Hardscape Lighting Installation | How to Install Low Voltage Lighting Outdoors
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Hardscape lighting is a must-have on any hardscape project that allows for it. Retaining walls, steps, and features should all have these lights for the aesthetic appeal and the functionality. These allow your client to use their space well into the evening which is most likely the time that they would be using their outdoor space.
This part of our hardscape business is the most profitable and provides the greatest return to our clients making it something we offer on every single project. This along with their ease of installation, hardscape lighting is a no-brainer.
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Bro thank you so much for this video. I did my first installation, it was as simple as you explained. Thanks
Glad this helped!
Great video that shows all the key steps involved! Thanks!
Thank you!
You explained this soo well dude. Love your content
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More helpful than anything Tru-scapes has out. Well done!
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Really loved your idea and great explanation brotyer
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Great job,looks beautiful
Thank you!
Great vid. Are those the 4" lights you used?
Thank you! I almost always use the 6"
Great work, thank you for the video. I was interested to know why you use 12 gauge wire?
It is just the perfect size to stock rather than stocking multiple different sizes. 12 seems to be the number that is most used in my runs based on the length and number of fixtures.
Your videos are really helpful. My question is about the gator base which is a bit off of this video. Can we build seating wall and patio on gator based paver patio ?
Yes, you can build a maximum 18" seat wall on top of Gator Base.
Good video. Just subscribed!
Might be a dumb question, not sure but just want to confirm, - Where does the transformer get power from?
thank you! Transformer needs to be plugged into a GFI Outlet
Do they make these lights where you can just plug in to a?Regular plug
No they need a transformer so that they are low voltage. Otherwise you need an electrician
Are you gluing or mortaring them in? What happens when they fail?
They have a small bead of glue. Caps get removed to get at the lights to fix them. Though there is one fixture that has a removable bulb by WAC
Looks lovely! Do you use conduits when running cables under pavers (with 3/4” clear base) or it’s okay to just run them?
Thank you! I run it in my bedding layer for the most part and no conduit
Awesome and thank you for the quick reply!
Looks like you use a lot of techo bloc?
I do 👍
Thank you for explaining, can you tell me the name of the brand or the link or the store you bought these lights from? Thanks
I would search for in-lite. On their website you can find a dealer near you. These specific lights in this video are Kichler.
What happens when the lights go bad
How do we replace
Need to pull up the cap and replace. There are some fixtures on the market that you can just pull the fixture out
Great video. I want to do about 110 feet total of strip lighting. There are two 40 foot retaining walls and several steps where I want lighting under the wall caps and stair treads. Can you recommend a product? There’s a lot of stuff on Amazon and I am a little leery about them. I don’t want it to break down in a year!
I’d visit your local landscape supplier and see what they have available. I use Inlite or Kichler myself
Can you share the links to the lighting setup? Thanks!
The lighting used here was by Kichler. I don't believe they sell these lights online.
Nice video, how do you get the lights to only turn on during night time and off during the day ?
You can use a photocell timer, dial timer, or a wireless timer that pairs with your phone.
Is it too late to install if caps are already installed?
You would have to remove the caps (sometimes they chip if theyre glued) and grind down or remove the glue, and then install the lights and re-glue the caps.
Nice!
Thank you!
I want to install this lighting on a wood burning firepit. The pit will be 6' long 40" wide. Do you think two 8" lights on 6' side & one on each end would be sufficient?
Unfortunately you can’t install lighting in a wood burning fire pit. It will melt the wires
For a 40 foot run of wall with 18" blocks - what's your recommendation for size of lights (looks like they come in 7 and 12" variants) and spacing? Any brand recommendation for the hardscape lights?
I would probably go 5 x 7" lights. Do 4' before the first fixture, then 8' between each of the fixtures, and then 4' at the end. It is personal preference, but I prefer more fixtures that are smaller than less fixtures that are larger.
How do you get the capstone to sit flush with the capstone next to it? Won't the extra thickness of the fixture mounting plate cause the capstone to not be flush with the rest?
You can grind down the area where the mounting plate will sit on the retaining wall or shim the backs of the retaining wall for the cap to sit flush. The plate itself is 1/16” I believe.
So does every new zone need to go to it’s own connection in the transformer? I am installing this lights under my deck stairs, but I want to add more lights in the future using the same transformer.
Yes, one of each zone goes into the common and one of each zone goes into its own connection.
@@iamahardscaper thx! I have 2 sets of stairs on my deck. Should I start my main run from the far side, then over the the next set of stairs? Will I need to run the main down to the last step, then back up to the transformer? I don’t see any other way if I want them on the same zone
Oh I can’t say without actually seeing this. I’d just go with the most logical route starting with the closest to the furthest
@@iamahardscaper thank you again for the info. First time DIY and kinda like it!
Good to hear! Hope all goes well
Does the wiring inside the fire pit not melt from the heat?
The wiring runs up the core of the wall units, so it is protected from the heat.
@I Am a Hardscaper Are all of your wire connects inside the wall too? So there's no wire inside the firepit at all? Thanks for the video!
Can you please advise were from to buy such lights please ? - Cannot find anything similar on line
Where are you located? Most landscape suppliers will have a lighting product in stock. I’d start there. Or you can go to the in-lite website and find a dealer near you
Where did you buy the long paver stones that has a natural stone look on the edges
Those are natural stone caps. Your local landscape supplier should have a manufacturer that supplies these
Thanks but I have gone everywhere to look for them and I've had no luck
Where are you located? Oakville, Banas, and there are others I can recommend. You should be able to find dealers for these in North America
How do you pit those lights on existing stairs?
Are they steps with caps on? You’d have to remove the caps and install them. If they are one piece steps you can’t.
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