There are three types of lighting: Ambient, Task, and Accent.

They work together to provide function and style.

We found this great article on the American Lighting Association’s website. Click on the following link to read the entire article. Three Types of Lighting

Pergolas are a landscaping element. Many use it to hang plants or support vines. Most pergolas are a part of the backyard or patio area. A good way to perk up your pergola is by installing lighting. Lighting would provide you with a nice setting during the milder months of the year.

Pergolas are primarily used for shade. Most outdoor seating areas are placed beneath pergolas. The first step to determining what type of lighting and how much is to go out to your pergola covered area at night. This will also help to determine where to place the lighting.

Adding the proper amount of lighting to your pergola will make it even more appealing. Our lighting design expert can help you decide the where, how much, and what style.

Take a look at this action shot of one of our licensed electricians installing electrical wiring for lighting on a pergola for a customer in New Hope.

Upgrade to a Circuit Breaker Panel

The fix to Tuesday’s Fuse Box mayhem, is to upgrade to a 200 Amp, 40 Circuit Breaker Panel.

Our customer in North Wales upgraded their old fuse box for this circuit breaker panel. Now there are no mess of electrical wires to contend with. No fuses to match up when one burns out. With their new breaker panel, all they need to do is flip the breaker off and back on again to restore power after a trip. All the wires are neatly tucked away.

Many fuse boxes only have the capacity to safely allow up to 60 Amps with each circuit usually holding only up to 15 Amps.

Fuse boxes have threaded sockets, very much like a light bulb. Mismatching a fuse to a socket is a common problem. Unfortunately this results in many circuits being dangerously unprotected. If your fuses are constantly burning out, it may be because your circuits are overloaded.

In the picture to the right, you can see several fuse boxes; all in one house. As time went on, new fuse boxes were added to the original in order to compensate for the additional electrical energy consumption. As you can see with each new fuse box, the electrical wires became more and more of a jumbled mess.

Check out the blog this Thursday to see how our licensed electricians cleared up the mess of electrical wiring.

Looking to create a cinematic experience in your home? Setting the mood takes the proper lighting. Home Theater lighting should be dimmable and remote controlled.

A lighting design plan was discussed and drawn out  for our customer in Doylestown, so that all the important lighting factors for the home theater would be addressed. Our licensed electricians installed recessed lighting in the area around the room.  Recessed lighting limits the amount of glare, if any, that would reflect on the television.

Check out his article on HGTV’s website, which discussed lighting ideas for your Home Theater. HGTV’s Home Theater Lighting Ideas & Tips

Outdoor lighting, when properly installed, can provide beauty, safety, and security for you and your family. We understand the dynamic effects lighting can produce, and know that placing the right lights in the right locations is what really gives your home a functional, dramatic and well-maintained appearance.

Adding landscaping lightning to brighten a dark path is also an excellent way to prevent falls.

Fortunately, advances in lighting technologies have made it easier and more cost-effective than ever to renovate your exterior lighting. Whatever your lighting need, we can assist you in designing and installing the right lighting to enhance the functionality, beauty and security of your home.

Our licensed electricians will run all the necessary wires, direct any accent lights where they should, and make sure your home is functional before they leave. Look at the photo below and you can get a sense of the type of work our electricians can do.

Rail Lighting (another term for track lighting) is growing in popularity. It offers functionality and adds a decorative element to any space.

Most rails are flexible and therefore can be transformed into any shape needed. They also come in different finishes, so that you can easily match the decor of the space in which it is being installed. Once installed you can add your choice of colorful pendants or heads to add shape, style and quality light to your space.

Our licensed electricians were recently at the home of one of our customers in Ambler. The homeowner decided they wanted to use rail lighting to accent a unique piece of artwork. Our electricians ran all the necessary electrical wiring and installed the rail lighting (as shown in the photo). The heads were then aimed at the artwork just so for the desired effect.

Tech Lighting (High-End Track Lighting)

Tech Lighting allows to add different types of lighting fixtures along the track.

Our licensed electricians installed this tech lighting for a customer in Doylestown. They ran the necessary electrical wiring for the light fixtures that were decided upon.

Pendent lighting was installed over the tables for the purpose of task lighting. And spotlights were installed throughout the track for general lighting.

If you’d like more ideas for tech lighting please go to : TechLighting.com

The time of year for outdoor living is upon us once again. With the weather gradually getting warmer, more and more people and spending time outside.

Now is also a great time to work on your yard. Whether its to plant new flowers and shrubs or maybe its to install lighting in various parts of your yard. The right type of lighting can help to illuminate your yard.

I came across a great article on HGTV’s website in reference to outside lighting for your yard. Follow this link to read the full article: HGTV’s How to Illuminate Your Yard

When your ready to start your landscaping project, give us a call at Wes Carver Electric. Our Licensed electricians can make the electrical installation process go by smoothly.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, a great way to cool down is by using a ceiling fan. Since it isn’t warm enough to use the air conditioning, a ceiling fan is a great alternative.

I came across an article on the American Lighting Associatin’s website that has a guide on how to go about choosing the right ceiling fan. Follow this link to view the guide: Selecting a Ceiling Fan

Once you’ve found your ceiling fan, give us a call. Our licensed electricians can have your ceiling fan installed and ready to use in a few short hours.