NiteLites - San Diego’s Outdoor Lighting Professionals - Reveals the Top 10 Most Common Outdoor Lighting Mistakes

NiteLites of San Diego reveals common outdoor lighting mistakes in the hope that they'll save prospective buyers time, money, and aggravation on their landscape lighting system.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2006 -- San Diego’s Outdoor Lighting Professionals provides the Top 10 Most Common Outdoor Lighting Mistakes:

1) More is not necessary better when it comes to outdoor lighting - Using too many lights may produce an overly dramatic look of a “model home”, “embassy”, or “car lot” rather than an air of sophisticated elegance.

2) Just as too many lights may create a blindingly bright look, so will bulbs which are not properly shielded and/or those with too high a wattage. The best low voltage lighting systems utilize bulbs specifically made to work in their system and they cast a gentle glow on landscape, a building, or focal point.

3) Avoid leaving large darkened areas which draws the eye to the light source instead of the intended focus such as a building's unique architectural elements. The lighting fixtures are not the intended focus of professionally designed lighting applications.

4) The bulbs in pre-existing lighting such as garage lighting, lighting posts, porch lights, should be adjusted so that they do not compete with the overall lighting effect. These “hot spots” can be easily corrected by replacing the pre-existing bulbs with lower wattage bulbs.

5) Each property offers a unique canvas on which lighting designers can create their own work. With slight variations in wattage, angels of lights, plus careful placement of lighting fixtures, lighting designers avoid the look caused by a lack of variety in the lighting techniques.

6) Improperly aimed lighting or lighting fixtures without proper shielding often creates disruptive lighting that glares into the windows of neighboring homes or in the eyes of drivers on the street.

7) Too many path lights used too closely together create the airport runway effect which may draw unwanted air traffic. This can be a mistake.

8) The lighting industry's progress has been slow on developing viable solar lighting systems. Unfortunately, solar landscape lights are still years behind in areas of durability and lighting effect. The solar posts commonly used work more as markers for the location of the fixture rather than tools to accentuate a remarkable feature of a landscape.

9) Unbalanced lighting may compartmentalize rather than pulling landscape and structural features together which creates a hodgepodge look rather than the often sought after majestic appearance.

10) Yellowing and uneven brightness due to an inadequate power source and improper engineering can be distracting and unattractive. Also, lack of power can also become a costly nuisance as it invariably leads to premature bulb burnout.

Properly designed, installed, and maintained landscape lighting definitely adds function, creativity, and spontaneity in the nighttime landscape. By using a professional landscape lighting specialist you can avoid these common lighting mistakes.

To schedule an evening demonstration with a professional lighting designer stop by the The San Diego Interior Design and Landscape Show which will be held at the San Diego Convention Center March 31st – April 2nd, 2006 at booth #1537. NiteLites owner, Bill Garland and his staff look forward to meeting show visitors and answering all their landscape lighting questions.

NiteLites’ world headquarters located in Franklin, Ohio specializes in the manufacturing, sales, design, installation, and life time maintenance of top quality low voltage lighting for both residential and commercial applications. With locations in 33 cities, NiteLites founded in 1998 previously was distributor based and converted to a franchise model in 2004.

NiteLites Franchise Systems, Inc., President and CEO, Tom Frederick, offers prospective buyers one more tip. He says, "... that too often home owners go with the low bid." While he relates to homeowners wanting to save money, he refers to many of these purchases as "false economy" since he explained that as much as 25% of NiteLites business comes from owners who are dissatisfied with their current lighting system and/or the company that installed the lights is no longer in business. Mr. Frederick also explained that because of the high quality of the the NiteLites Lighting System (fixtures and transformers) "...and the design, installation, and worry free maintenance of our NiteLites Systems. NiteLites Systems are easily the best value on the market."

In addition to residential lighting projects, NiteLites creates custom landscape lighting systems for subdivision entrances, clubhouses, pools, driveways, walkways, residential and commercial developments, municipalities, public facilities, and park developments, as well as complexes of apartment, town homes, and condos.

To learn more about NiteLites Architectural and Landscape Lighting, please call 858-375-0023 or toll free at 1-866-NITELITES. To register online for a free evening demo visit www.nitelites.com and click on either Contact Us or Free Demo.

Josh Johnston, VP of Franchise Sales, provides information and assistance to prospective franchisees from his office at NiteLites Franchise Systems, Inc. located in Franklin, OH. Mr. Johnston listed the following territories as the next outdoor lighting business opportunities to be awarded: Las Vegas, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Memphis, Boston, New Orleans, Miami, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Seattle, Hartford, Tucson, Denver, Lexington, and San Jose. For more information on NiteLites Architectural and Landscape Lighting franchise opportunities, visit their web site at www.nitelites.com or call toll free 1-866-NITELITES.

For more information or directions to the San Diego Interior Design & Landscape Show, visit http://www.sandiegodesignexpo.com.

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