Driveway lighting options / Ideas

tech · 22-07-2018 9:56am #1

looking at putting in driveway lighting when im doing my kerbing, think about these guys

Robus Jupiter 7 Watt LED Exterior Light Bollard

https://www.dwyers.ie/product/robus-jupiter-7-watt-led-exterior-light-bollard/

what other lighting solution are people using, I have about 150 metres of drive way to light

Was also thinking about getting these bollards with built in sensors, or maybe connecting these up to maybe 2 motion sensors around the drive to trigger them on

Thanks

keithdub · 22-07-2018 10:04am

They are not a bad light fitting I have fitted a few in driveways now. They are more of a soft light off them witch I prefer. W would suggest a photo cell with a over ride switch to make the most out of them

Melodeon · 22-07-2018 10:08am

tech wrote: »

...or maybe connecting these up to maybe 2 motion sensors around the drive to trigger them on

We have 5x10W LED lamps along approximately 100 meters of driveway, triggered by a motion sensor at either end.
They're set to run for 2 minutes or so, which seems to be plenty of time for traffic to come and go.
Our electrician set it all up so I don't know the details of the wiring, but I do know there's a 4-core cable buried along the full length of the drive to the outer sensor.
We can also manually switch the whole lot on full time, but very rarely do so.

Added:
Oh yeah, if you're going to be burying cables along your driveway, consider laying a power supply for stuff like an electric gate and/or an outdoor socket out there too.
Also, consider ducting or cable for intercom/cctv.

tech · 22-07-2018 10:53am

Hi sounds nice, would you mind posting a pic or 2

thanks

tech · 22-07-2018 11:14am

What space do you let between the bollards?

tech · 23-07-2018 10:49pm

Also im looking at recessed wall lighting for the entrance walls, can find the following https://www.lights.ie/dark-led-recessed-light-loya-for-outdoor-walls-138377-ie-en.html

or

https://www.easylighting.co.uk/endon-severus-ip65-led-rectangle-horizontal-outdoor-downligh-20440/

wondering possible to get up / down recessed lighting?

Melodeon · 24-07-2018 9:45am

tech wrote: »

Hi sounds nice, would you mind posting a pic or 2

thanks

It's not the most elegant installation, but here you go:

This is where the 4-core SWA emerges at the outer end:

There's a cable to the outer motion sensor, an isolator switch for the electric gate, and an IP67 16A socket.

A pair of LED lamps:

There are actually 7 lamps in total, spread over the outer 70-80 meters of the drive. The inner bit is well illuminated from the house.

The inner motion sensor:

boardtc · 06-02-2019 4:48pm

tech wrote: »

looking at putting in driveway lighting when im doing my kerbing, think about these guys

Robus Jupiter 7 Watt LED Exterior Light Bollard

https://www.dwyers.ie/product/robus-jupiter-7-watt-led-exterior-light-bollard/

@tech how did this go for you? I was looking at https://www.onlinelightingshop.com/products/sauro-800mm-small-bollard-light.html, the Robus one looks good. I've a short driveway and was considering 3 bollards....not really sure how they would look....

blackbox · 08-02-2019 6:21pm

keithdub wrote: »

They are not a bad light fitting I have fitted a few in driveways now. They are more of a soft light off them witch I prefer. W would suggest a photo cell with a over ride switch to make the most out of them

If using a photocell and/or motion sensor I recommend that you install switches so that you can over-ride both ways - i.e. force them all on and force them all off. Much easier to do it during install rather than come back to it later.

tech · 19-02-2019 7:42am

HI there

I going foe these Bollards , https://www.lampandlight.ie/modern-outdoor-pole-80cm-grey-ip55-incl-led-ester?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzKnjBRDPARIsAKxfTRCoyr-MKt_ghKKAcW59kT1bZxAjHtEByEUvDCI0aNb35FNxQH4CPd0aAhgLEALw_wcB

Doop · 19-02-2019 4:34pm

Interesting topic this.

Wondering can anyone in the now advise of how many lumens / what wattage would be preferable if you want to throw light onto a lawned area from raised bed walls. I want the lawn to be lit up to an extent as opposed to having little guiding lights along the perimeter. Its only a small garden but looking at the likes of...

https://www.lampandlight.ie/wall-lamp-sandstone-2-dark-grey

https://www.lampandlight.ie/modern-round-outdoor-wall-lamp-light-grey-incl-led-pod

https://www.lampandlight.ie/modern-rectangle-outdoor-wall-lamp-light-grey-incl-led-pod

Heizen · 07-01-2021 1:49pm

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