What good is curb appeal if you can’t see it? Adding landscape lighting to the exterior of your home can bring new life and added safety at all hours of the day. Learn the smart design techniques and installation steps for uplighting and path lighting with Monica Mangin from “The Weekender”.
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47 Comments
I don’t have outdoor power 🤦🏽♀️😭
ah i thought this would be a plug and play project lol
Nice video. I wonder how the electrical wires will be affected during the rainy season. Isnt water going to get into the wires where there are connections?
I’m a 70 year old woman who installed my outdoor lighting successfully! I bought everything that was used in the video and followed the directions to the letter. Thank you! I’m a happy senior!
She thick!!
Talk too much without substance
Just call someone to do it for you.
with the amount of time and money this took just top light up a tree. Go solar an save yourself money and time. This was not worth it but i commend you on all the work just not worth the effort. too many solar options out there. They are so cheap i d rather buy new solar every couple of years once they start dieing.
I don't know how I feel about that wire being pinched in the driveway crack. Maybe make a second pass to give the wire some breathing room.
quick question…. do you not need gloves for safety reasons? or am I overthinking?
Thank you for making this look doable. I have a lighting system in my backyard and it keeps going out. I've replaced the transformer once but I believe the wires at one v of the lights is too exposed and not covered very well. Could be getting wet. I need to have another electrician come out and take a look
"How to"….i.e hire a landscape lighting expert. 🤦🏻♂️
I know people understand what is meant, but for whatever reason, it bothers me when people say "level" instead of "plumb". 3:06
AC or DC 12 volts ??? Please inform
Why not just use solar lights without all the cords?
Valley girl speak kills the video
just don't purchase Kichler – absolute garbage
When you run the cable under the sidewalk try to do it directly below an expansion joint. All sidewalks will crack directly above any cable you run under the sidewalk. 30 years experience
Helpful information, thank you for sharing !
Why yellow lights? And are you related to Amy Schumer?
Nice but unfortunately this would attract way too many insects at night in my area.
Nicee
0:58 hahaha😂😂
3:17 yea yea we know
10:50 yea yea we know😂😂
looks great, but what about Solar lights? not bright enough?
I would never compromise my driveway for lights they could have run wire across the driveway via the house go from the front yard under the pathway into the house across the garage then into the yard on the other side of the drive. With the proper transformer the extra run of cable would be fine with no risk of a ungly cut and patch in your driveway.
I need to find a video install on a rocky hill
Great video! It’s been years. Perhaps everyone’s calmed down about the driveway and taking the easy route with solar lights 🤭
You are awesome at explaining the process and knowing that people want to save money by doing projects themselves. Looking forward to sharing the video w my husband and attempting this soon.
yeaa orrrr go solar powered
What did you do with the pipe
How far from the wall did you put the light that shines (up) the wall? Thank you. What is the name or item number of the pipe you put underneath the walk way?
That was a great tutorial! Thanks!!
So much work! I got tired just watching
Sure drop the ball on the wire part and installing wires from light to light.
How do you change the lumens on these lights
I would light up the branches
Convincing my wife to standby as I saw the driveway in half is going to be fun
How did you handle getting the wire from the transformer to the bed ? Where did you hide it?
That transformer post will bend on the side eventually. He just needs to mix a bag of $6 cement down the hole or mix with some small rock or gravel. Other than that, this is a great tutorial.
How did you connect the wires within the zones, from one light to another
great job with the video. She did a great job explaining things.
Extremely helpful video. Love how you showed how to get around some of the more commonly encountered obstacles. Gave me the information and confidence I needed to tackle it myself
How to install video using an electrician lol!
You need to mention how to calculate what size transformer you need based on how many lights you are installing(how many watts each light is going to consume).
How should I install the lights in plant bed if my plant bed has fabric and rocks on top of it?