Fixtures Mounted Straight, Boxes Rated Right, Switches That Do What You Expect.
Indoor Lighting
- Recessed and can lighting — new runs, retrofits of older cans to LED, and layout planned before anything gets cut
- Fixture installation and replacement — flush mounts, semi-flush, pendants, and vanity lighting
- Chandeliers — including the properly rated and braced support box a heavy fixture needs
- Under-cabinet lighting — hardwired and switched properly instead of plugged into the nearest receptacle
- Closet, pantry, and utility lighting — the spots a lot of homes were simply built without
- Ceiling fans with light kits — on fan-rated boxes, not standard ceiling boxes
- Dimmers and smart switches — matched to the actual load so LEDs don't buzz or flicker
Outdoor and Landscape Lighting
- Exterior fixtures — entry, porch, garage, and soffit lighting
- Landscape lighting — low-voltage transformers, buried runs, path lighting, and uplighting
- Security and motion lighting — floods and motion-sensor fixtures at doors, drives, and dark corners
- Shop and garage lighting — on circuits sized for what you actually plug in out there
- Post and driveway lighting — permanent buried runs, done to code, instead of a cord across the yard
Commercial Lighting
Lighting is often the first thing a commercial tenant wants changed and the last thing anyone budgets for. We handle fixture replacement, LED retrofits of existing troffers and high bays, exterior and parking-area lighting, and the switching and controls that go with them. If the work is part of a larger build-out, see commercial electrical services.
Lighting Problems We Troubleshoot
Not every lighting call is an install. A fixture that flickers, hums, or dies early is usually telling you something about the circuit behind it.
- LED bulbs flickering or buzzing on a dimmer that was built for incandescent
- Lights that dim when the air conditioner or a large appliance starts
- A three-way pair that only works from one of the two switches
- Recessed cans cycling off from thermal overload
- Whole circuits of lights out after a breaker trip
- Fixtures with no ground, or hung from a box that was never rated to carry the weight
When the cause turns out to be upstream of the fixture, we say so instead of selling you a new light. See electrical repairs and troubleshooting for how we chase down circuit faults.
How a Lighting Job Usually Goes
- Walkthrough — what you want lit, how you want it switched, and what's already in the ceiling
- Layout — spacing, beam angles, and switch grouping, planned on paper first
- Circuit check — does the existing circuit have room, or does this need its own?
- Rough-in — boxes, wire, and switch legs, on a remodel run through the least destructive path we can find
- Trim-out — fixtures hung, dimmers set, and everything tested with you before we leave
Planning Lighting Into a Remodel or New Build
The cheapest time to get lighting right is before the drywall goes up. If a remodel or a new home is already on the calendar, we can lay the lighting out during electrical rough-in — see new construction electrical wiring and residential electrical services.
Bigger lighting plans sometimes need more circuits than the existing panel has room for. If that is the case, we tell you up front rather than filling the last two slots and leaving you stuck the next time you need a circuit — see electrical panel upgrades and replacements.
