Security Lighting Installation

Your electrician assesses the property to identify the best locations for security lighting — typically above entry points, driveways, side passages, and rear gardens. They consider detection range, mounting height, and aiming angles to maximise coverage while avoiding light spill into neighbouring properties.

Based on the survey, the electrician recommends suitable fittings — PIR sensor floodlights for motion detection, dusk-to-dawn photocell lights for all-night illumination, or combined units. LED fittings are standard, offering bright output with low running costs and long life.

The electrician checks whether the lights can be connected to an existing circuit via a fused spur, or whether a new dedicated circuit is needed. If a new circuit is required, this is notifiable work under Part P.

Fittings are mounted at the correct height (typically 2-3 metres) and connected to the supply. External cable runs use suitable outdoor-rated cable in conduit. All connections are made with IP-rated enclosures.

The circuit is tested and the PIR sensitivity, detection range, timer duration, and dusk-to-dawn threshold are adjusted. The electrician walks the detection zone to verify coverage and checks that light spill does not affect neighbouring properties.