Gambino Landscape Lighting

27 Jul The road less traveled

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By Mike Gambino From time to time I will be asking colleagues and friends in the landscape lighting industry that I admire and respect to write articles sharing their landscape lighting talents and experiences. The first such guest blogger is Billy Bradford from Integrity outdoor lighting....

22 Jul Installing low voltage lighting cable inside conduit (pipe)

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by Mike Gambino Installing low voltage landscape lighting cable inside rigid PVC electrical conduit pipe during new construction projects and even installations into existing landscapes is something we do standard on all of our projects. Industry standard is to just direct bury low voltage lighting cable in...

19 Jul I’m sorry but I won’t lower my standards (and you should be happy I won’t)

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by Mike Gambino A few times per year since the start of the economic recession, I have had some prospects ask me to use inferior quality materials, less labor intensive techniques, or cut down somewhere in my quotation that I know that the end result will...

17 Jul Safely attaching fixtures and cable to trees

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by Mike Gambino Attaching wiring to trees is not harmful to the tree if common sense and a few important guidelines are followed. First we need to know how trees grow. Contrary to popular belief, if a fixture is placed at a 20 ft level in the...

12 Jul Landscape Lighting LED warranty

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by Mike Gambino I had a question from a prospect recently about the warranty on my 3 watt LED which is an alternative for and equivalent to a 20 watt halogen lamp. I was asked why my LED was only warranted for 3 years when they...

11 Jul Safety first !

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by Mike Gambino We might have a tendency as lighting designers to focus primarily on aesthetic values while designing a landscape lighting system. But it is our responsibility to the property owners and to ourselves to make sure that we also provide a reasonably safe and...

08 Jul Are you a serious landscape lighting system buyer?

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by Mike Gambino On occasion I get a call or e-mail from someone saying how much they love my work. How they want me perform some of the same magic in their yard. OK, sounds like a serious prospect. Sometimes the idea of landscape lighting is sparked...

July 2011

27 Jul The road less traveled

22 Jul Installing low voltage lighting cable inside conduit (pipe)

19 Jul I’m sorry but I won’t lower my standards (and you should be happy I won’t)

17 Jul Safely attaching fixtures and cable to trees

12 Jul Landscape Lighting LED warranty

11 Jul Safety first !

08 Jul Are you a serious landscape lighting system buyer?