Rhyem86
2023-09-12 23:09:13
- #1
Hello everyone.
I would like to discuss the outdoor lighting of our property/single-family house with you.
Attached are our house views
Street front with house entrance (power outlet above the front door)

Terrace and garden (power outlet behind the house)

Side entrance and garage (to be installed) (power outlet at the side entrance for supplying the garage)

Our idea

We want to install spotlights in the eaves boxes at the front and back (number to be determined) as well as wall lights on the terrace wall (number to be determined) and a floodlight at the side entrance that covers the entire driveway. The power for the eaves boxes and at the side entrance (for the garage) is already installed outside. The topic of security/burglary protection is particularly important to us. Therefore, we want the best possible illumination of all ground-floor entrances. We have decided on motion detectors. Inside the house, we have two switches for manually turning the eaves box lights on/off.
How many spotlights do we need in the eaves boxes?
How many wall floodlights do we need on the terrace? Floodlights upwards, downwards, or both up and down?
Where is the best place to install the motion detectors? Which light sources should be connected to which sensors?
Or should we use dusk sensors, but then the lights would stay on all night, which we do not want, unless there are good reasons for it?
The garage also has an exit to the garden. Should we plan an additional light source here?
Do you have any further thoughts on the topic of outdoor lighting for us?
Best regards
I would like to discuss the outdoor lighting of our property/single-family house with you.
Attached are our house views
Street front with house entrance (power outlet above the front door)
Terrace and garden (power outlet behind the house)
Side entrance and garage (to be installed) (power outlet at the side entrance for supplying the garage)
Our idea
We want to install spotlights in the eaves boxes at the front and back (number to be determined) as well as wall lights on the terrace wall (number to be determined) and a floodlight at the side entrance that covers the entire driveway. The power for the eaves boxes and at the side entrance (for the garage) is already installed outside. The topic of security/burglary protection is particularly important to us. Therefore, we want the best possible illumination of all ground-floor entrances. We have decided on motion detectors. Inside the house, we have two switches for manually turning the eaves box lights on/off.
How many spotlights do we need in the eaves boxes?
How many wall floodlights do we need on the terrace? Floodlights upwards, downwards, or both up and down?
Where is the best place to install the motion detectors? Which light sources should be connected to which sensors?
Or should we use dusk sensors, but then the lights would stay on all night, which we do not want, unless there are good reasons for it?
The garage also has an exit to the garden. Should we plan an additional light source here?
Do you have any further thoughts on the topic of outdoor lighting for us?
Best regards