So I got these street lamps and found that 3 work. I only need two for my front gate but I don’t have power down there. I need to make them solar but idk how. I hope to put them on top of a stone post as well. And tips and tricks are appreciated.
A lot of our lights are pot lights, however some are in places pot lights will not work… The dilemma is from the right angles you can see the light (lightbulb) in the fixture emitting the light. We do not want that, what are some ways I can prevent that light being seen. Creative ideas welcome.
We don’t want any of the actual lights emitting the light to be seen, just the light they are producing.
🙏 thanks
I was cleaning my outdoor post light glass and broke it. Looking to get a replacement but can’t seem to find it anywhere. Attached is the picture, any help would be appreciated.
I’m lighting several trees and bushes in a large farmhouse yard using small high quality brass spotlights. I suspect they will be easy to miss when the yard workers are mowing the grass. I’ve experimented with drilling out some small ~10 to 12-inch rocks and mounting the fixtures onto them instead of staking them into the ground. This works pretty well. However, even though the rocks are natural material, I’m concerned that they will be too obtrusive. Well lights won’t work because in many cases I need to aim at the tree from a sharp angle from a meter or two away. I’ve seen the small flags on wires that some companies offer, but I’d like to avoid that if possible. I’m interested in any dialogue on this conundrum. I know there’s no right or wrong answer. And inevitably the solution will be whatever the client would want. But I’m curious to hear how anyone else has creatively approached this… balancing safety/visibility with a more stealth/integrated approach.
I’m planning a full landscape lighting setup and trying to choose between Harbor Breeze and VOLT.
Back in 2021, I installed the Harbor Breeze kit below. I liked the brightness and the overall look, but the quality hasn’t held up and few lights have failed. The path lights are 60 lumens and the spotlights are 180 lumens.
Harbor Breeze:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Harbor-Breeze-HB-60L-2CT-SPOT-4CT-PATH-LV-KIT/5016135839
So I recently picked up the VOLT kit from Costco:
https://www.costco.com/.product.100987201.html
But I noticed that the VOLT kit has 300 lumen path lights and 350 lumen spotlights!! Wondering if that’s too bright!
Has anyone here gone for the Volt kit and found it too bright ? Do the 300-lumen path lights and 350-lumen spotlights end up looking too bright in a typical suburban yard, or do they come across as softer because of better optics?
For context, here’s what I’m planning:
● Front: 5 spotlights and 7 path lights covering about 400–600 sq ft of front beds and walkway around a 2,200 sq ft, three-car garage home.
● Backyard: 7 spotlights and 7 path lights across two beds, each roughly 40 ft long by 5 ft wide.
Would love to hear from anyone who’s installed or designed the Volt kit from Costco.
Thx so much for help!
I’m looking for recommendations for 2700K solar spotlights to uplight a tree in our front yard.
My biggest priority is finding something that actually lasts from dusk until dawn (or close to it) while maintaining decent brightness.
I came across the solar spotlights from VOLT Lighting, but I’m not familiar with solar landscape lighting brands and couldn’t find many independent reviews. Has anyone used them? Are they worth the premium, or are there other brands you’d recommend instead?
Hi y all.
This is outside on our balcony. The light bulbs need to be replaced.
I can’t find a single key or screwdriver that catches into whatever is in the tiny holes. Any ideas? Is it just “pop the glass lid with a flathead?”.
Also unsure what light bulbs to buy but that I can ask Bauhaus I think
Looking to leverage the bright minds and experience of this sub to figure out a way to minimize the shadows on the column of my privacy wall. In broad daylight it looks perfectly flush, but the slight overhang between blocks is causing a gnarly shadow.
As far as immediate actions, I’ve dimmed the lights as low as possible. I am wondering whether I could somehow file the block down a smidge.
Has anyone here seen / fixed this before?
I have these sunvie 3w spotlights to work with. I was trying to light up the evergreens tree line in the backyard. To get the whole tree lit up I see I've to pull the light back from the tree, so much that it's in the grass now. Not good. What am I doing wrong? Is it the wrong light for these trees (my guess)? Should I try icing the light under the canopy, next to the trunk?
Photo 1 is closer to the tree, 2 is pulled back into the lawn.
Looking for suggestions for lighting under this new, tall deck. The original deck had one single bulb in a cage on a switch controlled from inside. Ick and no.
I’ve tried string lights, but don’t love the look, they didn’t provide enough light to safely walk around and had to be removed out of season due to high winds and snow etc.
My electrician suggested lights between the joists. I’ve seen a few with 60w equivalent bulbs but I think the deck may be too high for those to be effective. Any ideas?
I scored some amazing vintage landscape lights, but they have three prongs plugs rather than low voltage wiring. What's the easiest (and safest) way I can use these? Would they need to be rewired, or is there an adapter or connector I can use to use them with a low voltage wiring kit?
Recently our lighting for outside feel down it used to shine towards the window which was beautiful i been trying to find a similar lighting, but i could not find it where should i look to find one any suggestions