Limelight Outdoor Lighting

How do I get a quote for my landscape lighting project?

Schedule a FREE landscape lighting consultation with Limelight Outdoor Lighting. (Meeting with you onsite helps us give you an accurate quotation for your project.) After the consultation, we will email you a formal proposal to review. It is as simple as that!

If you are planning a landscape lighting project and would like to get a quote, follow the link below or give us a call at (704) 989-3635.

Contact Limelight — Limelight Outdoor Lighting Limelight Outdoor Lighting provides landscape lighting design, installation, and maintenance services to Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas.

Who says you have to stop playing when the sun goes down?

We love when our clients get creative with task and ambient lighting.

With the addition of lights, this playset is now SAFE and USABLE at night. This type of lighting is perfect for backyards as well as residential and community play areas.

For more information about this and other landscape lighting objectives, follow the link below.

https://www.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/blog/outdoor-lighting-objectives

"I just want lights on the corners of my house."

While this is a common request from potential clients, our goal as lighting designers is to accent the unique features of your home.

Depending on the size and shape of your home, simply placing lights on the corners could leave unwanted darkspots and will almost always make your lighting look unprofessional.

Well designed architectural lighting combines up lights, downlights, and occasional gutter-mounted lights to ensure that the light reaches the highest roofline.

Click below to read more about architectural lighting.

https://www.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/blog/lighting-to-the-highest-roofline

What is the proper spacing for path lights?

If possible, avoid spacing path lights too closely. This will clutter the design and make your landscape lighting look unprofessional.

We suggest spacing path lights every 8-10 feet.

To learn more about navigational lighting, follow the link below.

https://www.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/blog/navigational-lighting

How long to LED lights last?

While you may find yourself constantly replacing solar lights and incandescent/halogen bulbs, high quality LED landscape lights can last for 20+ years with proper maintenance.

If you're tired of constantly replacing you landscape lights, schedule a FREE consultation with Limelight Outdoor Lighting - and don't forget to ask about our warranties!

https://business.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/schedule-consultation

Well-lit trees will be a beautiful focal point throughout the year.

Whether you’re enjoying the spring and summer blooms, or accentuating the vast colors of autumn, or simply appreciating the natural shape of the trunk and branches in the winter, lighting will help you enjoy your trees regardless of the season.

Check out these GORGEOUS winter trees from a recent project in Piper Glen. Illumination really brings out the unique shapes and textures of each species.

What is the recommended Kelvin Temperature for Architectural Lighting?

This is a great question! We recommend using either 2700K or 3000K lamps to illuminate the architectural features of your home.

2700K lamps will produce a warmer (more yellow) light in comparison to the bright white light of 3000K lamps.

Many times, Kelvin temperature is a personal preference. However, you may want to consider the color of your stone, siding, and/or brick when choosing the best color temperature for your home.

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What is the difference between architectural lighting and landscape lighting?

Architectural lighting accentuates the architectural features of a home. Landscape lighting illuminates features such as flowers, plants, retaining walls, decorative rocks, etc.

While some homeowners may choose to focus on architectural lighting, others prefer to focus on landscaping features.

At Limelight, we encourage our clients to layer architectural, landscape, and navigational lighting to create a cohesive design.

Why is Landscape Lighting Maintenance Important?

It is very common for us to find fixtures that have been knocked over or repositioned by landscapers. Notice in the picture below that the light is not positioned properly to illuminate the tree. This is an easy fix and will ensure that your lighting system continues to look great.

If you aren't interested in maintaining your system yourself, or you are unsure of correct fixture placement, consider contacting Limelight to set up an annual maintenance appointment.

https://www.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/contact

What is a heat sink? And why should you care?

Quality fixtures are more efficient and last longer because they effectively dissipate residual heat into the air and away from the lamp. The integrated fixtures we offer come with built-in heat sinks. These work to dissipate the heat and protect our fixtures from failure.

If you are considering installing landscape lighting, we encourage you to ask if the fixtures have heat sinks. This will give you a great indication of the quality of fixtures being sold.

Is your landscape lighting not shining like it once did?

Maybe you moved to a new house that has an existing system, but it doesn’t have the wow factor you were hoping for?

Perhaps you’re just frustrated by burnt out lamps and broken fixtures?

Here are 10 of the most common problems we see with outdated lighting systems... (And what can be done to fix them!)

Updating Old Landscape Lighting — Limelight Outdoor Lighting As a landscape lighting contractor, we are constantly getting calls to repair and/or replace old, outdated lighting systems. Here are 10 of the most common problems we see with outdated landscape lighting and how to fix them!

Researching Landscape Lighting?

Learn about the following fixture options in our FREE Landscape Lighting Guide.

✅ Solar vs. Wired LED
✅ Integrated vs. Non-Integrated
✅ Fixture Material Options
✅ Commercial vs. Professional Grade

https://business.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/landscape-lighting-guide-opt-in

It was a pleasure designing and installing custom landscape lighting for this GORGEOUS Ballantyne home.

For this project, we installed a combination of the following:

✅ Bollard Path Lights
✅ Directional Path Lights
✅ Driveway Lights
✅ Architectural Lights
✅ Hardscape Accent Lights

In total, it took 35 low voltage landscape lights to achieve the desired look. BEAUTIFUL!

What is Kelvin Temperature? And why should you care?

Kelvin indicates the "temperature" or the COLOR of the light.

The range of temperatures in landscape lighting is from about 2700K to 4200K and up, with 2700K being yellower, “warmer” light; 3000K being a clearer, “pure white” light; and 4200K being bluer, “cooler” light.

Understanding Kelvin Temperature is especially helpful when designing architectural lighting.

For the white brick home, we chose 3000k. The red brick home is lit with 2700K.

Which color temperature do you prefer?

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What landscape lighting techniques should you use to light an outdoor water feature?

✅Underwater Lights
✅Downlighting
✅Landscape Accent Lighting

For this project, we combined all of these lighting techniques to create a gorgeous nighttime scene. Notice how the downlights gently illuminate the surrounding rocks while the landscape lighting creates depth by illuminating the surrounding plants and trees.

https://www.limelightoutdoorlighting.com/blog/water-feature-lighting

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