I JUST FINISHED A LARGE OUTDOOR LOW-VOLTAGE LIGHTING PROJECT at my home in Peoria, Ariz. I was like an impatient little kid as I waited for the sun to go down so I could see the results. An hour after sunset, the timer turned the lights on and it was incredible. Low-voltage yard lighting had been installed in 2004 before I bought the house, but it did not adequately highlight the home or new foliage around the yard. So, last year, we did a total landscaping project with decorative rocks and prewired the low-voltage lighting. I am sure all our neighbors thought we would never actually finish the job and get rid of the little yellow flags we used to mark the lighting. Since completing the installation, we have received compliments from many neighbors. We highlighted the four front stucco pillars of the two-story house using flush ground-mounted LED high-illumination and high-efficiency well lights with a wide-angle lamp. We used 10-inch, extended-height, brass-capped path and area lighting for the walkway and steps up to the front door. The previous lighting was an ineffective louvered light set into the steps leading up to the house, which did a poor job of illuminating the walkway and stairs. I was always warning people to be careful on the steps.
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