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Outdoor lighting: path and step lights along a paver walkway at night
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Outdoor Lighting in Beckley, WV

Outdoor Lighting · Beckley, WV

Light for the steps and paths you use at night

Outdoor lighting puts light on the steps and paths you use after dark. Veridian Corp installs low-voltage landscape lighting as part of our hardscaping work around Beckley and southern West Virginia. Lights go into the walls and steps as we build them, and uplights go in the beds around them.

As a landscaping contractor in Beckley, we plan the lighting along with the rest of your landscape design. Each light gets a job. One marks a step, and another lights up a tree. Call or text (304) 237-1212 to ask about lights for your next project.

What We Handle

  • Path lights along walkways and garden paths
  • Step lights set into the risers of outdoor steps
  • Wall lights tucked under the cap of retaining walls and seating walls
  • Lights along the border or seating wall of a paver patio
  • Uplights on trees and planting beds
  • A low-voltage transformer sized for the lights on it
  • Photocell and timer control, on at dusk and off at the hour you pick
  • Cable laid under the base and behind the block during the build

Request an Outdoor Lighting Quote

Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.

Landscape Lighting Built Into Patios and Retaining Walls

Wall lights are small fixtures tucked under the cap of a retaining wall or a seating wall. The light washes down the face of the block and onto the ground in front. One of our jobs in Beaver paired a new retaining wall with lights.

On outdoor steps, small lights set into the risers shine down on the treads. You can see where each step starts and stops. Path lights stand along a walkway on short posts and cast their light down onto it.

On a paver patio, lights under a seating wall cap or along the border mark the edge after dark. Uplights sit in a planting bed at the base of a tree and aim up into its branches.

How Does Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting Work?

A transformer steps household current down to low voltage, usually 12 volts. A plug-in transformer goes into an outdoor outlet with ground-fault protection and a weatherproof cover. From there, cable made for direct burial runs to each light in a shallow trench.

A photocell turns the lights on at dusk, and a timer turns them off at the hour you pick. The transformer is sized for the total wattage of the lights on it. Long cable runs lose voltage, so we plan the cable size and the layout of each run.

LED lamps fit outdoor lighting well. The U.S. Department of Energy lists good performance in cold temperatures and instant-on light among their strengths.

Outdoor Lighting for Hillside Yards and Early Dark in Beckley

The U.S. Naval Observatory puts sunset in Beckley at about 5:10 in the afternoon on the shortest days. In late June, sunset comes close to 8:50 in the evening. A photocell follows that shift, so the lights come on at dusk all year.

Federal soil survey maps put about a third of the land inside Beckley on slopes of 15 percent or more. On a hillside yard, the steps and the edge of a drop are the hard spots to see at night. Those spots get light first, aimed down at the treads and the edge.

Beckley winters bring snow, and snow brings plows and shovels. A plow blade can catch a path light at the edge of a drive. So the layout keeps path lights back from any edge that gets plowed or shoveled.

Outdoor lighting: lights set under the caps of a block wall at night Outdoor lighting: lights set in a flagstone patio below slab steps after dark

Ready to get started?

Call or text for a written quote. We work about 40 miles around Beckley across southern West Virginia.

(304) 237-1212
How We Work

How a Job With Veridian Corp Runs

From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.

1

Call or Text

Call or text (304) 237-1212, or send the form. Tell us what you want done and where the property is.

2

We Look at the Job

We come out and look at the site. What we see there shapes the plan and the price.

3

Free Estimate in Writing

We work out the plan and give you a free estimate. The quote comes to you in writing.

4

We Do the Work

We set a start date with you. Then we do the work the way we planned it.

5

Cleanup

We clean up the site and haul off the debris. Then we go over the finished work with you.

FAQ

Outdoor Lighting Questions, Answered

Common questions about outdoor lighting around Beckley and the rest of southern West Virginia. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

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Do I need an electrician for landscape lighting?
Only for work on household current, such as a new outdoor outlet or circuit. Inside Beckley city limits, the Code Enforcement Office lists electrical systems among the work that needs a building permit. The office answers that question for your address. We install the low-voltage side, from the transformer out to the lights.
When is the best time to add outdoor lighting?
The best time is while the patio or wall is going in. The cable goes in before the pavers and the wall caps, so it stays out of sight. Adding lights later means working around finished pavers and caps. Bring up lighting when we look at the job, and it goes into the written estimate.
How much does outdoor lighting cost?
The price depends on how many lights you want and the kind of fixture. Lights set into walls and steps take more work than path lights on stakes. Long cable runs add to it, and an electrician's work on a new outlet is a separate cost. Call or text (304) 237-1212, and we look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
How long do LED landscape lights last?
The U.S. Department of Energy puts the useful life of good LED products at 30,000 to 50,000 hours or longer. A typical incandescent bulb lasts about 1,000 hours. Upkeep is mostly a wipe of the lenses and a check of the aim as plants grow. Fall leaves and mulch can bury a path light, so clear them off.
Will landscape lights shine into a neighbor's window?
The aim decides that. Light aimed down at a path or a step stays low to the ground. Uplights get aimed at the tree or wall they light, away from windows and the road. Fixtures with a hood over the lamp cut the glare you see from the side.
Does a cable trench for landscape lights need an 811 call?
Yes. West Virginia law counts trenching as excavation, and anyone who digs must notify the one-call system first. The notice goes in at least 48 hours ahead, not counting weekends and legal holidays. West Virginia 811 takes that call, and the member utilities mark their buried lines.
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Why Choose Veridian Corp

Landscapes, Hardscapes and Land Work Around Beckley

Design and Install

We plan the landscape with you, then build it. The design and the install stay with one company.

Free Estimates

We look at the job before we price it. You get a free estimate, and the quote comes in writing.

Machinery for Site Work

We own the machinery for clearing and grading. The company that gets the ground ready can also build the patio and plant the beds.

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Financing is available. Ask about it when we put your quote in writing.

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Get In Touch With Veridian Corp

Send the form with a few details about the job, and we set up a time to look at it. You can also call or text (304) 237-1212.

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  • Serving Beckley, WV and southern West Virginia
  • Free estimates in writing · landscaping, hardscaping and land work

Request a Quote

Tell us about the patio, wall, planting or clearing job and where the property is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.

Call (304) 237-1212