Q. How have you set up your outdoor lighting system? Including the garage lights and the lights you might have in your flower beds which "spotlight" your house. Any tips would be helpful as there is an increase in burglaries and car thefts in my area (our cars have been broken into 2x in our driveway). Please HELP!
P.S. We have car alarms but the thieves are pretty clever here, no alarms ever go off when cars are broken into. I don't know how they do it, our cars are always locked & alarms off.
P.S. We have car alarms but the thieves are pretty clever here, no alarms ever go off when cars are broken into. I don't know how they do it, our cars are always locked & alarms on
P.S. We have car alarms but the thieves are pretty clever here, no alarms ever go off when cars are broken into. I don't know how they do it, our cars are always locked & alarms off.
P.S. We have car alarms but the thieves are pretty clever here, no alarms ever go off when cars are broken into. I don't know how they do it, our cars are always locked & alarms on
A. I have a motion activated light by my back garage door. I installed lights on top of my patio cover that I can turn on if someone is on the hillside above my home. I have landscape lights in front, back and both sides. I use the spot lights to highlight recessed corners and the fence. I made it look like the spotlights on the fence are highlighting some decorative items I hung on it, but it is really so that burglars know they cannot get over the fence without being seen. I also keep the trees and bushes pruned under the height of the windows so that they do not provide an obscurity that criminals could use to enter. A very bright motion detecting light above the garage door not only gives visitors light to get up to the front entry, but discourages criminals from messing with cars in the drive. Finally, I replaced the fixtures the builder provided at the front entry because they could not accomodate a bright enough bulb to illuminate the entire front walk and porch.
Inside my home, I have lights on timers in several rooms so that it always looks like someone is home somewhere in the house. I set them to go off at different times so it also looks like there is more than one person home, but randomly enough that there is no regular schedule. I also make certain that neither mine, nor my neighbors, newspapers, ad circulars or any other stuff, accumulates so that no one knows when any of us are out of town. We rarely leave our garage doors open, even when we are mowing the lawn. We've had a lot of petty theft of tools, CDs out of cars, stored items in garages, in broad daylight. I think theives scope out the garages, pick out what they are after, get in and out in a flash.
Inside my home, I have lights on timers in several rooms so that it always looks like someone is home somewhere in the house. I set them to go off at different times so it also looks like there is more than one person home, but randomly enough that there is no regular schedule. I also make certain that neither mine, nor my neighbors, newspapers, ad circulars or any other stuff, accumulates so that no one knows when any of us are out of town. We rarely leave our garage doors open, even when we are mowing the lawn. We've had a lot of petty theft of tools, CDs out of cars, stored items in garages, in broad daylight. I think theives scope out the garages, pick out what they are after, get in and out in a flash.
What is the best time of day for outdoor lighting pictures in the summer?
Q. A friend requested I take pictures of her baby. She wants outdoor lighting, and I tend to favor it as well. What time of day has the best lighting for these types of pictures? I know the sun shouldn't be too high in the sky so it doesn't cast heavy shadows.
The sun rises around 6 AM and sets around 8 PM.
The sun rises around 6 AM and sets around 8 PM.
A. It's best to start early in the morning. Say around 7am. Because at this time light is rather soft and not too strong. And it doesn't create nasty shadows like the midday sun does.
Plus, the morning sun won't be too harsh on the baby.
Plus, the morning sun won't be too harsh on the baby.
Do they make a conducting gel or compound to put in my loose outdoor lighting sockets?
Q. I have Malibu outdoor lighting with pinch type pieces of metal that hold on to the little bulbs. I've tried pinching the 2 pieces closer, but this works for about a day before it loosens and the light goes out. Is there any type of product that conducts electricity I can put in this socket to make the connection more stable?
A. Yes go to your local electrician and ask for nolox. This is used to stop corrosion caused by the outside elements and the corosive effects of copper on aluminum. This will help a little with the warping effects of heat. If that doesnt work get a refund.
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