How to install spotlights: where to place them and at what height to put them.

Striking and ideal to make a garden or a terrace magical, but also an avenue, the spotlights are an absolutely valid accessory to furnish an outdoor environment with style and taste, making it even more beautiful. The main function of these spotlights are to highlight a route making it safer and easier, also creating a special effect.

To get this result you need to find the right height LED spotlight, but also the correct distance between them, two fundamental factors to ensure better visibility of the route and illuminate with a certain aesthetic effect all that is around you. Here is a guide on how to install spotlights.

How to install LED spotlights

Installing spotlights are not difficult and with a little patience and strategy it is possible to light up a path in the garden, the entrance driveway and to make some corners such as ponds, flower beds, fountains and more suggestive. How to install the step markers to make sure the places to be walked and at the same time create a magical atmosphere?

The best way to get both functions at its best is to place the spotlights on the ground or at a certain height but not too high so as not to bother the eyes with light.

For this purpose, the best choice is to mount LED step light spotlights, perfect for positioning both outside and inside, for example also in the staircase, to signal the route without disturbing and create a very special atmosphere.

Mount spotlights spotlight

How to install step markers to create a sure aesthetic effect and make them even perfectly functional? The step marker assembly, as already mentioned, must be done trying to establish the right height in relation to the environment in which they are to be placed.

If you want to illuminate in addition to the path some points surrounding the step marker lamp installation must be established at least 30 cm from the ground, so that the light projected on the ground starts about 4-5 cm from the wall and spreads also around.

The step marker assembly must, therefore, be carried out according to the effect to be obtained and can also be recessed flush with the floor or even below the ground: in this case, it is necessary to focus on the walkway, therefore walkable, equipped with formwork, that is a containment box it allows to make a hole inside the floor and once fixed to house inside it the body lamp of the marker.

The underground spotlights are simple but very elegant, they are not bulky and are designed to withstand atmospheric agents, impacts and foot traffic.

Distance spotlights spotlight

To create a sort of decoration and also to sufficiently illuminate the garden or any other outdoor space it is important to establish the right distance between the spotlights. Furthermore, to obtain a better functional and aesthetic effect, it is necessary to position the lights strategically, so it is advisable to design their position before proceeding with the installation.

It is important, however, in case you decide to switch to DIY, moderate the intensity of the outdoor step markers and direct them so that they do not dazzle people. Also when installing external staircase spotlights, take care to arrange the lights so that the light beam of the spotlights is oriented towards the walls or towards the floor and never towards the eye.

The goal is to create a relaxing environment and to do so the light must never be direct, especially when it is in the shadows. However, even if you decide to proceed alone with the installation of the spotlights, it is enough to create harmonious arrangements, which give a decorative effect to the environment, and above all buy spotlights suitable for the effect you want to achieve.