OUTDOOR LIGHTING • PROJECT INVESTMENT
Investment
Guide
Understanding the investment behind professionally designed outdoor lighting.
DESIGN • INSTALLATION • TECHNOLOGY • LONG-TERM VALUE
PROJECT INVESTMENT → DESIGNED AROUND YOUR PROPERTY
Thoughtful lighting design starts with the property—not a package.
Every home, landscape, driveway, and outdoor environment is different. Rather than offering predetermined fixture packages, Exterior Solutions Pros designs each lighting system around the architecture, landscape, sightlines, arrival experience, and the way the property is used after dark.
Investment varies based on property size, installation complexity, fixture selection, controls, and overall design scope.
CUSTOM LIGHTING
Custom Landscape & Architectural Lighting
Typical investment: $5,000–$15,000+
Designed for focused transformations involving areas such as:
- Architecture
- Mature trees
- Gardens and landscape beds
- Walkways and steps
- Patios
- Outdoor living areas
Best for: smaller custom lighting designs and focused property transformations.
FULL PROPERTY DESIGN
Full Property Lighting Design
Typical investment: $10,000–$25,000+
A coordinated lighting plan designed to connect multiple areas of the property into one cohesive nighttime environment.
May include:
- Architecture
- Landscape features
- Mature trees
- Pathways
- Front, side, and rear areas
- Pools and patios
- Outdoor entertaining spaces
- Lighting controls and automation
ARRIVAL LIGHTING
Signature Driveway & Arrival Lighting
Make the arrival as impressive as the destination.
Custom projects typically begin around $15,000 and can exceed $25,000.
Designed for properties where the entrance and approach are an important part of the nighttime experience.
May include:
- Precision-integrated driveway lighting
- Core-drilled flush-mounted fixtures
- Gates and entrance columns
- Long private driveways
- Motor courts
- Trees along the driveway
- Architectural lighting
- Advanced controls and zoning
Every system is individually designed around the driveway material, length, layout, surrounding landscape, and architecture.
No predetermined fixture counts. No one-size-fits-all packages.
ESTATE LIGHTING
Estate Lighting
Comprehensive lighting for exceptional properties.
Typical investment: $25,000–$50,000+
Estate projects may include:
- Gated entrances
- Extended private drives
- Core-integrated driveway lighting
- Mature landscapes
- Architectural illumination
- Motor courts
- Pools and outdoor living spaces
- Pathways
- Secondary structures
- Multiple lighting zones
- Smart controls and automation
Large or highly complex projects may exceed these ranges.
WHY WE DON'T SELL FIXTURE PACKAGES
Why We Don't Sell Fixture Packages
A lighting system shouldn't be designed around an arbitrary number of fixtures.
Two properties using the same number of fixtures can have completely different architecture, landscapes, installation conditions, wiring requirements, and design objectives.
Our process begins by determining:
- What should be seen?
- What should remain dark?
- Where should the eye naturally travel?
- How should the property feel after sunset?
The fixture count comes after the design, not before it.
PRICING FACTORS
What Determines Your Investment?
Project investment may vary based on:
- Property size
- Design complexity
- Fixture selection
- Driveway or hardscape integration
- Cable routing
- Transformer requirements
- Controls and automation
- Installation conditions
- Number of lighting zones
- Overall project scope
START WITH THE PROPERTY
Start With the Property
You don't need to know how many fixtures you need.
That's our job.
Tell us about your property, what you'd like to improve after dark, and the level of transformation you're considering.
Start Your Lighting Project