Outdoor Walkway & Step Lighting

There’s nothing like the feeling of safety and security you get from outdoor walkway and step lighting. While architectural and landscape lighting can be decorative and add a certain flair to your home and surrounding property at night, the path and stairs around your house must be well-lit — otherwise you risk the safety of your family and any guests who visit your home after sunset.

For both first-rate ideas and top-notch results in step lighting, you’re best advised to seek professional walkway lighting installation in Westchester, NY, from a lighting specialist like our licensed pros at Lippolis Electric. We know from experience how to remove shadows and dark spots from your outdoor stairs and pathways with precisely the right amount of light. What’s more, we can advise you on the type of energy-efficient system and bulbs to install so your wallet isn’t emptied in your attempt to illuminate the exterior of your home.

Types of Outdoor Walkway Lighting

Of course, there isn’t a homeowner in Westchester County who wants to have someone fall on their property due to it being poorly lit at night. That’s why it’s good to know that from outdoor walkway lighting in Yonkers, NY, to outdoor walkway lighting in Yonkers, NY, there are plenty of lighting options to choose from. And depending on the orientation of your outdoor stairs and pathways, the lighting choices you make are important.

To learn more about some of the most popular outdoor walkway lighting choices, read on:

• Step lights: Usually mounted wall-side to a flight of steps, these small but practical lights shine downwards to light each step as you approach. Not only do they alert you to the height and placement of each step, but their light also helps you see whether there’s any debris left on a step that could trip you up. Just for their functionality, step lights are a great addition to any walkway lighting scheme.
• Step riser lights: Like step lights but instead mounted on the riser of each step, step riser lights are another option to safely and purposefully illuminate any number of steps. Unlike step lights that are attached to a wall, step riser lights only need the space just beneath the lip of each step to be mounted. For this reason, when you have steps that aren’t abutted by a wall on either side — or are positioned next to stone or another material that’s hard to mount lights on — riser lights are a fantastic way of catching the eye before someone catches their foot on a step.
• Downlights: Placed high up an architectural feature or tree, downlights cast a softer, more dispersed light downwards onto an entire path and/or set of stairs. Their effect is reminiscent of a bright full moon’s glow.
• Path lights: Like downlights, path lights shine downwards onto a walkway. They’re usually freestanding lamps with a cover or canopy that helps direct their light down to help focus attention on the walking path.

Lippolis Electric for Professional Outdoor Walkway Lighting/Step Lighting Installation

At Lippolis Electric, we’ve been installing custom landscape lighting solutions throughout Westchester, NY for over thirty years. Our reputation is built on customer satisfaction, so we’re sure you’ll be pleased with the results of your outdoor walkway/step lighting. Contact us now for a free quote and answers to all your outdoor lighting installation questions.