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Lighting installation
Pot lights, under-cabinet, outdoor and landscape lighting, installed and controlled properly.
Lighting installation is the electrical work people actually see, which makes it the work most often done badly.
Interior lighting installation
Pot lights and recessed lighting. Layout first, count second. Where the light lands matters more than how many fixtures are in the ceiling, and a plan drawn against the room’s actual use beats a grid.
Under-cabinet. The single highest-value lighting upgrade in most kitchens, because it puts light on the work surface rather than on your back.
Switching and control. Dimmers that match the fixtures, three-way switching that makes sense from the door you actually walk in through, and separate control for separate purposes.
Exterior
Security and motion. Placed to light the approach rather than to blind the person walking up it, and aimed so it does not fire every time a cat crosses the driveway.
Landscape. Low voltage, on its own transformer, laid out so the fixtures themselves are not what you see.
Entrances and steps. The most useful exterior lighting in this climate is whatever stops somebody falling on an icy step in December.
Fixtures you supply
Most lighting installation jobs start with fixtures you have already chosen, and that works fine: tell us what you bought and where it goes, and we will flag anything that needs more than the box it replaces, a heavy chandelier that wants proper blocking, a fan where only a light was wired, a fixture whose transformer needs somewhere to live.
A note on smart lighting
Smart bulbs and switches are worth having when they solve something specific. They are worth avoiding when they add an app to a task that a wall switch already did in one motion. If you want lighting you can control from a phone, we would rather put the intelligence in the switch than in every bulb, because bulbs get replaced and switches do not.
Most of this work happens during a renovation, and a large lighting plan occasionally needs more circuits than the panel has.
Common questions
How many pot lights does a room need?
Fewer than most people are quoted. Spacing, beam angle and colour temperature matter more than count, and a ceiling covered in evenly spaced downlights tends to look like an office. We would rather plan the layout with you than sell you a number.
Can you add lighting without tearing up the ceiling?
In most cases yes. Access from above, careful fishing and remodel-rated housings avoid a great deal of damage. Plaster ceilings are more work than drywall, and we will say so before starting rather than after.
What colour temperature should I choose?
Warmer light suits living spaces, neutral suits kitchens and workspaces. The mistake to avoid is mixing temperatures in one sightline, which is very visible once you have noticed it.
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