Hi guys, I’m adding 4, new, exterior wall mounted lights to the back yard of my home. It’s a smooth stucco wall and it varies in thickness a lot. I’m planning to take a live feed from the nearest outlet inside the house. I’ll also use smart switches so I don’t have to go into each room to turn...

Hi: Recently moved from NYC (very restrictive building codes) to Los Angeles (seemingly less so). The task is this: Got a stucco house with a medium-sized porch roof attached to the front of it, supported by columns. Over the front door is a standard outdoor porch light. I want to tap into...

I live on a farm and am currently having all my electrical service buried using URD (about a 200' run from electric company pole to house). The trench, which is still open, runs parallel to my pond and I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to run a line from house back to pond area (about...

My contractor helped me out by wiring two outdoor motion detector lights to one switch inside my garage. I have both of them set with the same settings, but only one of the lights seems to function as it should. The light closest to the switch goes out and only comes on with motion - just as...

I am installing an outdoor lighting system with my father. I have done a ton of research and I have good ideas on do the wiring & tranformer plus my father has done quite a bit of electrical. Given selecting the newer LED fixtures, I am struggling on what I should buy. I have been focusing on...