To achieve a balanced design there are several principles and techniques to follow. With Up Lighting utilizing Grazing, Cross Lighting, and Highligting practices are a great way to capture your homes accents as well as unique focal points.

Path Lighting, Down Lighting, and Task Lighting are all important techniques to bring both ambiance and security to your property.

With the recent line of professional grade drop in MR16 bulbs there is no
t a significant difference between drop in and integrated.

Integrated fixtures are pre built bulbs that never need to be changed and are rated to last 12 years or more.

The latest drop in bulbs are extremely reliable, offer great illumintion, and great energy savings. Our most common line of MR16 bulbs are rated for over 12 years and have a full 5 year warranty.

Each project is different. There could be driveways and walkways that need to be factored in as well as the length of certain " runs " of low voltage wire.

A standard installation consists of 22 fixtures and with proper cable wire install as well as the wiring it could take 2 days for a complete install.

Ensuring proper wire connections and wire depth as well as proper voltage drop calculations are both necessary and important for any landscape lighting design.

The top professional manufacturers commonly use either cast brass or solid brass. We use solid brass on each project. The fixture used is very important since they have to stand up to many factors including rain, sprinklers, and moisture.

Single sealed drop in fixtures are common but we stick with a threaded seal to ensure no water get's into the fixture damaging the socket.

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After choosing the proper grade fixture the next important factor is voltage. Each " run " ( from transformer to 1st fixture to the last fixture ) should have at least a .5v loss to no more than 2.5v loss to ensure system is running properly and safely.

The state of Florida does not require a permit nor does an installer need to hold a state electrical contractor license ( EC License ) for installation of Low Voltage ( LV ) systems also referred to as Low Energy ( LE ).

The exception being LV transformers that are hard wired or LV, LE in ground pool lighting. Those require a permit as well as installation by a licensed contractor.

There are standard installtion codes such was proper wire gauge and wire depth that all installation companies should follow.