Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 May 24, 2007 2:51 pm Hello!
Did anyone install those blue lights on sides of driveway/pathway? How to get them installed ? Is it done by electrical guys or concreters? OR should we get them to do it together? How much do they cost each? Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 2May 24, 2007 3:54 pm If you can find a concretor who'll install them, you'd better buy a lotto ticket. !!!!
It's joint job - sparky lays the conduit for the wires, concretor fills the sparkies conduit and the light holes with concrete, sparky gets mad, drills out the holes and accidentally cracks some concrete, concretor gets mad at broken concrete, concretor fixes cracks, sparkey comes back and finishes his job, powers it up and everyone is happy We'll that's what can happen. But normally, the sparky lays the conduit during the boxing phase, the concretor lays the concrete, and sparky comes back to fits it off and connects the power if using 240volt. If you go low voltage depending on the run this above could be less involved. Hope this helps. Steve Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 4May 25, 2007 8:27 am Steve - that looks too complicated.. Did you or someone you know had this done? I already had issues getting a normal concrete laid out and I can imagine..
I think I have to get those waterpros to do it If my wife let me spend that money.. Thanks Adrian. Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 5May 25, 2007 9:24 am No I have ot had driveway lights done, but I have project managed several IT projects where we needed to lay fibre and other cables under roads, into pits etc and I know what some of the tradies can do to make things interesting.
You get back on site and the 4inch conduit we had laid is full of concrete If you're not up for it, then I'd get someone to do the lot for you. Cheers Steve Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 6Feb 23, 2009 11:53 am Re-opening this thread...
Can we install the regular blue deck lights on the sides of driveway? Obviously they cannot be driven on. If yes, what should be done prior to getting the concrete laid and how to install these afterwards. I think there should be some sort of piping installed in ground and into concrete prior as I don't want these lights to be set directly into concrete while pouring. Is it good to go with 12V or 240V? Any advice please? MICA Team? Our Entertainer - http://ausdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 7Feb 26, 2009 11:48 am anyone?? MICA Team? Pleaseeee. Our Entertainer - http://ausdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 8Mar 01, 2009 7:25 am I have installed up lights in my driveway.
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hmmmm, do i tell my trade secrets?!?!?! Licenced Sparky and Data Cabler If "The Data Guys" is too long to type, TDG will do. Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 9Mar 01, 2009 7:38 pm Thanks for sharing the pics. I have almost figured out what is needed. Very soon I will post the pics and all the specs on how to do it. Thanks anyway. Our Entertainer - http://ausdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 10Mar 02, 2009 12:00 pm i bought proper tempered glass lights so you can drive on them.
I found PVC pipe that fit the light casing snugly. I ran individual conduits from a large outdoor enclosure to each light. I then had each PVC section set in the concrete sitting higher than flush and at right angles to the finished surface. Once the concrete had cured, I cut the PVC flush and then I pulled through garden light cable to each light. The lights are sitting in the PVC tubes as a mounting and easily removed for maintenance. Licenced Sparky and Data Cabler If "The Data Guys" is too long to type, TDG will do. Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 11Mar 02, 2009 12:15 pm depending on the light fittings they may also come with what are called
"Cans" these are designed to go in at pour time so the fittings can be mounted at a later date Electrical Wholesaler Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 12Mar 02, 2009 12:20 pm Yea a neighbor in my old street put deck lights in his drive way as well they were very pretty. John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 13Mar 03, 2009 1:24 pm Thanks for sharing your plans Data Guys.. I will talk to my sparky tomorrow on how to set them up. Setting them in another PVC casing might result in a possibility of stealing...Did you glue them or something ? Our Entertainer - http://ausdreamhome.blogspot.com/ Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 14Mar 03, 2009 7:54 pm Ummm yes ...... glued......... of course i glued them............(thieves take note)
I wanted them easy to remove for servicing. You can glue them if you like but if it ever needs to be replaced, it can be a bigger issue. They are a very snug fit and aren't pulled out without some leverage. As i have CCTV with the appropriate signage, I doubt someone will steal them easily. Licenced Sparky and Data Cabler If "The Data Guys" is too long to type, TDG will do. Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 15Mar 03, 2009 8:30 pm Very nice TDG!
I was lazy and opted for 240v bollards down each side of the drive. EDIT: I should add (not that we've had any issues to-date) keep any lights a reasonable distance back from the footpath just so those dear people who like to spray paint things might have some reservations before deciding your new lights could do with some additional colouring. Re: No one did this before or is it toooo hard? 16Mar 04, 2009 5:15 pm There is actually another light between the windows but now the cordylines are so big, they fill the area to the roof.
I set them back about a metre from the newly installed footpath. I was worried about kids touching them, getting burnt and trying to sue me. So now they are LED globes. Licenced Sparky and Data Cabler If "The Data Guys" is too long to type, TDG will do. Re: 17Apr 27, 2009 11:53 am satskape Re-opening this thread... Can we install the regular blue deck lights on the sides of driveway? Obviously they cannot be driven on. If yes, what should be done prior to getting the concrete laid and how to install these afterwards. I think there should be some sort of piping installed in ground and into concrete prior as I don't want these lights to be set directly into concrete while pouring. Is it good to go with 12V or 240V? Any advice please? MICA Team? Yes lights like these can be retrofitted after the concrete has been poured. All you need to do is buy the appropriate size core drill (or call concrete cutter and driller) and drill through your concrete until you reach the soil beneath, then from the sides you just dig under till you reach your hole, dig trenches for your conduit and then glue and lay conduit into trench's TIP:(as you put conduit together feed a draw wire/string through it make life very easy when pulling/feeding cables through). If your using low voltage 12v stuff it's all DIY, as all the wiring plugs into a transformer (12v-240v) and plugs into an external GPO. Another option you can buy and install aswell is a photo electric cell (pec) that will turn the lights on and off when its night and day ($16.00 approx) I do these kind of DIY installs all the time into decks, concrete, brick walls, sleeper retaining wallls etc I'm not an electrician (i'm a builder) but this stuf is really easy to do. Ben BUILDERSEDGE PTY LTD LEADING THE WAY IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION BUILDERSEDGE PTY LTD 5 10494 No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 11591 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17063 |