By Mike Gambino When homeowners have a home improvement project such as installing a new landscape lighting system, they must first decide what companies to bring in to evaluate the project. However, there are many questions–will the landscape lighting Designer/Builder be a good one? Will this...
By Mike Gambino Some landscape lighting specialist companies view their work as a craft, taking pride in delivering high-quality results, and most of all, focusing on making sure their clients are completely satisfied with their Low Voltage LED Landscape Lighting Systems that they design and Build...
By Mike Gambino There are many wrong ways to building landscape lighting systems, and shortcuts emphasize mistakes that inexperienced or dishonest landscape lighting contractors make. In an effort to save money and time, they are cheating you out of a quality landscape lighting system, and your...
By Mike Gambino Low price Definitely tempting, no doubt. Nobody wants to find out they could've paid less, or worse, that someone else paid less, or worse still, that someone you know paid less and you've got to hear about it. Good negotiation is certainly a profitable...
By Mike Gambino In attempt to simplify pricing for both the designer and the client, some designers are using package-based pricing with prices listed on their website. While offering proposals or quotes for each project is more common, package-based pricing is x amount of fixture types...
By Mike Gambino For most landscape lighting designer/builders pricing services is not something that is the highlight of our job. Still, it is obviously something that you’ll have to deal with if you’re working in this profession. I think most designers would like to focus on...
By Mike Gambino Sometimes landscape lighting companies put all of their efforts into building the end product. However, to be successful in the landscape lighting industry, the focus should be on offering top-quality service to our customers. When you are engaged in the landscape lighting business, you...
By Mike Gambino Who you hire to help build your custom LED landscape Lighting system will be a huge determining factor for your project’s success. The challenge is, you likely want to know if a designer builder is the right fit for your project before you’ve started...
By Mike Gambino When talking about the difference between high quality landscape lighting and the average run of the mill plain and standard type, the conversation more often than not revolves around supportive or additive lighting. It's a simple concept: add a soft fill, a bright boost, and...
By Mike Gambino Costs can range widely from an average of $300 to $450 per fixture installation inclusive for a very high quality LED landscape lighting system. Low voltage lighting has come a very long way since the first plastic Malibu Light sets were introduced in the...
