Facade lighting at home: features, technology and recommendations

Many people believe that it is necessary to approach the creation of the exterior of the house with the same share of responsibility as to the interior design. But many of them face the same problem: how can you preserve the architectural elegance of the room at night? A solution is quite simple - to make the facade lighting a country house, installing modern façade lamps. The illumination of the pediment of a cottage or house, organized with the help of them, will not allow all this beauty to be turned into a heap of incomprehensible shadows.

Artistic facade lighting at home is increasingly used in recent times to highlight architectural historical monuments, as well as emphasizing the design features of various sports complexes, business centers. In addition, it is in great demand for lighting residential low-rise buildings. Facade lighting of buildings is very popular, and few of the owners of houses imply that this event can be organized without problems with your own hands.

For this you need to understand that any architectural lighting of all kinds of buildings has its own nuances. We will discuss them in this article.

Flowing light

For low-rise private residential buildings, it fits little, since the light that illuminates their frontal area can get into the windows of the house, which will already interfere with a quiet night's rest. In addition, this option of highlighting the premises will be able to parade its likely architectural defects. For the organization of artistic floodlighting, LED powerful lights are used.

They are installed on the highest part of the territory. They are intended to flood a cultural monument standing by itself. The original illumination of the facade should emphasize the original monumentality of the appearance, contributing to a holistic perception of the whole structure.

In general, the required effect is provided by the installed floodlights of facade lighting. With their help, the structure stands out in a peculiar way against the background of the entire surrounding landscape, attracting everyone's attention.

Such architectural illumination of buildings is widely used to illuminate the office of a nightclub or a large company. For a rational distribution of the flow of light, the projectors are placed on the roofs of nearby structures or on special supports that are installed along the perimeter of the object.

Often in this way, the open warehouse is illuminated.

Artistic LED lighting

Such architectural local facade lighting by lamps allows to emphasize unusually decorative certain elements of the structure. If the lamps are installed correctly, then such a backlight looks incredibly impressive. It allows in the architecture of the building to hide all possible shortcomings. And at the same time, it uniquely emphasizes all the advantages of interior decoration and architecture. For example, it is interesting to demonstrate an exclusively decorated attic or balcony. For such lighting use LED lights or searchlights, because with their help you can organize a narrow beam of light.

Illumination of the hidden type

Such facade lighting of a private house or cottage is carried out using a reflected light beam. The LED light source for this is equipped with a reflector, which allows to form a stream of light of different intensity and configuration.

Hidden illumination of the facade can be a highlighting outline of the house, silhouette, as well as contour, emphasizing the configuration of the entrance group, window openings, roof.

Tips for choosing front lighting

Lighting devices, which are used for architectural illumination of various buildings, must meet the following requirements:

• To be protected from various mechanical loads and unfavorable atmospheric factors;
• Ensure safe conditions of use;
• To be highly energy-efficient;
• The facade decorative external illumination should be carried out, and also good illumination of all territory adjoining to a building is made;
• The lighting façade device must have a simple procedure for its installation and subsequent operation.

Variety of executions

Devices, which are used for architectural facade lighting of various buildings, can be conditionally divided according to the installation method:

• Wall;
• Ground or ground;
• Invoices;
• Built-in.

Recommendation: When you intend to use this or that lamp, you need to remember that any type has its own area of illumination. Therefore, it is advisable to think carefully about the place in which it will be installed.

Ground devices

Facade lighting of this type is mainly installed around the building. Lamps of this type are widely used for lighting all kinds of architectural structures, as well as highlighting different elements of the landscape. Most often they are installed in the ground and in an asphalt or concrete base. To ensure good stability to wind or mechanical loads, the device is mounted on a metal rugged frame.

Embedded devices

These lamps used to illuminate the facade are most often installed in niches specially made in ceilings or walls. On their visible surfaces, only the front side of the device is left. They resemble with their usual design many ceiling models.

Wall mounted devices

The action of these devices is based on illumination by means of a reflected light flux. This allows you to sufficiently brightly cover large areas without dazzling people. This is achieved due to the location of the reflector at a distance from the light. In addition, it makes it easier to replace a lamp that accidentally failed.

These lamps, LED or halogen, used to illuminate the facades, can send a bright beam of light to a certain part of the building. This can effectively provide a searchlight. Although sometimes for this purpose use lighting equipment that provides a continuous stream of light, for example, reflectors.

Overhead devices

Outdoor artistic lighting is increasingly often carried out with the help of LED tape. This way of lighting decorative elements of the house has a number of advantages:

• Manufacturers guarantee their reliable operation for 1000 hours or more;
• Allows you to create all sorts of colors due to a wide range of colors;
• Illumination by such lamps allows to reduce in 5 times the power consumption in comparison with usual halogen lamps;
• Lighting decorative tape, consisting of "tiny" diodes, allows you to create the most unusual outlines outside the house;
• Simple installation;
• They are highly resistant to various mechanical stresses and natural factors.

In addition, they allow you to make the most unusual combinations with other types of industrial lighting.

Design Features

Before starting the installation, it is desirable to create (to order from professionals) a facade lighting project on paper. In case you have at least some skills in creating facade design, you can independently design the connection scheme for various lighting devices. At the same time, even if the elementary illumination of a building for a person is considered a new thing, then it is better to attract specialists to this procedure.

Of course, many homeowners believe that making a lighting project is just a stupid waste of time and money. But this opinion is erroneous. A good development of the project of highlighting any low-rise building provides a huge number of advantages:

• Determine the ideal number of lighting devices, and therefore, find out how much electricity it will require;
• Find the most refined way of lighting every building, including country cottages;
• Outline a plan for lighting the exterior of the building;
• Calculate in advance the price of all equipment.

Installation

After the project of illumination of the house is made up, you acquire the façade lamps of suitable models and the accessories necessary for them. After completing the preparatory work, you should start installing the lighting system. Lighting devices are installed in accordance with the finished scheme-project.

After fixing the fixtures, we pull electrical cables to them. To ensure safe and reliable operation, it is recommended to hide all wiring in corrugated special sleeves.

LED illumination of the house is ready. At the onset of the dark time of the day, you can turn on and enjoy the fruits of your own work.

Recommendation: for facade luminaires, the place should preferably be selected in accordance with the method of illumination. For example, for the background version, they should be located about 30 centimeters from the house. And in case if the floodlight was selected, it is recommended to install lighting fixtures in the highest part of the backyard.

Estimated cost

To date, a lighting façade device can be bought for 500 rubles, and for several thousand apiece. When planning a purchase, you should understand what exactly affects its value:

• power;
• company manufacturer;
• Construction design.