Protect Your Home and Yourself with Landscape Lighting :Brightening your lot at nighttime is a way to reduce the chances of dangerous falls and dissuade criminals. Learn why landscape lighting brings not only beauty, but also safety to your property.
ILLUMINATE MORE THAN YOUR FRONT DOOR While 81% of burglaries happen on the first floor, only 34% involve the front entrance, according to the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. That’s why you should illuminate more than just the main entrance of your property. Use landscape lighting to brighten doors and windows on all sides of your home, making it easier to monitor criminal behavior. Strategically placed accent lighting or perimeter lighting will also remove those dark corners of your yard.
BALANCE THE GLARE OF STREET LAMPS Picture a scene with bright light in the foreground, but none in the background. Your eyes adapt to the light in front, making it tricky to see what’s beyond that light. That’s the unintentional problem created by street lamps and the reason some call them criminal-friendly. By contrast, landscape lighting brings balance to what you and neighbors can see from the street, making it easier to keep an eye on all areas of your property.
SEND A STRONG SIGNAL OF A WELL-WATCHED SPACE Landscape lighting is a clear statement that you care about your property. Like other property upgrades, it sends a signal that University of Washington researchers have called “implied surveillance.” You’re someone who pays close attention to your home. Dreaded burglars would be fools to mess with someone so smart and aware.
BE SAFE OUT THERE – MOST FALLS OCCUR OUTDOORS As the National Institutes of Health points out, outdoor falls made up 72% of total spills among middle-aged men and 58% for middle-aged women. If you want to make your property safe for all ages, brighten your walkways with landscape lighting to keep everyone upright.
MOST FALLS DO NOT INVOLVE RISKY BEHAVIOR Among all ages, the most frequent activity at the time of a fall is walking, which accounted for 47% of outdoor falls in a National Institutes of Health study. Steering clear of risky activities can’t spare you from a possible slip. Illuminating your outdoor walking paths will help.
Has your outdoor lighting designer worked on concert tours as a lighting designer or lighting technician? Lite Visions founder Joe has toured with Alan Jackson Whitney Houston, Tim Mcgraw, 3 Doors Down,Joan Jett,Dan Fogelburg and the Christmas sensation The Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Lite Visions was founded after Joe decided to install outdoor lighting at his personal home and could not find anyone in the area who knew what he knew about lighting design.
Lite Visions is the area’s leader with innovative outdoor lighting design, the best long life LED lighting fixtures and easy to operate lighting systems add FREE maintenance on top of their installation warranty and Lite Visions simply OUTSHINES the competion.
Durable & Long-Lasting Outdoor Lighting The Lighting fixtures we install are long lasting with the best warranties in the industry,engineered to let the LED lamps run as cool as possible to extend lamp life.
Integrated LED fixtures are warrantied for a minimum of 10 years
LED Lamps are warrantied for a minimum of 5 years
Transformers have a lifetime warranty.
Customization
We differ from most other outdoor lighting companies who have a cookie cutter lighting system they use. we customize your outdoor lighting system to your home and yard.
Superior Outdoor Lighting System Design
With a wide variety across multiple product lines, We have alot of different tools available for our custom lighting design from different lamp wattages, beam spreads,lamp color temperatures along with filters and different shrouds and even colored lights .We figure out what is the best fit for your home, landscaping and your personal style.
Let Lite Visions Create Some Nighttime Magic At Your Home Today
As a landscape lighting designer , I work with homeowners in and around the Raleigh NC area to determine how you enjoy your outdoor space, particular features or a structure that you would like to highlight with outdoor landscape lighting. What you like most about your homes architecture, specific trees or a plant you like. A walkway or path you would enjoy or use more if it was illuminated. A favorite pond or water feature. Features you love most in your outdoor kitchen or along your hardscaping that would look great with outdoor landscape lighting.
Accent landscape lighting,which is light gently grazing the surface of the stone, stucco, and brick will add depth and dimension your home’s architecture as well as showing the features. This home is a great example. Accent outdoor lighting such things as an arbor, fence a statue or structure and trees will give you a dramatic and attention-getting visual lighting effect, creating a lighting scene with a backdrop as well as mimicking moonlights natural effects.
Water feature landscape lighting. Illuminating a water feature, pond or pool combines 2 effects, you might have some trees or plantings near the water that will look interesting with up lighting. You also get stunning mirrored images on the water’s surface, creating dreamlike effects rippling across the water’s surface.
Accent and illuminate a bridge over a water feature with outdoor lighting to highlight it’s features and create safety. . Path way outdoor lighting will create a sense of security along stone pathways and lawn walkways as well as adding a hint of intrigue to plant beds and boulders along the way
Down lighting with lights placed up in trees shining thru the trees creates stunning shadows on the ground below mimicking moonlighting effects. . Patio and deck lighting will feature and accentuate all of the architecture, beauty and detail of your deck, patio, outdoor kitchen, hand railings, steps and more while creating safety. Hardscape outdoor lighting brings out your stone features along with your outdoor kitchen, retaining walls, steps and more.
Call us Today 919-518-9950 Lite Visions Outdoor Lighting and Landscape Lighting Professionals Raleigh NC
I am writing this blog after taking out several old and poorly installed outdoor landscape lighting systems this year.Good Outdoor Landscape Lighting Isn’t Cheap, Cheap Outdoor Landscape Lighting Isn’t Good.
I swear one of the lighting fixtures were made so poorly it felt like an aluminum beer can,see photos below.I felt bad the homeowner had spent so much money and trusted this person to install quality fixtures that would not have to completely replaced in only 3 years time. These same fixtures were almost impossible to re lamp. When I have a customer say” we decided to go with someone else who had a cheaper price ” it scares me for them. I can only try to educate the customers about the difference in fixtures,lamps and installers who sometimes can’t even troubleshoot their own installs, but do not install proper waterproof connections or do great wiring jobs. I just had the nicest compliment from a customer the other day while doing an annual maintenance and cleaning and adjusting lights for growth. She said,I can’t believe we have not had any problems with our outdoor lighting. My background as a concert lighting tech taught me if you do things properly you will never have a problem. That is why I stand behind my installs 100% and use the best products in the outdoor lighting business. Some of these fixtures do not even have any type manufacture tag in them due to the fact they are not proud of their CHEAP fixtures and do not want a name on them.
We spend a lot of time replacing old poorly installed outdoor landscape lighting systems with cheap fixtures,please remember your outdoor landscape lighting should last 15 plus years no problem with only replacing LED lamps when needed. Do yourself a favor and if someones quote sounds too good to be true in any trade,remember it probably is.
Cheap path light I took out and redid the entire lighting system
what happens to your wiring if connectors are not properly connected
cheap light fixture that can’t hardly be relamped
This fixture is like an aluminum beer can and most were split up the middle,this system was supposedly professionally installed and was only 3 years old
old cheap lighting system in around pool area mostly path fixtures and a few up lights not properly installed
old transformer a landscaper tried to fix with ducttape
Please read our educational outdoor lighting blogs and ask us about a LED night lighting demo. Lite Visions is an outdoor lighting expert due to our years in the concert lighting industry. We give the best warranty available and also include a free annual service contract with each new lighting system. We also specialize in repair and maintenance of older non working lighting systems. We are so confident in our lighting design skills, materials, and lighting fixtures, we back our systems with the Best Warranty in the outdoor lighting business! It’s not all about the initial sale, it’s about providing a beautiful outdoor lighting design for our clients for years to come. We want you to tell your friends & neighbors about us! Read our 5 star Google reviews on our website link.
Poor Outdoor Lighting and Installations. Sadly, this happens more than we’d all like to see. In most cases, Poor lighting installations occur when service providers are rushed, or just don’t care enough about the outcome of the lighting project. Take for example another service provider who is rushing his installer so they can go to the next irrigation or pond project and probably do not care about your lighting like a Lighting designer who does 100% lighting only. In some cases, they occur because the service provider just chose the easiest or simplest or even the cheapest way to install light fixtures. If we consider those jobs that are rushed or those which are simple and easy, then we will generally find the lighting installer is performing in a “production-oriented” environment. This seems to happen a lot with outdoor lighting franchises.They see most every job as the same—to get in and out of the job quickly, because time is money. They tend to provide ‘cookie-cutter’ projects (ones that look the same), because that’s what they know with cheap fixtures and lamps. Lighting should never be installed under windows that shine into an occupied part of the home and we see this alot on franchise lighting installs. The other reason in understanding why these combined flaws occur is Only because the lighting installer truly is ineffective and lacks knowledge.Some of the franchises run ads on a regular basis for installers. This is very unfortunate because it hurts everyone—the professional, the industry, and the consumer. This type of behavior is part of the profession and how this profession is viewed. There is No governing authority to correct Poor Practice and these Poor Techniques from being provided. We at Lite Visions attend several continuing education seminars and are a member of the Association of outdoor lighting professionals. We also have a lengthy history in the live music industry as a lighting technician and lighting designer.
The only way to prevent this from becoming more prevalent is through Education and Understanding what is right and wrong. Poor Techniques include poor practices & standards, as well as the use of poor products. Landscape lighting products are another area of concern because there are so many available on the market. We can only try to educate the public ,but sometimes the consumer simply does not know. The best way to ensure this quality is to do research and to make the best selection of your Lighting Designer as you can—and choose those with lighting design and installation experience as well as troubleshooting skills. Believe it or not we have heard horror stories about a lighting installer who a week after the install when 1/2 of the lights were out could not troubleshoot his own installation.
Avoid a poorly installed outdoor lighting installation
I have taken out more outdoor lighting systems than I can count,from poorly wired lights a lot to lights strung on a way too long cable with horrible voltage drop,the customer said his lights were browning out. What most people do not understand is how outdoor lighting systems are designed. Here are a few reasons why your outdoor lights don’t look like mine.
Transformers
Most professional grade transformers have the availability to use taps from 12-15 volts depending on length of wiring runs to get proper voltage to the light fixtures
Wiring
Wiring size along with length of wire is critical. While we might do a long run of wire to a certain area,we will use a higher gauge of wire and possibly a 13/14 volt tap to make sure the lights at the end of the long run are getting a minimum of 12 volts
Lamps
LED lamps come in many wattage sizes,beam spreads and lumen output. Just the other day someone showed me a lamp they bought at a big box store that was only 200 lumens, that is a very low light output. Beam spreads start at a narrow 15 degrees and go up to 120 degrees very wide. For example I might light a tall tall tree with 3, 7 watt 60 degree lamps but a small crepe myrtle I might light with only 2 30 degree 4 watt lamps.
Kelvin
Kelvin is a lamps color temperature, in our industry we use 2700 kelvin lamps to 5700 kelvin lamps depending on what type surface we are lighting.
As a lighting designer we know what lamps look best in certain places,while one lamp type might be good for a homes facade,we will probably use a different lamp on certain plants.
Dimmers
With LED lamps there are dimmers available,some integrated fixtures even have a dimming capability right on the fixtures.
Fixtures
We have many fixtures at our disposal,I might prefer a certain integrated fixture in a hardscape wall due to it creating a soft illumination of the stone.
I might use several different uplighting fixtures on a job due to being able to control light output and the actual spread of the light.
Filters
I might use many tools to create a soft light with no hot spots such as a spread lens filter to diffuse the light as well as a hex louver near an entry so you can’t see the light source when walking past it.
Call Lite Visions today and let us show you how to make your outdoor lighting stand out from the crowd.
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Imagine turning your favorite teams color on your home when they win that big game or simply turning the house red white and blue on July 4th and Red Blue Green and Amber at Christmas time along with your plants and trees multi colored.
Don’t wait for your neighbors to be the first with this beautiful new LED lighting.
Ask us how to retrofit this color changing lighting into your outdoor lighting system today.
Solid color lights also available in Red Green Blue and Amber colors
Joe is the REAL DEAL. I am a new Raleigh area home owner, and I was clueless about outdoor lighting. I had other companies give us quotes and ideas on where to put lights, but it was extremely overpriced and lackluster. They had their best interest only and not mine whatsoever. Do Not use an outdoor lighting franchise.
But THIS company on the other hand, was the complete opposite. Joe was the one who helped me create a vision and make it come to life. He had my best interest and communicated that very well. He is very professional, yet incredibly humble and genuine. He is passionate about what he does and respects his craft.
Joe got the job done surprisingly fast, and when I wanted to add some lights after he had installed them, Joe immediately added them.
This company is very affordable and the quality of the lights are incredible, and their customer service is 100%. Definitely a lifetime customer! You won’t be disappointed with Joe and Lite Visions outdoor lightingLike
We had 5 estimates and decided on Joe with Lite Visions because of his meticulous presentation to us during our initial meeting. Joe is incredible to work with and has transformed out backyard into a beautiful oasis!! He is a lighting expert and super professional from start to finish! We are now saving up to have him do the front of our home as soon as possible. He is highly recommended!!
Great experience. Clear pride in his work and followed up to make sure I was happy. Lights look great and are much better quality than the big box store options. Hoping my outdoor light trouble shooting is behind me.
Joe replaced our old lighting and has made a great improvement with good quality fixtures and great detail in fixture placement that made our house look fabulous. Thank you Joe!
Joe made a great transformation to our house. The outdoor lighting he installed looks absolutely wonderful. It was a pleasure working with him. I’d recommend Lite Visions to anyone needing outdoor lighting.
Joe from Lite Visions outdoor lighting created a magical look for my backyard garden and pool areas. We got Joe’s info from a neighbor who recently had outdoor lighting installed and could not be happier. After looking through his information about his concert lighting background ,we did not need to talk to anyone else. We definatly recommend Joe and Lite Visions outdoor lighting.
Joe from Lite Visions is passionate about what he does with decades of experience. His patience is probably his other greatest asset. He’ll walk you through recommendations and listen to your ideas. He has a great guarantee, extras, and warm personality. It is clear the cost of his services are secondary to his primary goal of helping you.
Joe was super friendly and amazing to work with. Very professional and the work was done so fast! He came over and did a demonstration to make sure we liked everything and we are in love with our uplighting on the front of our home. We would highly recommend him to anyone!
I am so pleased with my new lighting, installed last week by Joe after laying out the demo and design. The fixtures are beautiful, high quality, and the outdoor lights look amazing at night! Joe and Lite Visions installed 34 LED lights (pathway, up-lights, and down-lights), replacing a semi working old halogen system and even installed 2 bbq lights on a switch for me. Joe is very knowledgeable abut outdoor lighting from his concert lighting background. I highly recommend Joe and Lite Visions of Raleigh for your outdoor lighting . A truly great experience!
Joe is extremely knowledgeable and a real lighting professional. He installed lights in our front yard and turned a dull looking yard into something very interesting and appealing. He will create a plan and communicate that plan, and then execute it in a dependable, professional way. We have some other areas we are planning to ask Joe to assess for us, due to such a great experience with him.4
Decided to go to NC home show at State Fair Grounds and met Joe. He is very professional and extremely creative. He setup a demo system for one night and it looked stunning. Few of my neighbors were impressed as well. So we decided to get the lights installed. He made our home look great in the evening and we love it.
A neighbor had recommended Joe and Lite Visions Landscape Lighting in Raleigh to us. Joe spoke with me on the phone,came by one afternoon looked around the property,he then came back and absolutely convinced me he was the only person for the job with not only his concert lighting experience,but his nighttime demo at our property sold me on his being a lighting designer. Joe and Lite Visions did a great job on our home and will soon also be doing a job for us at our beach home. Thanks Joe for your creativity and working with us around a rainy few days.3
Lite visions landscape lighting of Raleigh just finished a beautiful lighting job at my residence in Raleigh. I got Joe’s info from a neighbor whose house he had just lit and I am loving our new outdoor lighting. I was impressed with Joe’s professionalism as well as his night time demo of the entire lighting system for us and his explaining and showing us different effects. I would highly recommend Joe and Lite Visions landscape lighting.5
I typically don’t write reviews but I couldn’t be more pleased with the professionalism, design and great work that Joe did for me, hence the exception here. He is a true pro who has provided lighting set-design for many major touring acts and he showed the same level of attention to detail in designing an architectural lighting plan for my home. I can’t recommend Joe and Lite Visions highly enough. His work brought the exterior of my home to life. Really happy I responded to his direct mailer and contacted him.
My wife and myself are fairly new to the area. We met Joe from Lite Visions thru a referral from another contractor we were using. Joe cane out and did a nigtime outdoor lighting demo for us and we had our lighting installed recently and could not be more pleased. Joe has the best guarantee in the area and has been doing lighting for concerts so long that there was no other choice for us. If you are thinking about outdoor lighting in or near Raleigh,we highly recommend you do not consider anyone but Joe and Lite Visions.
Love our new outdoor landscape lighting, Joe and Lite Visions are the best you will ever find. I have never dealt with a more precise person. Joe went out of his way to do a full night lighting demonstration for us and explain everything along the way. Including having us check to make sure there was no light in our sleeping area.His working with concerts along with his warranty and 3 year FREE maintenance contract took him over the top. Joe not only stands behind what he tells you. He takes extreme pride in his work to ensure customer satisfaction. Need outside landscape lighting, I guarantee you will be satisfied. Give Lite Visions of Raleigh a call!4Response from the ownera year agoThanks Pat for allowing me do your lighting,I enjoyed meeting and speaking with you and your wife at the home show and can’t wait to do the back water feature.
Joe did an amazing job with the lanscape lighting in our backyard. He is an expert at what he does and offered lighting ideas that completely changed the look and feel of our yard.
Joe does the best Landscape lighting in the area! From his music touring days and professional lighting experience he knows the ins and outs of the lighting systems he is installing. I had several quotes from other companies which were more expensive and not as detail oriented as Joe. Joe knows how to add just the right amount of light for the project and has the artistic eye for the best placement. He is honest and will not try to “sell” you on more fixtures. He did a Demo light set up which was invaluable!!!! (Other companies not wanting to do this because they “know where the lights need to go”) If you are spending the money on landscape lighting it is helpful to be a part of the process and see the placement of the lights. We may extend our lighting system in the future and will not use anyone else other than Joe (owner) of Lite Visions!
Lite Visions Landscape Lighting of Raleigh recently did our homes outdoor lighting and we could not be more pleased with the outcome. Joe is a true lighting designer and a lighting artist and made our home and landscaping look great in the evening.We loved the fact that Joe had been working in the concert lighting industry and we love our home and patio area in the evening hours.5
If you want landscape lighting you can be the envy of your neighbors call Joe, he will make it happen. I don’t think there is anything he can’t do with accent and lighting, very professional.
As a lighting designer I hate to ride thru and see plants that have outgrown their outdoor lighting.
I hate seeing this,plants have way outgrown their outdoor lighting
Lite Visions specializes in maintenance and repair as well as upgradesfor outdoor lighting,don’t let your beautiful subdivision entrance look like this one. Call us today for a free consultation 919-581-9950
Very professional, and timely the work far exceeds expectations, I hired him after seeing a neighbors house now all the other neighbors are asking us about him. Excellent!!! I highly recommend!!!
lori lewis
3 May 2025
Three years ago we contracted with Joe to replace our then-15 year-old landscape lighting - and what a major upgrade it was! We live on a large wooded lot which backs up to a creek with lots of shade and landscape variance and Joe spent hours that first day walking the lot, asking questions, making suggestions, and describing his vision. His professional background in dramatic stage-lighting and his down-to-earth, no BS personality put us at ease and within days our property was transformed into a night-time wonderland of soft and dramatic lighting that looks like it was painted by an artist (just look at the photos on this site!) Recently a couple of our lights went out and we called Joe and he was there the next day. Within minutes he discovered that a buried lighting cable had been cut during some landscaping work, made the repair, and we were back in the saddle. Joe is an utter professional, a truly nice guy, and a pure lighting artist, We can’t recommend him highly enough to anyone who wants to truly accentuate their property with the magic of light.
Sabrina Francis
Sabrina Francis
23 April 2025
hree years ago we contracted with Joe to replace our then-15 year-old landscape lighting - and what a major upgrade it was! We live on a large wooded lot which backs up to a creek with lots of shade and landscape variance and Joe spent hours that first day walking the lot, asking questions, making suggestions, and describing his vision. His professional background in dramatic stage-lighting and his down-to-earth, no BS personality put us at ease and within days our property was transformed into a night-time wonderland of soft and dramatic lighting that looks like it was painted by an artist (just look at the photos on this site!) Recently a couple of our lights went out and we called Joe and he was there the next day. Within minutes he discovered that a buried lighting cable had been cut during some landscaping work, made the repair, and we were back in the saddle. Joe is an utter professional, a truly nice guy, and a pure lighting artist, We can’t recommend him highly enough to anyone who wants to truly accentuate their property with the magic of light.
Sabrina Francis
23 April 2025
Wanted soft lighting that I could appreciate from both inside and outside. Very satisfied and appreciate the artistic approach to lighting! Highly recommend.
Kathy Aspenwall
1 February 2025
Joe did an amazing job on our lighting project! He’s a true artist with decades of lighting experience and it shows. On top of that, he’s incredibly interesting to talk with and a genuinely nice guy! We couldn’t be happier! Thanks again Joe!!!
Larry Davis
23 October 2024
I spoke with 5 landscape light companies to replace my existing system. Lite Visions is truly professional and the system installed is 10x more dynamic than any others I have looked at. It is well worth the price!
Larry Mackell
4 September 2024
Very knowledgeable and professional
Tara Wasilewicz
1 September 2024
We selected Lite Vision Landscape Lighting Inc to design and install accent lighting for our home and we couldn't be more pleased. Choosing to work with Joe, a professional landscape lighting designer with a background in stage lighting, was absolutely well worth the investment.
Joe just didn't demo a lighting package, but educated us on the proper use of lighting and techniques that would be used to enhance the architectural features unique to our home and landscape. This extra step helped us appreciate the final design and installation even more.
It's been a year and we are still extremely pleased with the design, the product and the service. So pleased, we have asked Joe to design and install landscape lighting for our backyard.
We can't say enough about Lite Vision Landscape Lighting Inc. We highly recommend Joe for your lighting project.
D Dorsey
12 August 2024
Joe is a magician with light!
Being a magician is not his only strength, he is also really good at the customer service aspect of his business: He listens well, tells you what will work, and sets up evening demonstrations to give you an idea of what the finished product will look like. His after-install service is also excellent, we had some minor failures after a couple of days and he came back right away to resolve the problem and replace the failed hardware. I will be using him again shortly!
John Marra
28 July 2024
Joe did a superb job both in design and installation. Easy to work with and dependable.
Highly recommend.
Frank Papa
2 July 2024
Joe is does an amazing job with the lighting and is also just a sweet person who takes pride in his work and goes the extra mile to make sure it's absolutely perfect!! He's the best!
Rich Work
20 June 2024
Joe is not just a lighting installer, he’s a creative artist, a lighting luminary! He produces ambiences that illicit positive emotions with each experience. Joe is passionate about lighting and takes extreme pride in his work and educating customers on proper lighting. Most may not know this, but Joe ran concert lighting for some the highest acclaimed musical artist in sold out arenas, hence his unique and experiential approach to landscaping lighting. He considers the small but transformative details that others don’t, and that is what makes him the best in the business.
When you work with Joe you can expect the following: A great customer experience, excellent communication, superior service, the best quality, and exceeded expectations! Here are a few pictures of patio lights Joe installed for me. My wife and I love our patio and the ambiance created by Joe’s lights. Our neighbors and guests always compliment how nice our patio looks at night with the lights.
I am looking forward to working with Joe on a couple of more lighting projects. Once you have worked with the best, you don’t want to work with anyone else.
Thanks Joe!
-Jeremy
Jeremy Walker
15 June 2024
Joe did a great job on our project. He brought a great knowledge base and creative vision to our large project, and was very responsive to a tight deadline for an event we were up against. He was also conscious about what is practical for maintenance with landscaping crews. The end result is fantastic and I’m really re-inspired by our property now ! Absolutely gorgeous.
Johanna Caplan
19 May 2024
Joe is an artist. His eye for lighting is amazing. The colors, the shadows, the highlights turned my house into the best in the neighborhood!!! There’s no doubt in my mind that my house’s value has significantly increased!!! Thank you Joe
William Teakell
23 April 2024
This is the best decision we made to have Joe come and transform our curb appeal by his deep expertise, passion and unique eye for lighting. He is an artist and a true professional. He is fair in his pricing and dedicated to delighting customers. We can't wait to do more lighting with you in the future. Don't look any further, I don't know how you could have a better experience and result than Lite Visions! He also recommended Woody with Carolina Professional Landscapes to do some refreshing of our beds and plant varieties and it made a huge difference. If you need both, they are the dream team!
