Enhancing your home's beauty with bollard lights is easy. These cylinder shaped posts got their name from the posts that were used to tie up boats when they docked. Today the lights are either cylinder or square in shape. They offer different types of material for making them including metal, concrete or weather resistant plastic.
These lights are designed to resist corrosion from any seasonal elements. The units are capable of being set up for electrical wiring or battery operated or solar energy. Depending on where you want to place the post will determine the best way to have it operate.
The lighting elements are usually on the tops of the units. To protect them from the elements they are covered with lattice slats or grates. Have the light from the unit be positioned in various ways. They can be pointed directly at a particular structure or a whole area. They could light a pathway in the back yard. Lining them up the steps to your front porch would be inviting to family and friends.
Some units are designed to be attached to standing structure while most are place directly on the ground. Usually our backyards can be pretty dark let these lights line your sidewalk to the storage shed like an airport runway or a gravel path to the beautiful stone waterfall you created one summer so you will be able to fully enjoy your yard both day and night.
They can also be used for security. If you were to line a few across the front of your home they could become barriers for inexperienced or wayward drivers. The plastic ones can be filled will sand making them capable of at least slowing down a vehicle that may be headed towards your front door unexpectedly.
There are many different models to choose from when shopping for bollard lights. Some are reminiscent of London's old style lampposts that line the streets, other have a sense of elegance about them that will make you proud of your yard. They can get pricey but they will add to the value of your home not to mention making it safer and more beautiful.
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