Residential electrical contractors are very different from a commercial electrician because of the enormous differences between homes and commercial environments. Homes are built very differently than office buildings, warehouses, and factories. Wiring in commercial structures always requires insulation in the form of armor coating and pipe conduits.
Homes do not require all of this. As a result, residential electrical contractors use different materials such as low voltage and romex wire for residential service installations. They face different structural challenges, too. In residential environments, you will find a blend of simple and complex challenges. Custom homes with over 5,000 square feet of floor space typically represent the most complex environments. Residential wiring specialists have to have a clear understanding of architecture and construction in order to know how to approach each house as its own unique work environment.
Each set of challenges is relative to the age of the home, its original wiring design, current appliances in use, and indoor and outdoor lighting equipment. All of these things tie into the central hub of the electrical service panel. This panel controls the distribution of power to every electrical system and component in the home. Very few older homes have dedicated circuits, so the first thing a residential electrical contractor will investigate is the age of the house. This will provide an understanding of what service panel upgrades will be required to create more efficient and safe home environment.
This is why we cross train our residential electrical contractors in architectural and construction theory. This helps them understand the many different evolutions that home electrical wiring has undergone over the past few decades. Our electrical service specialists can go to any home in Houston, find out when it was built, and know at a glance what needs to be done to make it fully compliant with current fire codes and energy efficiency standards. Older homes will no doubt need interior light fixture retrofits and dedicated circuits to curb excessive power consumption.
Newer homes are built to be more friendly to energy efficient appliances and lighting. Most are constructed with crawl spaces built into the attic so electricians can move around easier. They are also built with better insulation. New homes now use tankless solutions to generate hot water, and they are built in anticipation of new home wiring runs so there will be minimal cutting of walls and ceilings. Residential electrical contractors who are understand these new building styles can quickly spot the opportunities in non-invasive upgrades and can upgrade your wiring and lighting without making a mess or damaging your home in the process.
Many of the nicest homes in Houston, however, are not that new. Take a drive through River Oaks, Memorial, West University, or Bellaire and you will see many mansion-sized homes that were built in the 50s and 60s. These houses are masterpieces of architecture with wiring that is sorely outdated in many cases. Fortunately, though, our residential electrical contractors know just how to upgrade electrical services in these homes without damaging their structure and diminishing their value.
Typically they begin by getting rid of the old water heater (which is a power hog) and installing a tank less hot water solution. They then look at all important electronic components and systems in the home (such as stereos, computers, home theaters, and HVAC systems) and install dedicated circuits to provide more efficient and stable flow of power to the equipment. Our residential electrical remodeling contractors also install commercial grade surge suppressors to protect your investments against transient power surge, and they install natural gas home generators for permanent, whole-house emergency power backups.
We always offer our clients the options of better house lights and landscape lights to further beautify their homes and yards. These systems consist of primarily low voltage landscape lighting fixtures that do not cost that much to run. Security lights can be installed with to provide you with an extra line of home defense against potential burglars.
Regardless of the nature of the electrical upgrades or electric repairs recommended, we always work with the goal of saving you money on power cost and making your home a safer place to live.
Since 1980, Illuminations Lighting Deign has grown to include a team of over 50 talented and dedicated employees. Specialty divisions have been created to focus on such disciplines as lighting design, electrical contracting, landscape lighting and home automation. Having specialists in each of these disciplines, while remaining true to the mission of offering home owners the "complete picture" of lighting design, is key to continued success at Illuminations Lighting.
We invite you to contact us toll free at 800-863-1184 or locally at 713-863-1133. We are located in Houston Texas but provide lighting and house lighting plans in Austin TX, El Paso Texas, San Antonio TX, College Station Texas, Beaumont TX, Dallas Texas, Midland Tx and points beyond. Labels: Houston Electrical Contractors, Houston Electrical Panel Upgrades, Houston Electrical Repairs, Houston Emergency Backup Generators
Indoor residential lighting maintenance involves periodic quality checks to ensure against degradation of quality. All lamp bulbs have a lamp life, and many begin to diminish in color rendering capability and lumens output as they approach the end of their life span. For example, low-voltage Mr16 lights used in most residential lighting plans feature dichroic reflectors designed to draw infrared and heat backward. This creates a cool-burning light source that is ideal for fine art lighting. As these fixtures age, though, the dichroic reflectors degrade and shift color to red or green. You might not notice this yourself because this shift occurs gradually and incrementally. Your eyes will adjust to these increments and often fool you into thinking that the lights are operating normally. If lighting professionals check these lights under your residential lighting maintenance agreement, they can quickly spot the discrepancy and replace the fixtures under the cost-effective rate specified in your agreement.
Another optional service you can invoke under a residential lighting maintenance contract is upgrade services. There are probably fixtures in every room that can be upgraded from high-voltage lamps to low-voltage lamps. This will immediately result in lower electrical costs and less frequent replacements. Our professionals will also take the time to inspect previously installed low voltage lighting fixtures to make certain that they are working up to specification. Any adjustments that need to be made will be made during each lighting maintenance service visit, and any problems we discover will be itemized for your review. Our professionals have been trained to not only point out trouble spots, but also to recommend replacements and alternatives that will last longer, produce a higher quality of light, and cost less power to operate.
Home decorative lighting and recessed lighting fixtures are thoroughly inspected every time our team visits your home. Major fixtures such as chandeliers have a plethora of lamps in them that can and will individually burn out. Homeowners who relamp these fixtures often inadvertently purchase the wrong replacement bulbs. Every light fixture has a label that says you cannot exceed the wattage. However, this label often may be overlooked, misinterpreted, or the label on the replacement bulb may appear confusing to the consumer. Self-relamping with the wrong wattage, of course, is probably not going to hurt your fixture, but it will hurt the quality of your lighting. Our team will check all the lamps in each major fixture under your residential lighting maintenance plan, making sure in the process that each one is consistently lamp with no wattage variance. We also check to make sure that everything is working up to safe operating specifications and aesthetic expectations. Consistency is king when it comes to low voltage recessed lighting fixtures, because being the energy consumers they are, no additional problems should be allowed to abide unchecked that could cost the homeowner a great deal of money down the line if things get out of hand.
Read more about our maintenance agreements for residential indoor lighting design, outdoor landscape lighting, and Houston home repairs in our article database. Call 713-863-1133 to speak to a lighting professional about a service agreement customized specifically to your residence and lighting requirements.
Illuminations Lighting Design is a full service design build firm specializing in residential and commercial indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, electrical service and maintenance as well as home automation, home theaters, emergency generators, surge protection systems, phone systems and lighting control systems.Labels: Home Lighting Services Houston, Houston Electrical Repairs, Houston Indoor Lighting Maintenance, Houston Lighting Repairs, Landscape Lighting Maintenance
It's springtime in Houston Texas and nothing makes that yard look better at night than a quality, professionally designed outdoor landscape lighting system from Illuminations Lighting Design.
ILD has been designing, installing, servicing and maintaining landscape lighting systems throughout Houston, Austin and San Antonio for over 27 years. Their experienced team of landscape lighting designers can assist you with a lighting design or no obligation cost study for any size home or business.
Their landscape lighting crews are some of the best in the business. They understand how light works and where the light should go to maximize your visual nighttime enjoyment. No tree is too high for ILD professional tree climbers! Illuminations Lighting Design is experienced in all forms of outdoor landscape lighting from simple low voltage systems to more complicated high voltage HID lighting systems.
Illuminations Lighting Design stocks a full range of landscape lighting materials such as bullet fixtures, hard to find lamps and replacement parts for all types of outdoor lighting equipment, regardless of the manufacturer. ILD not only services what they sell, but they can assist you with repairs or maintenance to existing outdoor landscape lighting systems installed by their competitors. All of ILD's technicians are experienced licensed professionals and they subcontract no work to outside vendors.
- They use only state of the art landscape lighting techniques and commercial grade lighting equipment.
Facade Lighting - Your home will glow with understated elegance and beauty from small halogen lighting fixtures hidden and concealed in the landscaping.
Security Lighting - Keeping customers safe and secure with outdoor security floods and motion sensors is one of their specialties.
Accent lighting - Highlighting works of art, architectural elements or other features in the garden is no problem for Illuminations Lighting Design.
Path lighting - Whether you are looking for a safe passage into you house or going for a casual stroll in the garden, ILD has just the right light source for the job.
Water Feature Lighting - Nothing looks better in the garden than a well lighted fountain or waterfall from Illuminations Lighting Design.
Illuminations Lighting Design brings unparalleled knowledge by master lighting designers to perfectly enhance the beauty of your surroundings with elegant outdoor landscape lighting. Contact them today to learn more about outdoor landscape lighting.
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