want top-quality work at affordable prices, call LiT Professional Lighting today to schedule an appointment.

What is Curb Appeal?

Curb Appeal is the outward experience of your home. The difference between a house with great curb appeal and poor curb appeal can be the difference between a sale or not.

This makes it a high priority item when assessing the value of your home. While most people don’t have a clue how to get started, we have the inside scoop on our signature five ways to improve curb appeal!

If you care about the lights in front of your home, you should learn how to fix your curb appeal!

5 Ways to Improve Curb Appeal

Touch up the Paths – Walkways, cement blocks, ornate stones and more. If they lead the way to the house, they will need some TLC!

Paint – A fresh coat of paint, will work great on the exterior. If you can find a trending set of paint (Read more about the Color of the Year) is an especially great way to improve your curb appeal!

Fix your Lights – You need to get a new set of lights strung up above and around your house. This will make it incredibly easy to see your house at night and it’s a great way to increase your homes value.

Fences – Fences are always an opportunity to improve the exterior of the home! Either through touching up the paint or repairing the slats. If you want to be thorough, redo the whole fence design with some low-cost options!

Flowers and Landscaping – Move those feet to the local gardening store and see what you can do to implement some low-cost flowers or landscaping. Buy some simple potted plants or purchase some wood chips to help aid the base of the trees and plants.

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We are licensed, bonded and insured. If you want top-quality work at affordable prices, call LiT Professional Lighting today to schedule an appointment.

Are you decorating for the new years?

Many people like to have new years parties and prepare their guests accordingly. But some people like to go the extra mile and prepare by using lawn decorations and exterior lighting. If you are some of the people in this scenario, we highly recommend following this guide!

Ways to smartly decorate for the new year

Keep it White or Gold.

White and gold are always the freshest colors for the new years; countless people are always working to create the flashiest and the most rejuvenating colors. The white and gold are good representations of a new year unfurling.

Sparkling and Designs

Next, you want to keep the lights flashing and dancing as much as possible. New Year’s Eve is one big party, and when people are reminded of it, it is usually closer to the flashing and bright lights like a sparkler at the fourth of July.

Glitzy and Ritsy

Finally, if you are trying to knock a motif to celebrate, you cannot go wrong with the roaring twenties. The closer you can get your lighting to look like the great Gatsby the better.

And finally, remember that the new years is a time of optimism. It brings us back to before the great depression when giant parties and optimism were all the rage. If you truly want to leave a lasting impression, remember people want to ave fun and be happy.

Lit Professional Holiday Lighting

We have been helping businesses, and residences prepare for the holidays and show their holiday spirit for years. In our time working in the Houston metropolitan area, you’ve seen countless installments of ours without ever knowing, if you would like to have our services bring your business or home up a notch, give us a call today.

Motion Sensing Lights are Incredibly Effective

Everyone should be or already are using motion sensing lights because they are just so effective. When you are sneaking around in the darkness and like divine intervention are completely bathed in light, it can be a terrifying experience. So terrifying in fact that it is a proven deterrent for criminals and animals alike.

While motion sensing technology is getting even better and adapting to even more uses, most people don’t know how they work at all, let’s explore that.

How do Motion Sensors work?

First off, motion sensing lights detect motion. So what is motion?

Motion is a disruption in the electromagnetic fields. Motion sensors, maintain a constant read of an area and detect what is normal and abnormal for that area EMF.

When something walks into the plane of the emf, they are disrupting the way the darkness is settling. This causes increases in the EMF waves.

These EMF waves, whether large or small can set off the motion sensor alarm and set the light show to full effect.

Conventional motion sensors area able to detect motion from within itself and do catches like turning your phone off when you drop it.

However, for the most part, EMF’s are the main type of motion sensing light though you can still receive heat signature motion sensors they are far more expensive.

Additionally, you can tether the motion sensor to anything from a horn to alight, so once you understand motion sensors, you can do anything.

Lit Professional Lighting

If you have any questions about how to get any of these materials or utilize them in your house specifically give us a call today!

We are licensed, bonded and insured. If you want top-quality work at affordable prices, call LiT Professional Lighting today to schedule an appointment.

What are Landscape Lights?

Lighting for the landscape around your home. Whether they’re high in your house or down in the ground, everyone needs landscape lighting at one point or another. But where do you begin? Start with the types of landscape lighting you want then choose the type of light you want in your home!

The types of Landscape Lights

Path Lights – These are small lights that follow a designated walkway. This makes it easy to ensure that no one steps on your fancy yard work while also making it easier to walk there at night!

Deck Lights – If you have a deck or a patio these are great to outline the surrounding area. This keeps critters at bay as well as maintain good mood lighting.

Flood Lights – Flood Lights are one of the best criminal deterrents you can invest in. Flood Lights pop a ton of attention when attached to a motion sensor.

SpotLight – A flood light but manually controlled. Ideal for holiday lighting.

The Different Types of Light

Incandescent – These are superheated coils in a glass bulb, often creating a dull, yellow hue which can be used for a rustic look.

Fluorescent – These can often last up to 35k hours and are sending an electrical discharge through ionized gasses. This creates a brighter, whiter light.

LED – The most common type of landscape lighting. These can look like fluorescent lights except they are easier to manage and can be altered to change hue.

UV – If you want to add some positive effects to your lighting try UV. This will help create a natural, Sunlight effect on your lawn and can help your plants grow!

Lit Professional Lighting

We are licensed, bonded and insured. If you want top-quality work at affordable prices, call LiT Professional Lighting today to schedule an appointment.

If you live in the Houston area, you may be looking for a full service company that offers Christmas Light Installation in Houston TX.

GetMeLit has numerous lighting packages and also works with customers that have their own vision for their home holiday lighting. With our custom packages, it’s easy to become the best lit home in your neighborhood. Check ourwebsitefor details and pricing on the various packages we offer. Or better yet, just call GetMeLit for a Free Quote Today.

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