Landscape Lighting in North Myrtle Beach, SC
Professional landscape and outdoor lighting for North Myrtle Beach properties. Highlight palm trees, architecture, pathways, gardens, entrances, and outdoor living spaces with a professionally planned low-voltage lighting system designed for your property.
License #2858
Your property should look intentional after dark. Properly designed landscape lighting can improve nighttime visibility while highlighting the architecture, trees, landscaping, walkways, entrances, and outdoor spaces that make your property unique.
Loftis Lighting & Electrical provides landscape lighting installation in North Myrtle Beach, SC for primary residences, vacation homes, rental properties, outdoor living areas, entrances, gardens, palm trees, and other exterior applications.
A professional system involves more than placing fixtures around a yard. Fixture type, beam angle, placement, glare control, transformer sizing, cable routing, voltage drop, connections, controls, landscaping, architecture, and coastal exposure should all be considered as part of the finished design.
Professional-Grade Fixtures for Coastal Properties
North Myrtle Beach properties are routinely exposed to humidity, salt air, moisture, irrigation, rain, and other outdoor conditions that can accelerate deterioration of exterior equipment.
Loftis Lighting & Electrical favors professional-grade solid-brass and durable composite landscape lighting fixtures when appropriate for the project and installation environment.
Fixture materials, beam patterns, mounting style, wattage, location, transformer capacity, and controls are selected around the actual property instead of treating every yard as a one-size-fits-all installation.
Landscape Lighting Design & Installation Services
A complete outdoor lighting design can combine multiple lighting techniques to create depth, visibility, balance, and nighttime curb appeal.
Path & Walkway Lighting
Illuminate walkways, entrances, garden paths, steps, and transitions while keeping the finished appearance comfortable and balanced.
Palm Tree & Tree Uplighting
Highlight palms, mature trees, and specimen landscaping to create height, contrast, and dramatic nighttime visual interest.
Architectural Uplighting
Emphasize exterior walls, columns, stonework, rooflines, entrances, and other architectural features with carefully positioned fixtures.
Garden & Bed Lighting
Add subtle illumination to planting beds, shrubs, ornamental landscaping, and focal points without overpowering the overall design.
Outdoor Living Areas
Lighting solutions for patios, seating areas, outdoor kitchens, entertainment spaces, pergolas, and backyard gathering areas.
Bistro & String Lighting
Professionally installed decorative lighting for patios, dining areas, entertainment spaces, pergolas, and other suitable outdoor environments.
Driveway & Entry Lighting
Improve nighttime presentation and visibility around driveways, entrances, parking areas, gates, and front approaches.
Low-Voltage Transformers
Installation and replacement of appropriately sized transformers, controls, and supporting low-voltage landscape lighting equipment.
Landscape Lighting Repairs
Troubleshooting failed fixtures, transformers, damaged wiring, connections, controls, and other existing landscape-lighting problems.
8-Light Landscape Lighting Package Starting at
$2,895A qualifying starter system includes up to eight standard professional-grade brass landscape fixtures, an appropriately sized professional-grade transformer, up to 200 feet of standard low-voltage cable, standard installation, connections, setup, and final fixture aiming.
A qualifying $2,895 starter package generally includes:
- Up to 8 standard professional-grade brass landscape-lighting fixtures.
- An appropriately sized professional-grade low-voltage transformer.
- Up to 200 feet of standard low-voltage landscape-lighting cable.
- Standard outdoor/direct-burial connections appropriate for the installation.
- Normal cable installation through accessible soft-ground landscaping.
- Fixture installation and positioning.
- Transformer setup and system configuration.
- Final fixture aiming and lighting adjustments.
Additional Standard Brass Fixture
$295Per additional qualifying standard fixture when routing, access, transformer capacity, and site conditions remain straightforward.
Additional Standard Cable
$2.50/ftInstalled beyond the included 200 feet when normal soft-ground routing is available.
Specialty or premium fixtures, transformer or control upgrades, smart controls, extensive trenching, roots, hardscape crossings, boring, concrete or masonry work, unusually difficult access, 120-volt electrical work, structural work, restoration, and other non-standard conditions are quoted separately. Final pricing is based on the actual property, design, fixture selection, routing, and installation conditions.
Example Landscape Lighting Package Prices
These examples show straightforward installations using qualifying standard fixtures. Site-specific conditions can affect final pricing.
Professional Landscape Lighting Is About the Effect
Good landscape lighting should draw attention to the property and the atmosphere being created - not simply to a row of visible light fixtures.
Controlled Glare
Fixtures are positioned and aimed to create the desired illumination while reducing unnecessary direct glare toward residents, guests, neighbors, and traffic.
Layered Lighting
Path lighting, uplighting, architectural lighting, and accent lighting can be combined to create depth instead of making every area equally bright.
Smart Scheduling & Controls
Compatible timers, photocells, astronomical controls, or smart controls can automate when the landscape-lighting system turns on and off.
Durable Outdoor Connections
Connections, wiring methods, fixture placement, and equipment are selected with moisture, irrigation, landscaping, and outdoor exposure in mind.
Our Landscape Lighting Process
Every property is different, so fixture quantity and placement should follow the home, landscape, and desired nighttime effect.
Review the Property
Identify entrances, walkways, architecture, trees, landscaping, outdoor living areas, parking areas, and existing electrical equipment.
Plan the Lighting
Determine lighting techniques, fixture locations, transformer needs, cable routes, controls, and the desired nighttime appearance.
Install the System
Install fixtures, cable, transformer equipment, controls, and connections according to the planned layout and project conditions.
Aim & Adjust
Final fixture aiming and adjustments help create the intended coverage, highlights, contrast, balance, and overall nighttime effect.
Coastal Landscape Lighting in North Myrtle Beach
Landscape lighting near the coast requires more than choosing attractive fixtures. Exterior equipment may be exposed to humidity, salt air, irrigation, rain, soil conditions, landscaping, lawn maintenance, and changing weather throughout the year.
Fixture materials, transformer placement, wiring routes, connection methods, equipment ratings, controls, mounting, and serviceability all matter when designing a system for a North Myrtle Beach property.
Loftis Lighting & Electrical combines landscape-lighting design with professional electrical experience, providing one contractor for the lighting system and the electrical infrastructure supporting it.
Landscape & Exterior Lighting Projects
Porch and garage lanterns are another way to update your home's exterior lighting. These photos show our exterior fixture work; landscape-lighting layouts are designed separately for your property.
Related Outdoor & Electrical Services
Landscape projects often overlap with other exterior lighting, electrical, control, and property improvements.
Landscape Lighting FAQs
How much does landscape lighting cost in North Myrtle Beach?
A qualifying eight-light professional landscape-lighting package starts at $2,895. The package includes up to eight standard professional-grade brass fixtures, an appropriately sized professional-grade transformer, up to 200 feet of standard low-voltage cable, standard installation, setup, and final fixture aiming.
How much are additional landscape lights?
Additional qualifying standard brass fixtures are $295 each when added to a qualifying system and the transformer capacity, cable routing, access, and installation conditions remain straightforward.
How much does additional landscape-lighting cable cost?
The starter package includes up to 200 feet of standard low-voltage cable. Additional standard cable is $2.50 per installed foot when it can be routed through normal accessible soft-ground conditions. Difficult trenching, roots, concrete, pavers, driveways, sidewalks, boring, and other specialty routing are quoted separately.
What type of landscape-lighting fixtures do you install?
Loftis Lighting & Electrical favors professional-grade fixtures suited to the project and environment, including solid-brass and durable composite options for many coastal landscape-lighting applications.
Why use brass landscape lights near the coast?
Solid brass is commonly selected for exterior landscape-lighting applications because of its durability and corrosion-resistant characteristics. Fixture selection should still be matched to the location, manufacturer specifications, and installation environment.
Can you uplight palm trees?
Yes. Palm trees, mature trees, architectural features, columns, entrances, and landscaping can be highlighted using carefully positioned uplighting and accent lighting.
Can landscape lights turn on automatically at sunset?
Yes. Depending on the equipment selected, compatible photocells, timers, astronomical controls, or smart controls can automate landscape-lighting schedules.
Do you repair existing landscape-lighting systems?
Yes. Existing systems can be evaluated for failed fixtures, transformer problems, damaged cable, failed connections, control problems, and other electrical faults. Troubleshooting and repair visits are priced separately from new-system packages.
Are smart controls included in the $2,895 package?
Specialty smart controls, advanced automation, upgraded transformers, zoning, and other premium control options are priced separately when they are requested or required by the project.
Does the $2,895 package include concrete or driveway crossings?
No. The starting package assumes normal accessible soft-ground cable routing. Concrete, pavers, masonry, driveway or sidewalk crossings, boring, difficult roots, unusually hard ground, restoration, and other specialty conditions are quoted separately.
Can you install bistro or string lighting?
Yes. Decorative bistro and string-lighting projects can be designed for patios, outdoor living spaces, entertainment areas, pergolas, and other suitable locations. These projects are quoted separately based on span, mounting, support, height, access, and electrical requirements.
Who installs Loftis Lighting's landscape-lighting systems?
Paul Loftis is a licensed South Carolina Master Electrician, License #2858. Loftis Lighting & Electrical is licensed and insured and provides professional electrical and lighting services in the North Myrtle Beach area.
Transform Your Property After Dark
Professional landscape-lighting packages start at $2,895 for qualifying eight-light systems. Schedule a consultation for palm-tree uplighting, path lighting, architectural lighting, garden lighting, outdoor living areas, or a complete custom landscape-lighting design in North Myrtle Beach.