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Landscape lighting is a design problem before it is a shopping problem

Landscape lighting lights the yard rather than the building: paths, plantings, trees, steps and the walk up to the front door. The goal is to see the tree, not the light pointed at it. Done badly, you get a line of glowing dots along the path and not much else.

What goes in a typical plan

Most plans start with the walk, because that is the part you use whether or not anybody is looking. Uplighting on the trees worth showing does more for a yard at night than almost anything else. Then there are beds and low plantings, steps and retaining walls where the light is really about not tripping, and the parking area.

Landscape, patio and security lighting overlap

The request is rarely just one type of lighting. Out back, patio lighting is the difference between a patio you use and one you look at. Security lighting covers the dark corners, the side yard, the area behind the garage. Accent lighting picks out the details worth picking out.

Common mistakes

The most common mistake is too much of it. Even light everywhere kills the contrast that makes it look good. The second mistake is glare, so every guest gets a light in the eye on the way to the door. The third is forgetting that plants grow, since the bed in front of a fixture fills in.

Commercial grounds lighting

Businesses use the same tools for different reasons. A restaurant patio needs light people want to sit under. Parking and walkways are a footing and visibility question. A neighborhood entrance is about the first impression of the whole community, which is why entry lighting gets attention in planned developments.

Landscape lighting and roofline lighting together

Roofline lighting handles the building. The yard is a separate job. Most properties want both. The house has an outline; the ground has layers. Either one alone leaves half the property flat.A single design keeps the brightness and the color consistent, which is what happens when two companies work the same property in different years. If the budget has to be split, ask which half does more for your property, and it is not always the roofline.Landscape lighting is not entirely hands off. Mowers, growing shrubs and seasons all move things slightly. Once a year somebody should re aim what has drifted, which is a short job with a visible result.

Getting it planned properly

The plan comes from walking the property, not chosen off a menu. EverCrest Lighting installs landscape lighting along with patio, accent, security and permanent roofline lighting for homes and businesses. Working out of Greenville, South Carolina, they cover Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Consultations are free, and the design gets built around your yard. Reach them https://troybjgx571.oakridgedigest.com/posts/permanent-lighting-install-how-the-job-gets-done-what-goes-into-a-permanent-lighting-installation-a-homeowner-s-walkthrough at (864) 252-1732 or [email protected].

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