By Mike Gambino Don't think of it as someone trying to rip you off or take advantage of you. Think of it more as you get what you pay for. Just like when you shop for a car, furniture, or a quality suit and pair of...
By Mike Gambino Building a custom landscape lighting system is a project that the designer/builder and you the property owner take on together. The result is quite remarkable as most time it's a collaborative effort between professional and property owner. An inherently creative process; custom landscape lighting system construction is...
By Mike Gambino Your landscape low voltage landscape lighting system has problems. There are many things to consider when deliberating over whether it is worth repairing your low voltage landscape lighting system or having it totally replaced. Unlike other systems in your home such as Heating...
By Mike Gambino Back in the day when I started my career in the trades oh 30 or so years ago and beyond there were wholesale to the trade only stores mostly hidden away deep inside industrial parks. Without much signage, like a secret club that...
By Mike Gambino When you select a landscape lighting system builder for your home or your business, one of the decisions you will make is what kind of builder you want to work with. By that I mean, what business model approach do you prefer? For...
We Won't Touch This ! By Mike Gambino We get two to three calls or emails per week about dysfunctional landscape lighting systems that folks want us to just patch up or repair and quite honestly speaking asking us to "clean up someone else's mess". Maybe they...
By Mike Gambino Garden Lighting is one of the biggest opportunities for homeowners to subtly but effectively influence the ambiance of your property, whether for your own comfort and convenience or to set the mood for your guests. When skillfully applied, lighting can elicit a wide...
By Mike Gambino Selections are made, the Agreement is signed, and you’re ready to start your landscape lighting project. Before work begins, make sure a few details are handled to help things go more smoothly. This often takes the form of a pre-construction meeting, which may be...
By Mike Gambino This is written not to come off as elitist or exclusionary and probably would not be necessary if the landscape lighting industry as a whole was more organized and overall did a better job of enlightening (pardon the pun) and educating the consumer...
By Mike Gambino A design consultation is a personal 1-2 hour meeting with me owner operator Mike Gambino reserved for serious qualified prospects only (with all interested parties and decision makers in attendance) at the proposed project site. The Main purpose is to determine if we will...
