Outdoor Lighting Specialists
Landscape Lighting Installation in Winston‑Salem and the Piedmont Triad
Bretco Electric Company designs and installs landscape lighting installation systems for Winston-Salem and Triad homeowners, wired safely by licensed electricians for safety, curb appeal, and evening enjoyment.
What Landscape Lighting Installation Involves
Landscape lighting installation covers everything from pathway fixtures and uplighting on trees to accent lights along your porch, patio, or retaining walls. It's a job that blends outdoor lighting installation with electrical installation, since fixtures need low-voltage wiring, transformers, and connections that hold up to Carolina weather year after year.
Homeowners typically call for landscape lighting when they're finishing a new patio or deck, adding value before selling, or simply tired of walking up a dark driveway after dark. Others want security lighting installation around the perimeter of the house to deter anyone who shouldn't be on the property at night.
Whatever the goal, the wiring behind the fixtures matters as much as the fixtures themselves. Bretco Electric Company handles both the design and the electrical work so your system runs safely for years.
Benefits of Professional Landscape Lighting
A thoughtfully planned lighting system does more for your home than a few solar stake lights from the hardware store. Our electricians size the transformer correctly, run wiring below grade where it belongs, and place fixtures to highlight your home's best features without creating glare.
- Extends usable outdoor living hours into the evening
- Improves nighttime safety on steps, walkways, and driveways
- Adds a layer of security lighting installation around entry points
- Uses LED lighting installation for lower energy costs and longer bulb life
- Increases curb appeal and resale value
- Reduces trip hazards around pools, patios, and garden beds
How We Handle Your Project
Our Landscape Lighting Installation Process
Every yard is different, so we start with a conversation about what you want to see at night, from a subtly lit walkway to a fully layered design. Here's how a typical project moves from first call to finished install.
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Site Walk and Design
We walk the property with you during daylight and again after dark if needed, noting trees, walkways, steps, and architectural features worth highlighting. You'll get a straightforward plan and price before any work starts.
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Fixture and Layout Selection
We recommend fixture types and placement based on your goals, whether that's pathway lighting, uplighting, or security lighting installation near doors and garages. You approve the layout before installation begins.
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Wiring and Installation
Our electricians run low-voltage wiring, set the transformer, and install each fixture with clean, buried connections. We treat the electrical side of this job with the same care as any indoor electrical installation.
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Testing and Walkthrough
Once everything is installed, we test each fixture, adjust angles and timers or photocells, and walk the property with you after dark to confirm the results match what you had in mind.
Why Choose Us
Why Winston‑Salem Homeowners Choose Bretco
Bretco Electric Company has been a family owned electrical company serving the Piedmont Triad for 36 years. That experience means we know how to run wiring that survives clay soil, heavy rain, and hot Carolina summers without failing.
Since 1990Family owned in Winston-Salem
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Licensed and Experienced
Our team includes licensed electricians who understand both low-voltage lighting systems and the electrical code requirements behind them.
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Honest, Upfront Pricing
You get a clear price before work begins, with no surprise charges once the fixtures are in the ground.
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Built for Local Conditions
We install wiring and fixtures to hold up through Triad winters, summer storms, and the humidity that comes with both.
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Full-Service Electrical Contractor
Beyond landscape lighting, we handle indoor lighting installation, panel upgrades, and electrical repairs, so one call covers almost anything your home needs.
Signs Your Yard Needs Better Lighting
Many homes across Winston-Salem, Clemmons, and Kernersville were built with little or no exterior lighting beyond a porch fixture and a garage light. As landscaping matures and families use their yards more, that often isn't enough.
Dark front walkways are a common complaint in older neighborhoods near Ardmore and West End, where mature trees block streetlights and cast deep shadows after sunset. If you've added a patio, pool, or outdoor kitchen in the backyard, those spaces usually need their own lighting plan rather than relying on spillover from the house.
A flickering or dead landscape light, a transformer that hums or trips, or wiring that's been nicked by a trimmer are all signs it's time to call an electrical contractor rather than patch things together. These issues also raise basic electrical safety tips worth keeping in mind, since exposed or damaged low-voltage wiring near a wet yard is still a job for a professional.
What our customers say
What Our Customers Say
Read electrician reviews from homeowners and business owners across the Winston-Salem area who have trusted Bretco Electric Company with their electrical work.
Service areas
Landscape Lighting Installation Across the Piedmont Triad
Bretco Electric Company installs landscape lighting for homeowners throughout Winston-Salem and the neighboring towns we've served for over three decades. If your town isn't listed here, call us. There's a good chance we still cover it.
Home base since 1990
Winston-Salem
301 Thurston StWinston-Salem, NC 27103 Electrician in Winston-Salem
Light Up Your Evenings
Ready for Landscape Lighting You'll Actually Use?
Stop squinting your way up a dark driveway or guessing where the steps are after sunset. Call Bretco Electric Company for a landscape lighting installation plan built around your yard, your budget, and 36 years of local electrical experience.