What does the typical project timeline look like from initial consultation to installation?
Quick Answer
Our landscape lighting installation process starts with a phone call. If you want to move forward, we usually schedule an on-site visit during that call. After the visit, we prepare a proposal. Once you approve it, we schedule the work, install and aim your lighting, and hand the finished system over to you.
Detailed Answer
1. Phone Call and On-Site Visit. Your project begins with a phone call about your home and what you’d like to light, and we usually book the on-site visit before we hang up. Seeing the property in person lets us design around its architecture, landscaping and the way you use it after dark.
2. Proposal. We turn what we saw and heard at the visit into a proposal for the lighting we recommend.
3. Scheduling and Prep. Once you approve the proposal and pay the deposit, we add your installation to our schedule. Most installations start within two weeks of signing. Before we dig, we call 811 to have underground utilities located, and our master electricians pull the required permits.
4. Installation Day. Our crew sets the fixtures, lays any direct-burial cable at least six inches deep, and puts your system on a timer. Larger or more complex projects usually take longer, and you’ll find typical timeframes in how long landscape lighting installation takes. Before our crew leaves, we check every angle, beam spread, and dark corner.
5. Hand-Off and Maintenance. We send you instructions for your system, so you can adjust the timer anytime. Plants grow and fixtures get bumped, so our maintenance plans include a yearly cleaning and aiming visit to bring your lights back in line with the design.
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