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Service 05 · Outdoor lighting

Outdoor and landscape lighting

Low-voltage landscape lighting on a timer and a photocell, hard-wired sconces and weatherproof outlets, and the exterior circuits a patio, spa or outdoor kitchen needs. Warm, aimed low, no glare into the neighbor’s window.

System12V LED
Typical yard1–2 days
Lead time1 wk
A finished front yard at dusk with warm path lights along a stone walkway and an up-lit oak tree.

Who it is for

New landscaping, front-yard makeovers, dark driveways and side yards, and backyards getting a spa, pergola or outdoor kitchen.

What is included

  • Fixture plan on your landscape drawing: paths, steps, trees, facade
  • Brass or stainless fixtures, 2700K, buried direct-burial cable
  • Transformer with astronomic timer and photocell
  • Weatherproof in-use covers on every exterior receptacle, GFCI-protected
  • Dedicated 20A circuits for spa, outdoor kitchen or pergola fans
  • Trenching coordinated with your landscaper so the yard is dug once
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How the job runs.

Durations are typical for a Sunnyvale single-family home. Yours is confirmed on the site walk.

  1. Day 0

    Site walk at dusk

    We walk the yard after sunset with a demo kit so you see the fixtures lit before you choose.

  2. Week 1

    Plan

    Fixture list and transformer size confirmed; exterior circuits added to the permit if needed.

  3. Day 1

    Trench and run

    Cable buried, transformer mounted, hard-wired circuits pulled.

  4. Day 2

    Aim and set

    Fixtures aimed after dark, timer programmed to sunset.

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Eight frames, one camera.

Eight stages from a typical job of this kind. Concept imagery.

  1. Stage 1 of 8: Daylight walkway01 · Daylight walkway
  2. Stage 2 of 8: Marked out02 · Marked out
  3. Stage 3 of 8: Trench cut03 · Trench cut
  4. Stage 4 of 8: Cable laid04 · Cable laid
  5. Stage 5 of 8: Fixtures set05 · Fixtures set
  6. Stage 6 of 8: Transformer wired06 · Transformer wired
  7. Stage 7 of 8: First light07 · First light
  8. Stage 8 of 8: Finished08 · Finished
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Questions we get on this job.

Does landscape lighting need a permit?

The low-voltage side does not. New 120V exterior outlets and circuits do, and we pull it.

Will the lights last through a Sunnyvale summer sprinkler cycle?

Brass and stainless fixtures with potted LED boards do. The plastic kits from the big-box store do not, which is why we do not install them.

Can I control it from my phone?

Yes, with a Wi-Fi transformer or a smart relay. Most clients prefer the astronomic timer and never touch it.

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Recent work.

A finished front yard at dusk with warm path lights along a stone walkway and an up-lit oak tree.Outdoor · 14 fixtures · 2 daysHeritage District walkwayPath lights, an up-lit oak, a sunset timer.

Book a site walk for outdoor and landscape lighting.

No cost, no obligation. We measure, you decide.

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Other services.

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