What it costs
Typical Houston system ranges
These are real ranges, not teaser pricing. Your written quote is fixed before any work starts.
Front elevation
- 8–14 solid brass fixtures
- Facade, entry and two or three specimen trees
- Stainless transformer with timer and photocell
- Buried cable, sealed connections
- Night aim visit after install
Full property
- 18–35 fixtures front and rear
- Trees, architecture, beds and hardscape
- Pathway and step lighting included
- Larger transformer with expansion headroom
- Night aim visit and one-year check
Estate / acreage
- Multiple transformers and zones
- Long runs with upsized cable
- Canopy downlighting and tree mounts
- Water features and long approaches
- Phased installation available
Repairs and restorations are quoted separately and are usually a fraction of a new install — see repair and restoration. Holiday lighting and permanent roofline lighting are priced by linear footage of roofline; send us your address and we can measure it from satellite before we visit.
Variables
What moves the price
Fixture count
The single biggest factor. More trees and more frontage means more fixtures, and we count them with you on the design visit.
Cable runs
Distance from the transformer drives wire gauge. Long runs on large lots cost more in cable and labour than the fixtures do.
Access and ground
Established beds and mature root zones take longer to trench cleanly than open turf. Hardscape crossings add time.
Tree mounting
Canopy downlighting means climbing, arborist-friendly hardware and cable management up the trunk. It costs more and it is worth it.
Transformer sizing
We specify headroom for later phases. A slightly larger box now is much cheaper than a second one in three years.
Controls
Timer and photocell are standard. App control, zoning and colour-changing systems add cost.
What is always included
Every quote includes the free night-time design visit, solid cast brass fixtures with a lifetime manufacturer warranty, 2700K LED lamps rated to 50,000 hours, a stainless transformer, buried and sealed cable, full clean-up, and a return visit after dark to aim every beam once the system is live.
What is never included is a change order. The written quote is the price. If we find something unexpected we tell you before we do the work, not after.
Answers
Pricing questions
Is the design visit really free?
Yes. We come out after dark with fixtures, light the property in front of you and leave a written quote. No charge and no obligation.
Do you require a deposit?
A deposit is taken to schedule and order fixtures, with the balance on completion once you have signed off the night aim visit.
Can I phase the work?
Yes, and many clients do. We design the whole scheme, then size the transformer and trunk runs so later phases plug in without re-trenching.
Do you price-match?
We do not, but we will happily walk you through a competing quote and show you where the fixture specification and cable sizing differ. That is usually where the price gap is.
Free, no obligation
Get a fixed written price
Free design visit, no obligation, and the number we give you is the number you pay.
- (832) 303-0428
- ambianceoutdoorlights@gmail.com
- Houston, Texas