Landscape Lighting
Architectural and accent lighting for outdoor living.
Twelve-volt LED systems designed for the way Central Floridians actually use their yards — patios, pergolas, pool decks, paths. Brass bodies, low color-temperature lamps, and transformers sized to grow with the system.
What's included
The full lighting scope of work.
- LED design & installation
12V low-voltage systems with brass and copper fixtures rated for Florida coastal conditions.
- Architectural & accent
Façade washes, signature trees, water features, sculpture, and entry features.
- Outdoor living areas
Patios, pergolas, pool decks, outdoor kitchens — the spaces actually used after dark.
- Path & safety lighting
Walkways, steps, drop-offs, driveways. Code-compliant where local ordinance applies.
- Halogen-to-LED conversion
Cut electrical load 80%+, extend lamp life 10x, change nothing visible from the street.
- Smart controls & timers
Astronomical clock, dimming, app-driven scenes. Integrates with Lutron, Hunter, others.
- Transformer sizing & install
Multi-tap units sized for 30% future expansion, located for serviceability.
- Cable runs & burial
12-gauge or 10-gauge depending on run length and load. Hub-and-spoke wiring topology.
- Holiday & seasonal lighting
Install, take down, store. Tested before reinstall the following year.
- Maintenance programs
Lamp replacement, fixture realignment after lawn settling, transformer service.
Approach
Light the architecture. Don't light the lawn.
A landscape full of bright path lights and floods is over-lit and under-designed. The fixtures we specify are mostly invisible by day; what you see at night is the building, the canopy, and the water — not the metal.
Color temperature matters more than wattage. We default to 2700K–3000K for residential work — warm enough to flatter brick and live oak, cool enough to read textures. Glare control comes from fixture selection, not from cranking the dimmer.
Side view, low-voltage path-light fixture — solid brass body, in-ground sleeve, 12V cable run to a centrally located transformer.
Florida specifics
Salt air, hurricane code, and 14-hour summer days.
Most aluminum and powder-coated fixtures fail within five years in coastal Central Florida. We specify solid brass and copper for any installation within ten miles of the coast and for any property with a pool — and we honor the longer warranties those materials earn.
Hurricane wind ratings drive fixture selection in some HOAs, particularly in The Villages and the Disney-area master-planned communities. We work within those specs without making them an excuse for a worse-looking install.
Warm-white LED on brass — architecture first, glare nowhere.
In detail
What each part of the practice covers.
Architectural lighting
Down-lighting from oak canopies for moonlight effect, up-lighting for façade and signature trees, grazing lights for textured walls. Design starts with what the architecture is doing and adds light to support it — not the other way around.
Outdoor living areas
Patios, pergolas, pool decks, and outdoor kitchens earn their cost only when they're used after dark. We design for tasks (cooking, drinks, reading) and for ambiance, with separate dimming so you don't have to choose.
Halogen-to-LED conversion
Twenty-year-old MR16 halogen systems still work, but they pull 35–50W per fixture and need lamp changes annually. Modern LED replacements pull 4–7W, last 10x longer, and look identical from the curb. Conversion typically pays back in 18–30 months.
Holiday & seasonal lighting
Architectural-grade roofline and tree lighting for the holiday season, installed in November and removed in January. We test, reinstall, and maintain across multiple years — same team, same crew, same fixtures stored between seasons.
Credential in context
Workmanship Warranty
Lighting installations are backed by a written workmanship warranty. Fixture and lamp warranties pass through from the manufacturers we specify — typically 10–15 years on brass fixtures and 5–7 years on LED lamps.
Get in touch
Talk to Ian.
Calls reach the principal directly during business hours. We’ll ask what you’re trying to solve and tell you whether we’re the right contractor for it.