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Questions
You Should Consider:
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Are
the fixtures you are
considering solid bronze and
copper with a lifetime
guarantee?
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Will
they come out to do a
free night time
demonstration to show you
just how good your house
looks at night?
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Is
the company licensed
specifically for installing
low voltage lighting?
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Is
the lighting designer
present during the
installation?
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Will
the designer come back at
night to meet you and make
sure everything is as
designed?
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Do
they provide you with night
lighting photos down loaded
to the internet for
discussion prior to
installation?
Is Outdoor lighting a
specialty within the firm?
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Can
the lighting system be
adaptable to futuristic
plant growth and changes in
the landscape?
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Is
your chosen contractor
familiar with and
experienced with plant
materials in which you will
be illuminating?
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Will
the installer be competent
in accounting for cold
weather voltage drop?
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Can
the installer put back all
the pavers, bluestone or
pool decking to perfection?
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Is
their both an aesthetic and
electrical maintenance
program available to you?
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Is
your designer an AOLP-Association
of Outdoor Lighting
Professional residential
lighting award recipient?
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Will
your lighting installer buy
back your transformer when
you are ready to expand the
system?
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Does
your lighting designer
install as well?
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Did
your lighting installer give
you options on automation of
control for the system?
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Is
your Lighting designer a
passionate and sincere owner
operator?
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Do
they guarantee Beauty,
usefulness, safety, security
and emotion with all their
installations?
IF
YOU ANSWER YES TO THE
ABOVE, THEN LIGHT IT UP WITH
PREFERRED - YOU'LL LOVE IT!
This can best be seen by viewing the night lighting demo,
which is tailored specifically
to the site. The demo is wired
and programmed to be on--the
homeowner is now able to go
outside and see it for the first
time. A walk-around fine-tunes
the project. Photos are taken
and digital prints are uploaded
to the internet. Accurate beam
spray and intensity can be honed
in by the picture on the
internet. Equal illuminance can
be compared. Please visit www.litesatnight.printroom.com
to see our efforts and night
lighting photos.
For the most part, the demo is
the initial phase of lighting,
with fixtures added, eliminated,
or moved to a greater strategic
area. Flags can hold the spot
for new fixtures, and by writing
on the flag, the fixture type
can be followed.
After a binding contract is
reached, our crews begin the
installation process. The
lighting job is now in the
pre-buried state. Another
walk-through at dusk will ensure
that all fixtures are properly
located and pointing to the
right spot. The homeowner now
needs to sign off on the
completion approval, and crews
return to finish the
installation. The final evening,
more pictures are taken and
subtle adjustments are
performed. Preferred Properties
Landscaping checks for any
adjustments necessary to the
landscape; clean up is done, and
lighting automation is
discussed. There are many ways
to control the landscape
lighting. This lighting
automation will
be addressed later.
An as-built plan is presented
showing all structures, trees,
flower beds and electrical
requirements relevant to the
design. The plan also shows all
landscape lighting fixture
locations by type and wattage,
and are numbered for easy
identification.
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