Outdoor Lighting Installation in Phoenix
Low-voltage lighting that makes the yard usable after the sun drops.
A finished yard that goes black at 7 p.m. is half a job. Big League Landscaping installs low-voltage outdoor lighting that makes the field usable after the sun drops — path lights for the walk, uplights on mesquite and saguaro, washes on walls you actually sit next to.
We aim warm, not parking-lot white. No glare in the neighbor’s kitchen. No Christmas-store scatter. Transformer sizing, wire runs, and fixture choice are the craft. A $12 path light every four feet is not a lighting plan. It is a catalog order.
Phoenix nights are when the yard earns its keep — dinner, dogs, the walk to the gate. Lighting is safety and structure. We design it with the hardscape and plantings, or we retrofit a yard that was built and then forgotten at dusk.
- Path, uplight, and wash fixtures
- Saguaro and tree uplighting
- Transformer sizing and clean wiring
- Warm color temperature, not parking-lot white
The playbook
How a job runs
01
Walk it at the use
Where you enter, sit, and trip. We look at trees, walls, and dark corners — not just a fixture count.
02
Size the system
Transformer, wire gauge, and runs that will not sag at the last fixture. Voltage drop is a math problem, not a surprise.
03
Place and aim
Fixtures go where the plant and the path need them. We bury wire cleanly and keep cans out of the mower line — or the turf seam.
04
Night set
We come back after dark, aim, and dim. A lighting job is not done at 2 p.m.
Phoenix heat & water
Built for the Valley, not a catalog.
Valley lighting has to survive UV, heat, and monsoon. Cheap plastic fixtures chalk and fail. Wire that is shallow gets found by the next rock rake. We use low-voltage LED systems with fixtures and transformers that belong outdoors in Arizona, and we keep connections out of standing water.
Light pollution and neighbors are part of the spec. Uplight a saguaro; do not flood the second story across the street. Warm color temperature keeps the yard looking like a yard, not a car lot. If you already have a harsh white system, we can often re-lamp and re-aim before we throw it away.
Materials
What goes in the ground
Fixtures and wire are specced as a system. Typical installs include:
- Brass or powder-coated path, uplight, and wash fixtures — not brittle plastic
- LED lamps in a warm color temperature, sized to the tree or wall
- Transformers with room to grow, not a unit maxed on day one
- Direct-burial cable and gauge that holds voltage at the last light
- Sleeves under pavers and turf so a future add does not demo the court
- Photocell or smart control when you want it — not a forgotten switch in the garage
Questions
Is this high-voltage line voltage?+
No. Landscape lighting is low-voltage. Safer to work around, easier to service, and the right tool for paths and trees. House lighting and patio fans are a different trade.
Can you light a saguaro or a big mesquite?+
Yes. That is the fun part. We uplight for structure and keep the lamp off the neighbor’s glass. Specimen trees deserve one good fixture, not six bad ones.
Will the lights work with my existing transformer?+
Sometimes. We measure load and voltage drop. If the can is undersized or the wire is 16-gauge spaghetti, we will tell you to replace it.
Do you install lighting with a full yard or as a standalone?+
Both. Lighting in a full install goes in after grade and before you live in the yard. Standalone nightscape jobs are common on yards that were built without a plan after dark.
Use the yard after the sun drops.
Call (602) 502-0260 or send the form. Free estimate for path, tree, and architectural lighting across the Phoenix metro.