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Lighting Installation & Upgrades on the North Shore
Lighting work ranges from swapping a dining fixture to rebuilding the controls for a whole floor. Exterior lighting is a large part of it too — paths, stairs, carports and entries earn their keep through the darker months on the North Shore.
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This is the page for everything other than recessed lighting: fixtures, fans, under-cabinet lighting, exterior and security lighting, and the switches and dimmers that control them. If it is specifically pot lights you are planning, the detail lives on pot light installation.
Send a photo of the fixture or the space and you will get a realistic answer on access, support and controls before anyone visits.
What this covers
- Fixture replacement, including high and vaulted ceilings
- Under-cabinet and feature lighting
- Exterior, soffit, path and stair lighting
- Security and motion lighting
- Dimmers, timers, smart switches and scene control
- Old fixture removal and box replacement where required
Where we do this work
Lighting Installation for homes across North Vancouver and West Vancouver — Lonsdale, Lynn Valley, Edgemont, Deep Cove, Ambleside, Dundarave and the rest of the North Shore.
Inside the house
Fixtures, fans and the boxes behind them
Layered lighting beats a single ceiling fixture — ambient, task and accent, each on suitable control.
Fixture replacement
Dining pendants, flush mounts, chandeliers, bathroom vanity fixtures and ceiling fans. In older homes the box behind the old fixture is frequently the real job — not rated for the weight of what is going up, or with no ground available.
High and vaulted locations
Two-storey entries, stairwells and vaulted living rooms need proper access equipment rather than an improvised ladder. That is quoted honestly up front, because it is the part that takes the time.
Under-cabinet and feature lighting
Under-cabinet lighting changes a kitchen more than extra ceiling lights do. Also shelf, cabinet, niche and stair-nose lighting, with drivers and controls put somewhere serviceable rather than buried.
Ceiling fans and combination fixtures
Fan-rated boxes, blade clearance and control type all matter. A fan hung from a box never intended for movement is a common find in older houses.
If walls or ceilings are already open, lighting is much cheaper to plan alongside the rest of the work — see renovation electrical.
Outside the house
Lighting that earns its keep through a North Shore winter
From October to March, exterior lighting stops being decorative and starts being functional.
Entries, stairs and walkways
The highest-value exterior lighting on the North Shore. Wet stairs in the dark from October to March are worth solving properly, and it is one of the cheapest safety improvements in a house.
Soffit, eave and accent lighting
Soffit lighting gives even coverage without fixtures at eye level, and it suits the long, low winter evenings here better than a single bright floodlight.
Security and motion lighting
Placement and aim matter more than lumens. Motion lighting that triggers on every passing cat gets switched off and stops being security lighting.
Weather exposure and wet locations
Wet-location fixtures, gasketed covers, weather-resistant devices and proper drainage. Exposed and near-water properties need better housings than the bargain option — corrosion here is fast.
Controls
Dimmers, timers and smart switches
Controls are where lighting projects most often disappoint, and where they are easiest to fix.
Dimmer and LED compatibility decides whether lights flicker, buzz or drop out near the bottom of the range. Fixtures and dimmers are chosen as a pair rather than separately, and mixing fixture types on one dimmer is avoided where possible.
Smart switches add scheduling, scenes and remote control, with two practical limits in older homes: whether a neutral is available at the switch box, and whether your existing bulbs will dim smoothly on that system. Both get checked before anything is recommended — and if the honest answer is a good conventional dimmer, that is what we will say.
Timers and photocells suit exterior lighting well: entry and path lighting on from dusk, feature lighting on a schedule, and motion only where motion actually helps. If existing lighting or switches have stopped working properly, start with repairs and troubleshooting or outlet and switch work.
FAQ
Lighting questions
Can you replace a fixture over a two-storey stairwell?
Do you install outdoor and landscape lighting?
Can you make my existing lights work with smart switches?
My new fixture is heavier than the old one — is that a problem?
Do I need pot lights, or will fixtures do?
Can you fix lighting that already doesn't work?
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Call or text 604-700-3414 — a photo of the problem or your panel is often all we need to give you a straight answer about what's involved and what it's likely to cost.
We aim to reply to calls, texts and service requests within 15 minutes during working hours.
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