Marco Bros / Light the path. Leave the neighbours alone
Light the path. Leave the neighbours alone.
Low-voltage landscape lighting for Silver Spring houses and the streets around them. Aimed on site, not from a catalog page.
High-voltage floodlights leave a dark patch behind every shrub. Low-voltage fixtures placed where you actually walk light the path and leave the next house alone. They run on about a third the electricity of the floods they replace.
What we install
- Path and step lights
- Tree uplighting
- Facade wash
- Deck and patio lighting
- Transformers and timers
Security, safety, evening use of the yard, and the look of the house after dark. Those are the reasons people write. John and Dave aim the fixtures on site. Silver Spring and the rest of the DMV.
Why low voltage, every time
- Security. Even illumination removes the deep shadows a floodlight creates, and the places a person can stand in them.
- Safety. Walkways, steps, and entrances lit so residents and guests get across the property without guessing.
- Usability. Light on the deck, the patio, and the outdoor kitchen turns them into rooms you use after dark.
- The look of the house. A facade wash on brick or stone, a specimen tree uplit, columns and gables picked out. Aimed on site, then it stays aimed.
How it goes
- Tell them the job. Path lights, tree uplighting, a facade, a deck, or a whole yard.
- Leave a number. One form, both brothers.
- They call you. Dave or John reads it and calls the number you leave.
- Free estimate on site. Usually after dark, so you can see what the light does.
Lighting work
Questions we get on the first request
Is low voltage worth it over floodlights?
Floods are cheap to hang and expensive to live with: glare, shadows, and a bill. Low voltage takes longer to place and then it stays aimed. That is the job.
How much electricity does low-voltage landscape lighting use?
About a third of what the floodlights it replaces were using. You also get even, low-level light instead of one hot spot and a dark patch behind every shrub.
Can you add lights to a yard you already irrigate?
Yes. We did the sprinklers, so we already know where the pipe is.
Where do you install outdoor lighting?
Silver Spring and the rest of the DMV. In Maryland that is Silver Spring, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Potomac, Takoma Park, College Park, Bowie, White Plains, and Waldorf. In Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Falls Church, Vienna, and Fairfax. Houses in the District too.
Is the lighting estimate free?
Yes. Describe the house or the yard on the form and Dave or John will call you back to set up a visit.