How To Install Outdoor Lighting

Identify where you want rope lighting.

How to install outdoor lighting. Low voltage line voltage and solar powered. If you are locating your lights on exterior brickwork this can be run via a mains supply channeled through the wall from the house. Get an electrical permit either from your local building inspections department or a state office.

First you need to identify where you want to mount the outdoor light. If youre unsure of how to install your outdoor strip lighting keep reading for a step-by-step guide. Install the Lights Once installed test your lights before covering the trench.

So heres a quick guide from start to finish for how to properly install outdoor rope lighting thats fully weatherproof without impeding the light its supposed to give. There are three key ways to power your lights. Either attach your lighting to that box or run conduit or UF cable to another exterior-rated box at the desired location.

Connect each light to the cable with a cable connector leave 10 feet before connecting a light or splitting off in different directions. Connect the Lights - Low Voltage Landscape Lighting. Wire the Transformer - Low Voltage Landscape Lighting.

Add a switch to the circuit inside the house to control the outside floodlights. How to install garden lighting. To wire your new light fixture use your pliers to cut about 38 of insulation away from the wires.

Step 1 Drill a hole where you want your light to. Call the utility companies to mark any underground lines. Most single family homes will have several outdoor power outlets installed.