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Using outdoor lighting as a means of security is often something overlooked by most homeowners. While directional lights, path lights, step-deck lights and other well-lit garden lights often supply enough power to brighten up your outside space, they also provide your home with enough safety and security to deter any unwanted visitors — both human and animal — all while enhancing your outdoor living space. But just how do they keep your property safe?
A dark, dim lit property poses a number of risks to you and your visitors. Putting acts of crime aside, when walkways and stairs are not lit properly, it’s hard for people to see those obstacles, which could result in a bad fall.
The best way to avoid this hazard is to install lights along your walkways and steps to improve the visibility of the surroundings once the sun goes down. Path lights are always a good source of illumination along your walkways and often come in a variety of designs to suit almost any kind of outdoor decor. Garden lighting is another handy option as it outlines the proximity of the area all while accenting the beauty of your yard. You may also use these Landscape light bulbs.
It seems like a no brainer that when the lights aren’t on, nobody’s home. Criminals feed off of this notion assuming that the homeowner left for a night out, but forgot to turn on any interior or exterior lighting. Needless to say, outdoor lighting has been known to deter some crime once darkness rolls around.
Flood lights, or directional lighting, is a good choice for added outdoor illumination. It targets certain areas of your property, shedding light on all the corners of your front yard, backyard, porch and driveway. To save money on energy, and to avoid your home looking like Alcatraz, some directional lights offer the option to be installed with a motion sensor. If a motion is detected, whether it’s a guest or an intruder, the light will turn on. Now that’s security at its finest!
If you don’t believe that you need any added security or safety features for your home, then at least use outdoor lighting to provide an extra element of functionality. Exterior lighting allows you to enjoy your backyard deck or patio even after the sun has set for the evening.
LED step lights or stringed twinkly bulbs can also be integrated around your outdoor entertainment space to provide an enhanced, ambient look to your space. Overall, illuminating the area will allow you to sit back, relax and enjoy the visibility of your backyard whatever the time of day it is.
Do you use any form of outdoor for the safety, security or functionality features they offer your home? Tell us in the comments section below.
