Outdoor Lighting Installation in McLean, Virginia

A complete install includes a load-calculated transformer, direct-burial cable rated for below-grade installation, path and step lights spaced to your walkway's actual layout, wall-wash or uplighting for facades and mature trees, and a digital timer or photocell control set to your schedule. Every McLean property gets a plan built around its specific lot before any fixture goes in the ground.

No. We hand-dig or use root-safe trenching methods around established root zones and route cable to avoid major roots entirely where possible. Tree uplighting fixtures are staked shallow and positioned to avoid girdling roots, so the oaks and tulip poplars that took decades to mature stay healthy.

Long runs lose voltage over distance, which is why cheap kits dim out toward the end of the line. We calculate voltage drop for the full run length and size the transformer and cable gauge accordingly, often using multi-tap transformers to compensate, so the fixture at the far end of a 150-foot driveway is as bright as the one closest to the house.

Yes. Before trenching, we locate and mark existing irrigation lines and utilities. In neighborhoods like McLean Hamlet and Ballantrae where irrigation and lighting often share the same corridor, we keep separate trench depths and document cable routing so future repairs on either system don't risk cutting into the other.

We design for shielded, glare-controlled fixtures and warm color temperatures that fit the character of established McLean communities. If your HOA has specific architectural review requirements for exterior lighting, share the guidelines up front and we'll design the system to match before installation begins. Our crews work McLean regularly, so scheduling is usually available within the week outside the spring rush — and every visit ends with before-and-after photos of the finished work.

Most single-family McLean properties are completed in one to two days, depending on the number of fixtures, trenching length, and transformer placement. We walk the property with you first to confirm fixture locations and aiming before any cable goes in the ground, so there's no guesswork on installation day.

Most low-voltage landscape lighting projects run $2,500–$7,500, with a typical front-yard system of 12–20 fixtures landing around $3,500–$5,000 installed. Per-fixture pricing runs roughly $100–$200 depending on fixture type and wire-run length. Whole-property systems with multiple transformer zones can run $10,000 or more. Serving McLean and all of Fairfax County.