Outdoor Flood Lighting for Your Home
Outdoor flood lighting serves a variety of purposes.
These can be used to light up dark pathways, nooks and crannies in the night.
It adds security to your home as well as creates a beautifying effect to gardens and front lawns at night.
However, some people make the mistake of putting too much or placing these at the wrong spots.
Here are some tips for your home.
Too Much Light Doesn't Look Good Compact fluorescent fixtures or CFL are great if you plan to light up areas outside your home for long periods of time.
These provide just enough light to create a warm and relaxing feel plus the security you need.
Incandescent floodlights ranging around 100 to 300 watts can cause too much glare destroying the symmetry of the entire space.
You may be surprised that a 9 to 32-watt bulb is enough to do the trick.
The Right Position Proper positioning of outdoor flood lighting is also important if you want to create a nice glow and save more on electricity.
It is recommended to choose a nice angle with the right height in which light can be shone downward steeply.
Glare and light trespass can be reduced significantly.
During cold weather or seasons, it may take longer for these floods to really shine but in a matter of 30 to 60 minutes, you will have the effect you have always wanted.
Flood Lighting Types Flood lights are available in 4 types of light sources such as incandescent, fluorescent, quartz halogen and metal halide.
Their heights can range anywhere from 8 to 12.
5 feet and power can be anywhere from 2 to 200 watts.
Incandescent flood lights are more aesthetic and look good in gardens, pathways and other outdoor highlights of your home.
Fluorescent floodlights shine brighter with less wattage and is ideal if you are trying to save more on electricity or intend to run them for long periods.
Quartz halogen is good for focusing objects and items.
This is ideal if you have a nice plant or statue to provide some glare on.
Metal halides are durable and can withstand cold and temperatures as well as moisture.
Tips on Lighting Hard light creates dramatic glares as well as shadows.
Wide angle or broad lights are non-focusing and light areas well.
Soft light is gentle if you solely intend to light up a broad area.
It also has the tendency to spill and reduce contrast.
Feel free to experiment with the different effects.
You may even choose to use a combination of these kinds of lighting to get the feel and environment you need.
An outdoor subject like a tree, plant or rock would be good.
Light Control Outdoor flood lighting can be controlled so you properly get the glare and shadows you want.
Simply increase the wattage if you feel that the light spills so much.
You can also shift to halogen to improve focus on subjects.
Broad lights can be bounced off walls and other broad areas to create a widening illusion.
Diffuse or soften light be reducing the wattage or pointing it to very broad and wide areas.
Bringing the light and subject closer will help define shadows more.
These can be used to light up dark pathways, nooks and crannies in the night.
It adds security to your home as well as creates a beautifying effect to gardens and front lawns at night.
However, some people make the mistake of putting too much or placing these at the wrong spots.
Here are some tips for your home.
Too Much Light Doesn't Look Good Compact fluorescent fixtures or CFL are great if you plan to light up areas outside your home for long periods of time.
These provide just enough light to create a warm and relaxing feel plus the security you need.
Incandescent floodlights ranging around 100 to 300 watts can cause too much glare destroying the symmetry of the entire space.
You may be surprised that a 9 to 32-watt bulb is enough to do the trick.
The Right Position Proper positioning of outdoor flood lighting is also important if you want to create a nice glow and save more on electricity.
It is recommended to choose a nice angle with the right height in which light can be shone downward steeply.
Glare and light trespass can be reduced significantly.
During cold weather or seasons, it may take longer for these floods to really shine but in a matter of 30 to 60 minutes, you will have the effect you have always wanted.
Flood Lighting Types Flood lights are available in 4 types of light sources such as incandescent, fluorescent, quartz halogen and metal halide.
Their heights can range anywhere from 8 to 12.
5 feet and power can be anywhere from 2 to 200 watts.
Incandescent flood lights are more aesthetic and look good in gardens, pathways and other outdoor highlights of your home.
Fluorescent floodlights shine brighter with less wattage and is ideal if you are trying to save more on electricity or intend to run them for long periods.
Quartz halogen is good for focusing objects and items.
This is ideal if you have a nice plant or statue to provide some glare on.
Metal halides are durable and can withstand cold and temperatures as well as moisture.
Tips on Lighting Hard light creates dramatic glares as well as shadows.
Wide angle or broad lights are non-focusing and light areas well.
Soft light is gentle if you solely intend to light up a broad area.
It also has the tendency to spill and reduce contrast.
Feel free to experiment with the different effects.
You may even choose to use a combination of these kinds of lighting to get the feel and environment you need.
An outdoor subject like a tree, plant or rock would be good.
Light Control Outdoor flood lighting can be controlled so you properly get the glare and shadows you want.
Simply increase the wattage if you feel that the light spills so much.
You can also shift to halogen to improve focus on subjects.
Broad lights can be bounced off walls and other broad areas to create a widening illusion.
Diffuse or soften light be reducing the wattage or pointing it to very broad and wide areas.
Bringing the light and subject closer will help define shadows more.