Landscape Lighting
Design & Installation

Landscape Lighting

Low voltage LED landscape lighting for walkways, steps, patios, architecture, and planting. Designed and installed to make the property safer and look its best after dark.

How landscape lighting is planned and installed

Sultan Services designs and installs low voltage LED landscape lighting for homes and businesses in Hillsborough and across Central New Jersey. The work covers path and step lighting, architectural uplighting, patio illumination, and accent lighting for trees and planting beds. Every system is planned around safety, curb appeal, and how the property is actually used after dark.

Types of landscape lighting we install

Most residential lighting projects use a combination of fixture types to cover different parts of the property. Path lights along walkways and garden edges. Step lights recessed into risers or walls for safety. Uplights and spotlights to accent trees, architectural features, and focal points. Hardscape lights built into retaining walls, seat walls, and columns. And broader wash lights or downlights for patios, outdoor kitchens, and entertaining areas.

The goal is not to flood the property with light. It is to place each fixture so the property looks balanced, the important areas are visible and safe, and the overall effect is clean rather than harsh or overdone.

  • Path and walkway lighting
  • Step and safety lighting
  • Tree and architectural uplighting
  • Patio, seat wall, and hardscape lighting
Paver patio with step lighting at night

The design and installation process

Every project starts with an on site consultation to understand the property, the goals, and how the space is used at night. From there, a lighting plan is created that maps fixture locations, beam angles, zones, and transformer placement. Fixture finishes and styles are selected to match the architecture and the surrounding hardscape.

Installation involves trenching for direct burial cable, mounting and aiming each fixture, wiring to a properly sized transformer, and programming timers or smart controls. The system is tested at night to make sure the coverage, brightness, and overall look are right before the job is finished.

Patio with fire pit and landscape lighting at night

When to add lighting to a project

The easiest and most cost effective time to install landscape lighting is during or right after a patio, walkway, retaining wall, or planting project. Running wire under pavers or through wall cores during construction avoids having to dig things up later. But lighting can also be added to an existing property without a major disruption.

Either way, the system should look like it belongs to the property. That means planning for mature plant sizes, coordinating fixture placement with hardscape edges, and making sure the nighttime result matches the daytime investment.

What a lighting project can include

  • Path and walkway lighting
  • Step and deck lights
  • Uplighting for trees and architecture
  • Patio and outdoor living lighting
  • Hardscape and seat wall lights
  • Low voltage LED systems
  • Transformer sizing and installation
  • Timer and smart control programming
  • Lighting coordinated with patio and landscape projects