How to Install Landscape Lighting (w/ Monica from The Weekender)

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What good is curb appeal if you can't see it? Adding landscape lighting to the exterior of your home can bring new life and added safety at all hours of the day. Learn the smart design techniques and installation steps for uplighting and path lighting with Monica Mangin from "The Weekender".
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@djdavis1120 2 года назад

I’m a 70 year old woman who installed my outdoor lighting successfully! I bought everything that was used in the video and followed the directions to the letter. Thank you! I’m a happy senior!

@TrueSpeak-TS 2 года назад

Nice

@marlinem26 2 года назад

Got it, retire so you have time for this project.

@MilesSherry 2 года назад

That’s awesome, Dona! I’m about to give it a try. I’m sure it’s doable and I bet you didn’t need a full seven days to complete one project. Otherwise, I suppose retirement is mandatory, as some think.

@jessicanolan6759 2 года назад

Geez this is a lot of work!

@bingersinger1517 Год назад

You are so inspiring this 65 year old!!! But still working for da man!

@DJayAce4 4 года назад

I'm an electrician, just throwing in my 2 cents. This video tutorial is actually done right. They did things professionally, the way I would have done it for the most part. I'm impressed... Usually when I watch videos like this it's extremely cringy to the point where you can tell the people aren't experienced and know anything about the electrical trade. This one is done right, and done the professional way. Such a nice pleasant surprise to watch a real pro do his thing. Good job. One thing I want to note. The outlet must be GFCI protected. Either with a GFCI breaker, or the receptacle itself must be a GFCI receptacle or fed off of one. They didn't bring this up but it is something to take note of and make sure you have in place. Doesn't matter that the load side of that power pack is low voltage, you still need it. Great video though.

@BeaNz335i 3 года назад

Wouldn’t the outlet outside be GFCI since it’s outside?

@DJayAce4 3 года назад

@@BeaNz335i You'd assume so. As long as the electrician who installed the outlet knows what he's doing, or takes enough pride in his work to install things up to code. Unfortunately you don't get that all the time. You'll get bad electricians who will install outside outlets that are not GFCI. They are all over the place. Gotta watch out!

@ruchitharambepola5478 3 года назад

in the 7:50 mark of the video how does she connect all three wires together? didnt understand that

@DJayAce4 3 года назад

@@ruchitharambepola5478 Each light requires 1 HOT wire and 1 NEUTRAL wire. You have to connect all the Hots together and all the Neutrals together. In this case the reason she says connect all three wires together is because she is connecting all 3 HOTS together and then on a separate wirenut(splice) she is connecting all 3 NEUTRALS together. She has 3 hots and 3 neutrals at that particular splicing point because she has 1 hot and 1 neutral coming from her source power which is providing power to the 2 separate lights. Then she made a splice in the wires so they would go off in 2 separate directions to power the lights in opposite directions. That's why there are 3 wires twisted together for the hot wire and 3 wires twisted together for the neutral wire. Hope this helps. PS: Hopefully you have the transformer hooked up so the voltage is low voltage correct? You don't want to direct bury cables that have 120 volts. She took that 120v and set a transformer that knocked it down to a very low voltage, THEN you are allowed to run those wires out to the lights. Hopefully you have done all that first...

@ruchitharambepola5478 3 года назад

@@DJayAce4 Thanks alot... you explained it well... appreciate it....No i havent done anything yet. Still researching on garden lights!!!

@chicangel2000 5 лет назад

BRING 👏 BACK 👏 THE 👏 WEEKENDER 👏

@misterme5104 3 года назад

As someone who edges a lawn, running the wire along the edge of the sidewalk might cause trouble if someone runs an edger or a trimmer along the edge of the lawn. I would've moved that wire run a few inches away from the sidewalk. My humble opinion. Love the video.

@bobufo5729 Год назад

If it was up to code it would be 6 inches deep. 80 percent of landscape lighting installers I’ve met have no pride in there work. You are so right . I am in the industry and I have to fix wires over and over. The customers usually payed some landscaper to install it , which could go either way. Some are fantastic and some have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. It can be advantageous to bury the wire to code (6 inches deep to the top) along the edge of the grass so that you are able to find the wire for maintenance. What happens to many people is they try to save money by going with the cheapest option or not looking around and having there guy who mows there lawn do it, then the wire gets cut over and over, and they pay a company around $75 per hour to come fix it , which takes 10 minutes but they still get charged for the hour . That’s how you turn the cheapest option to the most expensive. Then inevitably they would get fed up with it getting cut all over the place and pay more money for someone to rip up all the wires and re bury them . also is gonna cost $75 a man hour and take as long as the original system install plus the time to rip up the old wires. As well as pay the maintenance rate which is higher than the install rate because the company’s make money off the product by getting a contractor rate.

@michaellim4165 5 лет назад

I say this whenever Monica comes on: bring back the weekender, please!!!

@chicangel2000 5 лет назад

Yesss I was wondering why I couldn't find new videos anymore.

@PracticallyCreative 5 лет назад

Amen!

@walterjvp 5 лет назад

Michael Lim I

@mialite7959 4 года назад

What's the "weekender"?

@MrsBungle78 4 года назад

Ugh...I’ve been nagging about this forever! I never get an answer!

@420 3 года назад

I genuinely enjoyed this video showing that it isn't too daunting of a DIY, and especially how you showed multiple obstacles you may be tasked with e.g. going across the lawn, under the cement, and through the cement. Great work!

@barbarab2945 Год назад

Hands Down! This is the most thorough DIY video i have ever seen. You two didn’t miss a step. AWESOME! Thank You

@kathywitkowski3154 5 лет назад

So so happy to see Monica! BRING THE WEEKENDER BACK!!!

@pdswrld5200 4 года назад

Who's the WEEKENDER?😕

@kathywitkowski3154 4 года назад

@@pdswrld5200 This is a previous Lowe's series with Monica, which I wish they would bring back. It was five projects that could be done over one weekend.

@paulargyropoulos9936 4 года назад

Of all the landscape lighting videos I've watched, this was the best one.

@gr9879 3 года назад

Indeed

@ShirleyBrian 5 лет назад

I miss The Weekender so much

@jasonedwards161 4 года назад

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@annanicole1717 4 года назад

Perfect, professional presentation. No wasting time or filling video with nonsense stories. Thank you.

@jeffpassage7295 3 года назад

Ok now I just need wheel barrow, spade shovel, masonry saw, galvanized pipe, pick axe, electrical tools and a friend who isn’t busy the next few saturdays 😝

@RexyFan 3 года назад

This is exactly what I bought today. Not for lighting though, but for my outdoor pavers. Good to hear I’ll be using the same tools again for lighting.

@JohnHuitema 5 лет назад

Perfect timing! Just finished redoing the pool and we wanted to install landscape lighting around that and at the front of the house! Just saved me from doing all the research. Thanks Monica.

@alanthompson4912 4 года назад

Please have a professional do the lighting around the pool, I just saw a horrible story where 3 family members were electrocuted in there own pool because of poor wiring instillations, so sad.

@JohnHuitema 4 года назад

Alan Thompson Yikes. We still haven’t done it yet haha ended up redoing two bathrooms instead. Thanks for the advice.

@awpolymerclayhouse2298 3 года назад

@@alanthompson4912 Good day Alan, we want to develop an integrated brass path light, can I get some suggestions from you? Thanks in advance.

@MrsBungle78 4 года назад

Looks fantastic but wow, that’s some work for some lights! You’re a legend! This would’ve taken me days...at which point I probably would’ve given up or hired somebody!

@Veronica-bd8yv 5 лет назад

Bring the weekender back!

@BasilGab 5 лет назад

BRING BACK THE WEEKENDER!!!!!!!

@jameymatheny3092 3 года назад

I did learn a couple of things that will help me do my project. Here is a tip for connecting the wires to the control transformed on the post. Use a piece of PVC conduit to put the wires inside of. This will "clean up" the visual of the wires. Doing this will make it so you don't even see the wires coming up the pole to the transformer and it won't look so much like a rat's nest.

@NicholasLittlejohn 2 года назад

Copper pipe would look amazing here.

@solarvance2437 3 года назад

This is a good video to show decorative outdoor lighting for the yard. The light fixtures in the video are high quality, like that! In the future, you may also think of going with solar-powered solutions on the lighting, less trenching or wiring.

@MrEnrique1225 2 года назад

So much work! I got tired just watching

@meowsmurf Год назад

I am glad to watch your video before purchasing or installing my outdoor lighting. You have demonstrated all possible layout that I could run into. Thank you so much! You make it really possible for homeowners can do ourselves at home.

@janicesisson4509 5 лет назад

Bring back the weekender. Are you listening Lowe’s?

@clarkriccobuono3903 3 года назад

This was the best DIY video I have watched yet on this subject. Thank you

@nicalove77 Год назад

Amazing video I have never seen all of these steps before. I am saving this to my phone… Bravo 👏👏👏 Thank you !!!

@astroboy862 Год назад

Was just discussing outdoor lighting with my wife along our driveway and flowerbed to replace our solar lighting, because rain and dirt would cover the sensors and eventually not make them work. My problem was our walkway, which you mentioned in yr video using the galvanized piping and that solved my dilemma...thank you

@PersonaN007Grata 4 года назад

Two suggestions, use a perfectly flat, heavy duty shovel to cut a line into the mulch and spread apart to lay wire into it. Much easier and faster. Also, use a sidewalk tunneling kit, attach to a hose and it’ll do all the work for you instead of having to hammer the conduit under the cement. Great video. Thank you.

@awpolymerclayhouse2298 3 года назад

Good day , we want to develop an integrated brass path light, can I get some suggestions from you? Thanks in advance.

@Kathy-ne7es 4 года назад

Yes please bring Monica back

@mindyschaper Год назад

I did NOT know there were so many steps to this process. Definitely hiring someone for this - I have 0 patience!

@peacefull_moment 2 года назад

You are awesome at explaining the process and knowing that people want to save money by doing projects themselves. Looking forward to sharing the video w my husband and attempting this soon.

@LifeAsJohnWilliam 2 года назад

great job with the video. She did a great job explaining things.

@GoodandDelicious 5 лет назад

This video was great and VERY informative!

@milcagiolando8194 5 лет назад

We need the weekender!!!!!!!

@awperonline6576 3 года назад

For the past 20 years I've always used wire loom when using wire outside on vehicles and outside of my house for added protection.

@ozzyc9208 11 месяцев назад

This is very helpful video. Thank you guys.

@nsh399 4 года назад

VERY PROFESSIONAL ...THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO. I am an electrical contractor and purchase the step lights. great product!

@sabai005 9 месяцев назад

Excellent Video, thanks a lot. Will try this next summer.

@esterixis 5 лет назад

Talk about timely! This is my next backyard project. The toughest part will be trenching through caliche soil, but I've got this!

@kaycox5555 5 лет назад

I learn so much from these shows. Thanks!

@fios4me 3 года назад

I don’t recommend running your wire up against the concrete walkway like they did here. When concrete meets grass as it does here it is often trimmed with an power edger that penetrates the soil each time you edge to give you that clean edge. I’d recommend running it 6-8 inches away from the concrete to ensure no edger even gets close to your wire. And remember when new soil settles it often sinks reducing the distance between the surface and the wire making you more susceptible to making contact with the wire. Another reason you don’t want to be up against the edge of the concrete. Otherwise, everything else they demonstrated here is spot on. Good job!

@triciaosborn8093 3 года назад

Lovely that I see this is doable....but some things are just worth paying someone else to do. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Especially since I am in love with lighting...it needs to be 110% on point. That's what the professionals are for. Whew...I'm exhausted just watching this!

@susanheath8744 3 года назад

OMG grass and dirt! Try working in the red rock country of Arizona. We have rocks, heat and drought. Really enjoy watching your videos

@lindam9085 3 года назад

Us too! E we moved to sun city and have tons of rock in our backyard

@gareyperkins4804 3 года назад

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@gareyperkins4804 3 года назад

⅞4

@mehadyhasan9245 Год назад

Many many thanks

@michaels7598 4 года назад

Very well done EXCEPT - good idea to set a good example from the start - wear safety glasses also when hammering the pipe and and even though its very low voltage - good to remind everyone to have the electrical disconnected before cutting/connecting wires.

@MiguelPerez-sx1mj 4 года назад

Great video, very informative. One thing I will recommend also is that for the trenching instead of using a shovel you and use an edger. That way the ditch will be straight and same depth. Shovel will disturb to much lawn and it would look cleaner. I did the same job on my house and I used half inch pic pipe on the ground to protect the wire. Other than that it was a very helpful video and an excellent finish product. Thanks

@joete3324 2 года назад

looks great, but what about Solar lights? not bright enough?

@kennycastro 3 года назад

Best, and most professional video I’ve seen. And I can find all this at one store!

@alexisespejo7643 4 года назад

So well done Lowes.

@asoggyburger479 Год назад

Just thought I’d share that polarity doesn’t matter with low voltage. As long as one wire from each component is connected, you’re good to go.

@josephnorcalusa1710 2 года назад

Helpful information, thank you for sharing !

@eyedee203 3 года назад

Dumb question alert. So if I have a 200 watt transformer, I just have to add up all the lights I'm using and make sure it doesn't exceed the wattage, right? Just want to make sure I was overlooking anything.

@o.thomas518 4 года назад

This is a very informative video. I had to do a lot of research to learn how to install low voltage lights and everything was explained in layman's terms. It was especially important to know how to connect the wires but I wish it was more detailed how to connect the wire to the transformer. Also, I have the same problem bringing the lights on the other side of the driveway. I would never cut the asphalt, I'm happy it's still in one piece. I would have looped it around the back of the driveway or if the run is too long, install a low capacity transformer near the garage and work around. After installing low voltage lights, I tossed all my solar lights without ever looking back. Everything I have is from Volt. Their integrated lights have lifetime warranty.

@carlindurfee7566 Год назад

They should make a video showing the electrical part with the transformer

@StonekingArmor 11 месяцев назад

Protect those lights!!

@michelebrooke3206 4 года назад

What are the pros and cons of putting the wire in a PVC pipe give it more protection? Yes, we need a ton more of Monica's videos.

@robertbrandywine 3 года назад

I have some wire under the ground that is still working after 28 years, so I don't think PVC is necessary.

@DKLabs99 Год назад

I was thinking the same. Thought an added layer of protection wouldn’t hurt. An extra step but probably worth doing for peace of mind

@fuqui035 2 года назад

What did you do with the pipe

@dariandark Год назад

The most important step was missed!!! You have to test the transformer and the lights first.

@Mira3441 2 года назад

That was a great tutorial! Thanks!!

@kurlykurlz614 5 лет назад

What a DREAM home 😱😱😱

@ashontayowens8010 4 года назад

What I learned from this video...So Solar or go Wireless LOL. Megan did an amazing job tho and I did learn a lot

@bridgecross 3 года назад

I tried the solar, but the light is so weak it just ended up looking cheap.

@gorak9000 3 года назад

Best advice is if you're installing sprinklers, and ever think you're going to install lighting in the future, run the wire for the lights along side the sprinkler pipes, and just pop up to the surface with loops of wire where you think you'll put lights later. Dig once, buy the wire at the same time, and cry once!

@nancyblackwell391 Год назад

All my lights are solar from home depo. They look amazing. Your lights look amazing as well. Just too much work for this chick. 😊

@StrawberryNZ9 5 лет назад

We love Monica!!

@curtisthompson8488 Год назад

I find it waaaaaaaaaay easier to mark the new landscape edge. Burr down with a weed eater. Spray the grass with round up. Wait till dry and edge it and then mulch. Takes out the huge effort to dig out seriously healthy turf!

@jelie2k 3 года назад

Cutting up the driveway for landscape lighting is some next level stuff. I enjoyed the video, but I don’t know if this is DIY.

@StonekingArmor 11 месяцев назад

Love this video.

@JuanLopez-oi5mp Месяц назад

Thank you. You did everything but show us real connections

@WA-hornet007 4 года назад

You made it look so easy

@AsiEsTito 5 лет назад

Love watching your series and projects. Very helpful!

@dawnmendez945 4 года назад

Awesome video!!! Now I have a project to do being quarantined!! You gave a lot of info!! Thanx love your energy!!

@obwilly 4 года назад

Nice, but when it comes to running the 12GA along the edge of the sidewalk at 13:45 , aren't you worried about edging cutting that wire? Sidewalks get edged too.

@chrisjohnson4573 3 года назад

Bury the wire 6 inches deep

@RLDenham 2 года назад

I would never compromise my driveway for lights they could have run wire across the driveway via the house go from the front yard under the pathway into the house across the garage then into the yard on the other side of the drive. With the proper transformer the extra run of cable would be fine with no risk of a ungly cut and patch in your driveway.

@markmiller489 5 месяцев назад

This or the sidewalk!!!!

@larryzhang9321 4 года назад

Excellent video, thankyou!

@THLauren 4 года назад

This was a really cool idea but it just seems like a lot of work and extra money I don't have. I think solar lights are my best bet.

@DJPoloMan 4 года назад

Thanks for including the product links in the description.

@gameonammar8532 5 лет назад

Please get the weakender .....love you Monika

@dad.0 4 года назад

Loved it, keep them coming!

@MilesSherry 2 года назад

Great video! It’s been years. Perhaps everyone’s calmed down about the driveway and taking the easy route with solar lights 🤭

@ljcool17 4 года назад

What if I want it to look like a carnival? Carnivals are fun

@kcdiazWTV 3 года назад

Is what I was thinking too. XD

@aphelionravi 4 года назад

Love the light scaping! Thanks for making this video - I find it really inspiring! Cheers!

@dude4173 4 года назад

Love this guide but the transformer at the entry is so ugly!!!

@dubc73 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing!

@alexandernewsome1581 5 лет назад

You remind me of the singer Adele , 😁💯Love the video!

@FrostElement 5 лет назад

Love it!!! I will be doing this within the next month

@robinwallace9655 3 года назад

So pretty!

@haroonur69 3 года назад

I think installing transformers in 2 or 3 locations will be better solutions rather than pulling long cables.

@EngineeringmyLife 5 лет назад

I love watching Monica.... when is the weekender returning? Is there a reason why solar lights not used for this project?

@SNEAKSRUINMYLYFE 3 года назад

Steve is the one line king! Lol

@Apogge_kings 3 года назад

Perfectly expla ined

@ar6888 Год назад

Thinking some sort of cover on the wire might have been a good preventative measure to make sure it doesn't get damaged.

@alexisjankowski3281 4 года назад

I freaked out when they cut into that asphalt, too.

@perserventia 3 года назад

for the under the sidewalk/driveway, I use a landscape spike screwed on front end of the pipe; also may need to use several screw on connecting pipe lengths :)

@mitty2575 2 года назад

I don’t have outdoor power 🤦🏽‍♀️😭

@TakeonAllTech 5 месяцев назад

Voltage is fine, how do we choose the right transformer ? I think it is also depends upon the lights that you are putting in, like wattage.

@TheRomewedding 5 лет назад

Please tell me that The Weekender will be coming back!

@LoveAffairsTube 4 года назад

I love this!!!!😍🤩👍🏾

@asadansari7183 5 лет назад

Thanks for information and video. I really enjoyed watching it. A A from Karachi Pakistan.

@richardwade511 5 лет назад

Note to self..... whenever I pour sidewalk, or driveway.... lay a galvanized pipe with caps on and note the location. Better to have it and not need it....

@andrewdiamond2697 4 года назад

As long as you know about where to look, you can find it in a few seconds with a metal detector.

@mohammeda.abdulkareem1945 4 года назад

Amazing! I loved it 👍

@samerabdallah82 3 года назад

What is wrong with getting a solar light?

@Sal-75-2 4 года назад

Some of my fixtures are next to each other like a path light and a near by up light. Can I connect both fixtures to one feeder connector?? Or must they have separate connections?? Thanks