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Exterior Lighting

Outdoor Lighting Installation in Salt Lake City, UT

Outdoor lighting installation puts light where you need it outside: at entrances and porches, along walkways, around patios, across a yard or on the walls of a building. We install exterior lighting for homes and businesses in Salt Lake City, UT, choosing fixtures rated for the weather they will face and wiring them with the protection that outdoor circuits need.

Call 385-290-3821 to talk about the areas you want to light, or send us a message.

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Where Outdoor Lighting Helps

Most outdoor lighting projects start with a practical need. A dark front step, a garage door with no light, a patio that cannot be used after sunset, or a path that is hard to see at night are common reasons people call. Lighting can also highlight landscaping or the front of a building.

Entrances and porches usually need light that makes steps, locks and house numbers easy to see. Patios and decks often work better with softer light spread around seating areas. Walkways and driveways need low, even light that shows the path without shining into people’s eyes.

Good lighting can make an area easier to move through at night, but it cannot guarantee that accidents or break-ins will not happen. We focus on putting light where it is useful.

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Outdoor Lighting Options We Install

Exterior fixtures come in many styles. These are the types we are asked about most.

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Wall and Porch Lights

Wall-mounted fixtures beside doors, garages and porches are the most common exterior lights. They often replace an existing fixture, though older boxes and wiring may need updating.

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Walkway and Landscape Lighting

Path lights and landscape fixtures light walkways, steps, gardens and trees. Some systems run at line voltage and others use a low-voltage transformer, which changes how they are wired.

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Security and Motion-Sensor Lighting

Floodlights and motion-sensor fixtures can light a driveway, side yard or building exterior when movement is detected. Careful aiming helps the light cover the area without shining onto neighbors.

Weather and Protection

Choosing Fixtures That Suit the Location

Outdoor fixtures have to suit the spot where they are mounted, and they carry ratings for the conditions they are built for. A fixture rated for damp locations is meant for protected spots such as a covered porch, while a fixture exposed to rain, snow or sprinklers generally needs a wet-location rating. Not every outdoor fixture is suitable for every exposed location.

The wiring needs the same attention. Outdoor boxes, connections and cables must be suited to the conditions, and some outdoor circuits call for ground-fault protection. The right method depends on the location, the circuit and the type of lighting, so it is not identical for every installation. If you also want outdoor receptacles, GFCI outlet installation can be planned along with the lighting.

We also check what is around each fixture location, and lighting work is kept well clear of overhead power lines.

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Wiring, Digging and Planning the Layout

Some outdoor lights can be powered from an existing circuit, especially when they replace an existing fixture. Others need a new circuit, a new switch or control, or wiring run through walls, under eaves or underground. The approach depends on the distance, the load and what is already in place. When new runs are involved, the work overlaps with electrical wiring.

Landscape and walkway lighting often means digging. In Utah, Blue Stakes of Utah 811 must be notified before excavation so underground utility lines can be marked. Its guidance also notes that private lines, such as sprinkler systems and lines to detached garages, are typically not marked, so those are checked separately.

We plan fixture locations, switching and controls together, so you know what each light will do and how it will turn on. Outdoor wiring is not a DIY project, and it is part of the local electrical services in Salt Lake City we provide.

FAQs

Outdoor Lighting Installation FAQs

Questions to consider before adding lighting outside.

Yes, in most cases. It may connect to an existing circuit or need new wiring, depending on where the lights go and what is nearby. We check the options before planning the layout.

Fixtures need a rating that matches where they are mounted. Covered areas may only need a damp-location rating, while spots exposed to rain or snow generally need a wet-location rating.

Yes. Path lights, step lights, wall lights and other fixtures can be used. Ground-level lighting often involves underground wiring, so utility lines are located before any digging.

Outdoor wiring and boxes must suit the conditions, and some outdoor circuits call for ground-fault protection. What is needed depends on the location and the type of lighting.

Yes. Motion-sensor fixtures are often used at driveways, side yards and entrances. Mounting height and aim affect how well they detect movement and where the light falls.

Sometimes. It depends on the circuit’s current load, where it runs and whether it is suitable for the new lights. Other projects need a new circuit.

The number and type of fixtures, the distance from a power source, whether digging or new circuits are needed, the wall materials and the controls you choose all affect the work.

Need Our Help

Request an Estimate for Outdoor Lighting Installation

Tell us which areas outside you want lit and the kind of lighting you have in mind. Call 385-290-3821 or email info@electriciansaltlakecityutpro.com.