{"id":7163,"date":"2023-10-02T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=7163"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:49:12","slug":"enlightened-brick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/enlightened-brick\/","title":{"rendered":"The Enlightened Brick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know how to enlighten a brick? \u00a0That is a great setup for a dad joke! \u00a0I\u2019m a dad, and I of course love horrible and cringe-worthy dad jokes. \u00a0But bad jokes aside, how do you light up a brick? \u00a0Why would you want to light up a brick? \u00a0Can a brick emit its own light? \u00a0These are some of the questions I hear on occasion. \u00a0Let me illuminate some answers to brighten up your knowledge.<\/p>\n

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The first question is \u2018how?\u2019 \u00a0The easiest way to install lights is during the construction phase of the project. \u00a0This will give you the most choices and opportunities to strategically place the wiring for the fixtures. \u00a0However, you can still add lights to your preexisting project with some ease as well. \u00a0We offer brands like Alliance and Sollos lighting products at the Hardscape Center to give you a variety of choices. \u00a0We stock path, ledge, puck, up lights, and many more types and designs in a large array of styles and sizes to meet your needs. \u00a0We carry standard and Blu tooth transformers that can power a small job like a walkway to the big 600-watt transformer to tackle the backyard yard party house capable of landing airplanes. \u00a0Do you know how many LED lights you can run with 600 watts of power?<\/p>\n

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The second question is the most fun and easy; why? \u00a0One of the biggest reasons is to extend the time you can utilize your outdoor living space. \u00a0Adding lights to a seat wall around a fire pit can add to the ambiance. \u00a0Add lights around a kitchen, bar, or even a water feature. \u00a0Just like the lighting around flower beds and trees with uplighting on them, adding light enhances their beauty at night. \u00a0Another great use of lights around brick projects is for safety. \u00a0A few well-placed lights may thwart a stubbed toe or prevent an accidental fall. \u00a0Lighting stairs, landings, and walkways are a great way to avoid these mishaps. \u00a0Lights can also highlight the areas you do not want to inadvertently go into like attached flower beds.<\/p>\n

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Do you know that we have fixtures with color-changing, dimming & warm-cool settings & capabilities? The options for how the light emits from the fixtures are almost endless.<\/p>\n

And, yes, there is a company that does make a brick that can emit its very own light. \u00a0It uses a glow-in-the-dark material that lasts for hours after dark. \u00a0It does not have an off switch, so it\u2019s always on. \u00a0There are other styles of lights, some that can be installed directly into the brick by boring a hole through it. \u00a0Others have a concrete-colored plastic shell that looks like a brick but is a lighted fixture. \u00a0Some of these can be more challenging to install after the project has been completed, but it is not impossible. \u00a0Finding the right style and color for your area might be the hardest task of all. \u00a0Do you know that there is a tiki torch that has a light underneath it?!?<\/p>\n

What if you don\u2019t have any brick patios, walkways or garden walls? \u00a0Don\u2019t feel like you\u2019ll be left in the dark. \u00a0These same lights can be used on poured walls or pillars, placed around cement driveways and sidewalks. \u00a0Wall sconce and puck lighting work great to add lights to a porch or side of a garage. \u00a0What if you have a deck? \u00a0Do you know that these outdoor lights can be attached to almost every type of material available including wood, plastic, metal, and of course concrete?<\/p>\n

We have come a long way since the start of landscape lighting, there are so many more styles, colors, and options. \u00a0The way technology keeps advancing, who knows what new and exciting products they will think of next? \u00a0If you want a good history lesson, I know a guy who has been installing lights for a few moments, our very own Dave Reutter. \u00a0So, if you have questions or concerns, give us a call or stop into the Hardscape or Plant Center here at Christensen\u2019s. \u00a0We can help illuminate any questions and bring to light any concerns you may have about shining a little light on a brick or two. \u00a0As far as the enlightened brick goes, I don\u2019t know the answer to that; nobody has shined any light on that subject yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you know how to enlighten a brick? \u00a0That is a great setup for a dad joke! \u00a0I\u2019m a dad, and I of course love horrible and cringe-worthy dad jokes. \u00a0But bad jokes aside, how do you light up a brick? \u00a0Why would you want to light up a brick? \u00a0Can a brick emit its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,4,7],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-7163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2023-posts","category-hardscape","category-lighting","tag-bryan-pajak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7163"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7181,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7163\/revisions\/7181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}