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CARROLLTON, TEXAS
Landscape Lighting in Carrollton, TX
From the historic square to newer homes near the George Bush Turnpike, Carrollton has a lot of ground to light. We design warm, low-voltage LED landscape lighting for its homes and businesses.
✓ Homes and businesses ✓ Warm white LED ✓ Service after install
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Carrollton landscape lighting is a custom low-voltage LED system: uplights for trees, path lights along walks, washes on the facade and soft light for patios and pool decks. For businesses, it covers signs, entries and walkways. We visit, design, install with shallow cable and come back for service when you need us.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
4.5★ Google
Rated by DFW clients
What We Light in Carrollton
These are the pieces most Carrollton projects are built from.
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Uplighting Trees
Fixtures at the base of live oaks, cedar elms and red oaks throw light up through the canopy. Bark texture and branch shape become the focal point after dark, with no glare toward the street.
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Facade and Architecture
Wash lights and grazing fixtures bring out stone, brick, columns and gables. The house keeps its daytime character at night, and the entry becomes the clear center of the view.
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Golf Course Lots
Homes along the fairways near Indian Creek look onto open green space. Lighting the rear facade, patio and backyard trees creates a view that works from the course as well as from inside.
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Storefronts and Small Offices
Carrollton has many small commercial buildings and strip centers. Lit signs, planters and entry walks help a business read clearly from busy roads at night and feel safer for evening customers.
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Steps, Walks and Drives
Short bollards, step lights and path fixtures follow the way people really move across the property. Each one is spaced to pool light on the ground, not into anyone's face.
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Pool Decks and Kitchens
Task light over the grill, a gentle glow around the pool coping and accents on nearby plantings make the backyard usable at night without turning it into a parking lot.
A Design, Not a Row of Stakes
The quickest way to make a yard look cheap at night is to line every walk with identical path lights. Good design starts with what you want people to notice.
We usually pick a focal point, often the entry or a large tree, and build out from there with secondary accents and just enough path light to walk safely. Contrast between light and shadow is what makes a landscape look rich after dark.
Start with one strong focal point
Add secondary accents around it
Use path light only where needed
Let some areas fall into shadow
From First Call to First Night
01
Request a Visit
Call the office at 972-620-9560, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, and we set a time to walk your Carrollton property with you.
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Site Survey
A designer measures runs, finds outdoor power, checks irrigation heads and photographs the features worth lighting in Carrollton.
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Pick the Fixtures
Uplights, path lights, washes and downlights are matched to each feature, with warm white color chosen to suit the stone and plants.
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Install and Aim
Our insured crew sets fixtures, runs shallow low-voltage cable and aims every light, then checks the whole system once it is dark.
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Night Check
After dusk we fine-tune angles and brightness so nothing glares, then hand over timer or app control before we leave.
Lighting Carrollton, Block by Block
Carrollton spans older neighborhoods near the square, golf course communities and busy commercial corridors. We plan each project around how the property is seen at night.
Historic Downtown Carrollton
Older homes and small businesses around the downtown square have character worth showing off. Warm accents on brick, porches and mature trees bring out that historic feel without overwhelming narrow lots. Storefronts on and near the square can light signs and planters to draw evening foot traffic.
Trinity Mills
The area around the Trinity Mills station mixes townhomes, apartments and commercial space. Compact designs with entry lighting, step lights and shielded fixtures suit tighter lots and shared walls. Small systems on a single timer keep running costs low and setup simple for owners.
Indian Creek
Homes near Indian Creek Golf Club often have long backyards facing the course. Patio lighting, rear facade washes and uplit trees create a strong evening view from both the house and the fairway. Fixtures are shielded so golfers and neighbors do not see glare from the course side.
Bush Turnpike Corridor
Offices and retail near the President George Bush Turnpike benefit from steady lighting on signage, entry trees and walkways, scheduled for the hours the building is open. Lit walkways and parking edges also make the trip to the car feel safer for staff after dark.
Zones and Smart Control
Splitting a system into zones lets each part of the property do its own job. The front facade can run dusk to midnight, the backyard trees only on weekends and the patio whenever you are outside.
Smart controllers make that easy from a phone, and a simple timer works for owners who would rather set it once. Our NTD, Nite Time Decor, landscape systems can start with a timer and add app control later.
Front, back and patio as separate zones
Dusk-to-late or custom schedules
App control or simple timers
Add zones as the project grows
Where the Budget Goes
Every proposal is built from the property, and these factors move it most.
Number of fixtures
Fixture count is the biggest driver. A front yard with a few trees and a walk needs far fewer lights than a full property with backyard, side yards, patio and pool all in the plan.
Building in stages
You do not have to light everything at once. A phased plan spreads the work out, and sizing power for the final design keeps the second phase from redoing the first.
Power supply size
The transformer converts household current to safe low voltage. Its capacity, and whether a second unit is needed for a distant part of the yard, is set by fixture count and wire length.
Fixture material
Solid brass and copper fixtures weather in and last outdoors for many years. Lighter aluminum bodies cost less up front. We explain the tradeoff and match material to where each fixture sits.
Hardscape and surfaces
Running cable under a driveway, through a stone patio or along a retaining wall takes more work than tucking it under mulch. Built-in step and wall lights also add install time.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
★★★★★
“First season with them and hands down best service I’ve had. Very impressed with their service and communication. David was very professional and made the entire experience easy and worry free. Will definitely be keeping my business with them!”
Courtney Carrier
★★★★★
“Fast and courteous office staff and installers. Abraham my installer was excellent!”
robert simmons
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“This is the first year I have used this company, & I can say I am absolutely pleased! The designer and I agreed on the overall design, and the team executed it properly. Any issues that have arisen since install, they have been very prompt in their…”
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Carrollton Landscape Lighting FAQ
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Do you install landscape lighting near Indian Creek?
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Yes. Golf course homes are some of our favorite projects because they are seen from two sides. We light the rear facade, patio and backyard trees so the view works from the house and from the course, while keeping glare off neighbors.
Can you light a small business sign in Carrollton?
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Yes. Monument signs, wall signs with planting beds and entry trees are common commercial requests. We choose fixtures that light the sign evenly without glare to drivers, and we schedule them to match your hours of business. We also service the system after install.
Is my lot too small for landscape lighting?
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No lot is too small. A townhome near Trinity Mills or a compact front yard can be transformed with a few fixtures on the entry, the walk and one tree. Smaller systems also cost less to run and are easy to expand later.
How is a landscape lighting project priced?
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We price from the site, not a menu. The proposal is built from how many fixtures the design needs, what they are made of, how far the wire runs, whether we cross paving, and whether you want a simple timer or app control with zones. Many owners start with the front yard and add the back later.
Do you have to trench across the yard?
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Not the way most people picture it. Low-voltage cable needs only a shallow slit in turf or a spot under mulch. Where we must cross a walk or drive, we look for an existing gap or bore under it rather than breaking concrete. The goal is a yard that looks untouched.
Should I choose LED fixtures?
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For almost every project, yes. LED fixtures use a fraction of the power of old halogen lamps, run cooler, last far longer and offer warm white tones that look natural on stone and plants. Fewer lamp changes also means less upkeep over the life of the system.
Is landscape lighting better than a floodlight for security?
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For most properties, layered light works better. A floodlight creates glare and deep shadows next to it. Several warm fixtures along paths, gates and the house remove dark pockets evenly, so cameras and neighbors see more and the property still looks good.
Can I control the lights from my phone?
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Yes, if you want it. Smart controllers let you set schedules, switch zones and adjust timing from an app. A simpler photocell or astronomical timer also works well and turns the lights on at dusk without any input. We recommend the control that fits how you live, not the most complicated one.
Does landscape lighting work with commercial holiday displays?
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It can. For commercial and HOA properties in Carrollton, our Christmas Decor holiday team can plan seasonal lighting around the landscape system, sharing knowledge of power locations, trees and entries. One company, one call, from summer evenings through the December season.