Finished driveway and hardscape surface where lighting can support access after dark.

Service field guide

Lighting for steps, paths, entrances, patios, and walls after dark.

Lighting is most useful when it is planned around how people move: step edges, entrance landings, paths, patio zones, walls, and changes in grade. Sherwood coordinates lighting with the hardscape layout so fixtures and wiring are not awkward after the surface is finished.

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Service type Landscape & Hardscape Lighting

Planning focus 4 site issues

Water review 4 runoff checks

Project proof 1 related examples

Start with the problem

Signs this may be the right scope.

The first step is identifying what you can see, then checking the hidden cause: base movement, poor pitch, weak edges, water, settlement, thresholds, or bad transitions.

Steps, paths, entrances, or transitions are hard to see after dark

A patio, front entrance, or side route is not useful in the evening because key walking areas disappear

Walls, edges, level changes, and landing areas need better visibility

Lighting is being added with new hardscape work and should be planned before everything is buried or locked in

What the work may include

The finished surface is only the visible part.

Landscape and hardscape lighting for steps, entrances, paths, patios, walls, and transitions where visibility, movement, fixture placement, and wiring routes should be coordinated before surfaces are closed in.

Pathway, driveway-edge, entrance, step, patio, garden, and wall lighting planning

Hardscape lighting coordination for steps, landings, retaining walls, seat walls, and paver edges

Fixture placement review for visibility, glare control, maintenance access, and finished appearance

Wiring route and conduit coordination before pavers, walls, beds, or edges are closed in

Water movement

What can change the scope.

Fixture bases, conduit routes, and wire paths should not create trip points, low spots, or places where water sits
Lighting near steps, walls, patios, and planting beds should be placed with drainage and maintenance access in mind
Wiring routes should be coordinated before pavers, walls, or edge restraints are finished
Outdoor electrical work may require qualified electrical review or installation depending on the scope

Before it is covered

What good prep should make clear.

Fixture locations are tied to steps, entrances, paths, walls, patios, and transition points
Wiring routes are discussed before hardscape surfaces are closed in
Visibility, glare, maintenance, and water exposure are considered during layout
TODO confirm electrical scope, fixture standards, and warranty details

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