17 Aug 5 Reasons Long Island Homeowners Are Adding Landscape Lighting
Low voltage landscape lighting has become one of the most requested upgrades among Long Island homeowners, and for good reason. Beyond making a property look beautiful after dark, a well designed lighting system improves nighttime visibility, extends how much of the evening you can actually use your yard, and costs far less to run than older lighting technology. Here are five reasons homeowners across Suffolk and Nassau County are adding it to their property.
1. Better Visibility on Walkways and Steps
The National Safety Council reports that more than 8.8 million people were treated in emergency rooms for fall related injuries in a single recent year, and recommends maintaining good lighting both indoors and outdoors as one of the simplest ways to reduce that risk. Path lighting along walkways, steps, and driveways is one of the most common reasons homeowners contact us, especially on older Long Island properties with uneven stone paths or multi level yards.
2. A Better Lit Property After Dark
A well lit property is simply easier for you, your family, and your neighbors to keep an eye on after dark. Illuminating entry points, driveways, and the perimeter of your yard adds a layer of everyday visibility that a dark property does not have, without needing to leave harsh floodlights running all night.
3. More Time to Actually Enjoy Your Yard
Patios, decks, pools, and outdoor kitchens do not have to go dark at sunset. Landscape lighting extends how much of the evening you can spend outside, which matters most during Long Island’s warmer months when everyone wants to be outdoors after the sun goes down.
4. A Finished, Polished Look for Your Landscaping
Uplighting a mature tree, washing light across a stone facade, or highlighting a garden bed gives a property a finished look after dark that matches the care already put into the landscaping during the day. It is one of the more noticeable upgrades a property can make, both for the homeowner and for anyone driving by in the evening.
5. Lower Energy Costs With Modern LED Fixtures
According to a U.S. Department of Energy funded resource on residential lighting efficiency, LED fixtures use roughly 70 to 90 percent less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs for the same light output, while lasting at least fifteen times longer. For a landscape lighting system with a dozen or more fixtures running several hours every night, that difference adds up in both lower electric bills and far less time spent replacing bulbs.
What’s Involved in a Landscape Lighting Installation
A landscape lighting design starts with identifying the features on your property worth highlighting, whether that is a specimen tree, a walkway, an entry feature, or the architecture of the home itself. From there, a low voltage transformer and wiring are installed to power the fixtures, which are selected and placed based on what each area of the property actually needs, from subtle path lights to color changing LED fixtures for accent lighting.
Landscape Lighting Across Long Island
The right lighting design looks different depending on the property. Waterfront homes, properties with mature tree cover, densely built in-town lots, and larger estate properties all call for different fixture placement and zoning. Our team has designed and installed landscape lighting across this full range of conditions throughout Suffolk and Nassau County, which means the plan we bring to your property is based on what actually works for homes like yours, not a one size fits all layout.
When to Call McCormack Irrigation
McCormack Irrigation has designed and installed landscape lighting for homeowners and businesses throughout Suffolk and Nassau County since 2001, one part of our full range of irrigation and outdoor services. Our in-house, trained crews handle every installation directly, never through subcontractors, and our work is reflected in a 4.9 out of 5 rating across 336 Google reviews and an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
Ready to see what landscape lighting could do for your property? Call McCormack Irrigation today at (631) 744-1500 or contact us online for a design consultation.