Exterior Lights...Who Done’m?
mrbiron
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This was the first year I’ve ever done exterior lights. Made provisions for it when building the house...NOT!
The only foresight I had was to make the porch outlet switched. Dumby...
My wife said that she had a dream where I fell off the ladder and died while hanging lights. In a former life, I painted exteriors and spent many’a day on 24s ands 32s, but when the 32’ couldn’t reach, out came the 42’. That one makes your butt pucker.
Anyone else?
The only foresight I had was to make the porch outlet switched. Dumby...
My wife said that she had a dream where I fell off the ladder and died while hanging lights. In a former life, I painted exteriors and spent many’a day on 24s ands 32s, but when the 32’ couldn’t reach, out came the 42’. That one makes your butt pucker.
Anyone else?
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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I plan to do more next year. Mainly, the perimeter of the garage doors.Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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Spectacular!
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Yup!
Done ’em before & still doin’ ’em!
Mine are all on HomeKit controlled outlets, so Siri turns them on and off according to sunset times, and other programmed events. Painless, and can be monitored from anywhere in the world too.Alea jacta est! -
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Had to crop it as my street was showing.
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Those look great!
Me I’m terrified of ladders so we got a nativity scene and those laser pointer projector things.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant -
Thank you. Most of them are permanent lights that are controlled via an app. Pretty much invisible. We had them installed early November. Pretty much any color, pattern you can think of.
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I have exterior lights all year and Xmas lights during the season. My house is pretty much wired for them via Lutron in-wall timers. Rather easy. Just plug them in and go.2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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Not this year. I need to buy new lights since my previous strands bit the dust.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Not this year. I need to buy new lights since my previous strands bit the dust.
Previous? Like, the ones you light band hand?
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@Willow
I think I’m reading it right. You had someone install the lights? How did the get to your gable end? Ladder or cherry picker?
I want to do the high section myself, but things might get a little squirrelly going it solo...Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
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Nope looks like a green Christmas this year
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@Willow
I think I’m reading it right. You had someone install the lights? How did the get to your gable end? Ladder or cherry picker?
I want to do the high section myself, but things might get a little squirrelly going it solo...
Yes, a local electric company installed the lights with a cherry picker. The lights are Gemstone ( a Canadian company from Alberta) there are a couple installers around for different light companies and they are fully booked up here for quite some time. For my daughters bday in Jan she wants it all lit in pink. For vday it'll be purple pink and red I think. Canada day red and white... so on and so on. -
@Willow
I think I’m reading it right. You had someone install the lights? How did the get to your gable end? Ladder or cherry picker?
I want to do the high section myself, but things might get a little squirrelly going it solo...
Yes, a local electric company installed the lights with a cherry picker. The lights are Gemstone ( a Canadian company from Alberta) there are a couple installers around for different light companies and they are fully booked up here for quite some time. For my daughters bday in Jan she wants it all lit in pink. For vday it'll be purple pink and red I think. Canada day red and white... so on and so on.
That looks and sounds awesome. On that note, i know i can't afford it.
I want to say that i am done for this year, but the more i look at your photo, the more i want to do the garage doors. Already have an order to get more lights here, stat!
On a side note, how many times have you contemplated shooting the street light in the upper right hand corner?Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
@Willow
I think I’m reading it right. You had someone install the lights? How did the get to your gable end? Ladder or cherry picker?
I want to do the high section myself, but things might get a little squirrelly going it solo...
Yes, a local electric company installed the lights with a cherry picker. The lights are Gemstone ( a Canadian company from Alberta) there are a couple installers around for different light companies and they are fully booked up here for quite some time. For my daughters bday in Jan she wants it all lit in pink. For vday it'll be purple pink and red I think. Canada day red and white... so on and so on.
That looks and sounds awesome. On that note, i know i can't afford it.
I want to say that i am done for this year, but the more i look at your photo, the more i want to do the garage doors. Already have an order to get more lights here, stat!
On a side note, how many times have you contemplated shooting the street light in the upper right hand corner?
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I want to say that i am done for this year, but the more i look at your photo, the more i want to do the garage doors. Already have an order to get more lights here, stat!
On your house, I would suggest focusing on the veranda more than the garage. You don’t have to kill yourself either, just lighting up those wonderful columns would go a long way to adding extra appeal. Also possibly automation. I never touch mine from the first day until the last. Everything happens on its own, even in the event of a power cut (which usually screws up timed light sensors and stuff, but not HomeKit, which just picks up where it left off when power is restored).Alea jacta est! -
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