How to make lighting the facade of the house

It’s hard to imagine your life without electricity. A hundred years ago, candles and kerosene lamps were used for lighting. Today our homes are covered not only from the inside. The increasing popularity is gaining facade lighting. Indeed, it is not only very convenient, but also beautiful. Lighting is an extra level of security.

Main facade lighting functions

Facade lighting of a private house has the following functions:

• security;
• additional lighting;
• ensuring the free movement of people around the site in the dark;
• decorative function.

Lighting requirements

What requirements must meet the lighting of the facade of the building? Consider the most significant:

• The installed equipment should illuminate not only the facade of the building, but also the surrounding courtyard.
• You can install additional local points of the light sources in the required areas. For example, garage, gate or entrance door.

• Illumination of the facade should be made at the desired time of day. No need for his work throughout the night. This will adversely affect the night rest of tenants and will lead to significant costs for electricity.
• Installed equipment must have a scattering function. So, the light entering through the windows into the house will not disturb the residents.
• Choosing light equipment, you should consider the size of the building.

Facade lighting. Main types

Before you begin the process of installing facade lighting, you need to examine its main types:

• lighting with a dynamic function;
• flood light;
• background lighting;
• lighting the contour of the building;
• local type

Depending on the type chosen, the installation process is performed.

Dynamic light

In this case, the facade of the building can be illuminated both completely and in several places. The backlight can be either monophonic or using different colors. For dynamic lighting is characterized by the use of flickering lights, blinking and changing colors when illuminated.

Flood light

Its main feature is a uniform illumination of the entire facade of the building. This type of well emphasizes architecture.

To create it uses high power spotlights. This creates a strong light effect. This type of lighting is not very convenient for use in residential buildings, because the flood light penetrates through the windows into the building and prevents the residents from resting in the evening.

You can choose any color solution for the facade lighting or use a color combination.

Background lighting

For the implementation of this type of illumination using powerful spotlights with the effect of dispersion. This light allows you to get the original appearance of the illuminated facade.

In this case, the building is illuminated from the rear. The light is dim and pleasant to the human eye.

When using this type of lighting creates the effect of the absence of unnecessary details and landscape. It seems that apart from the building, there is nothing else on the site.

Lighting the contour of the building

Most often used during the holidays. With this type of lighting, only the outline of the facade or parts of a building, such as windows or doors, are highlighted.

For its implementation uses a tape with LEDs deposited on it or a light tube. Experts recommend the use of LED lighting. It is the most durable and quite simple to use.

Contour lighting can be made in a uniform or in a combination of colors. In this case, it is also recommended to use LED strip. Its design allows the use of multiple colors.

Local type

This type of lighting is characterized by the allocation of only one part of the facade of the building. This may be a window, balcony or entrance door.

For its manufacture it is necessary to use lamps with an average type of power. They must be equipped with a diffusing nozzle.

When using local lighting creates the effect of lightness, soaring in the air. It creates a festive atmosphere.

Planning stage

How to make lighting the facade of the house yourself? It is recommended to pre-design the desired result to select the type of lighting.

Before proceeding with the installation process, it is necessary to carry out work planning. These include:

• Determining the type of illumination and selection of the necessary equipment.
• The choice of one type of lighting or the creation of a combination of several of its types.
• Select the required number of lighting fixtures. It is worth remembering that their excessive use leads to an overload of the facade decor, and too small a quantity leads to an insufficient level of light.
• Examination of the facade and identification of strengths and weaknesses in its decor. Lighting should hide flaws and highlight the merits of the building.
• The choice of lighting. It can only be a building, only an adjacent landscape, or a building and landscape plot together.
• In the case of using the lighting of the building and the adjacent area, it is necessary to withstand their uniform stylistic design.
• If the adjacent area is a swimming pool, you can achieve an interesting lighting effect using special lamps. Thus, it will be carried out an interesting lighting of the facade of the building, coming from the waters of the pool.

Installation work

To independently make the lighting of the facade of the building, you must have a basic knowledge of the electrician. Only in this case, you can get to work.

The work process involves the laying of electrical cables and connecting them to lighting devices.

When carrying out work, you can use an automated system. Thus, the technology allows you to organize the automatic inclusion of lighting in the dark. You can install a motion sensor. In this case, the lighting devices will work only when a person passes close by.

To save energy, it is recommended to use LED lamps during installation.

Lighting devices should be placed depending on the ultimate goal of lighting. To illuminate the ground floor of a building, lamps should be positioned between or under the windows. In this case, the direction of the light flux should go down and sideways. When illuminating the second floor, lighting devices are installed above the level of windows or between them and are sent to the roof of the cornice. To illuminate the corners of the facade, you must install the lamp between the floors and direct the light down.

Requirements for lighting devices:

• low energy consumption;
• long service life;
• protection from moisture and water.

During installation, care should be taken to ensure the safety level during a short circuit. To do this, you must install an automatic power outage during the circuit.

Wiring must be covered behind the details of the facade. It should take care of waterproofing electrical cables.

The facade lighting gives the building a unique and complete look. At observance of basic rules of work it is possible to achieve long service of the used illuminants.

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