Hire an Electrician to Improve Your Interior Lighting

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Do you want to improve interior lighting in your home?  Then you need to call an electrician in Mesa to help.

Why Do You Need an Electrician To Improve Your Lighting?

Lighting isn't as easy as you might think.  First off, you have to consider whether you want to get LED lighting, use CFL bulbs, or LED bulbs.  Next,  good lighting is based on where it's placed.
Alcove lighting or accent lighting is great for adding to a home's ambiance, but it is all but worthless for reading.  A lamp placed in the wrong spot can glare on your television when you are trying to watch it.  A residential electrician in Mesa can not only help with interior lighting installation, he can help with placement too. But another role that an electrician can play is that of a lighting consultant.

Which Type of Lighting Should  You Install In Your Home?

Which type of lighting should you install in your home?  It depends on a few factors.  Are  you going to use indirect lighting, such as reflecting the light off a wall or ceiling?  Or are  you going to have direct lighting such as a floor lamp?
Tract lighting is great for kitchens, or areas where you want to highlight areas of wall space, but it is not a good idea in the bathroom or bedroom as a rule.  A chandelier is beautiful in a high-vaulted entry foyer, or in a room with a lot of ceiling space, but not so good in a bedroom.  LED lighting conversions save you a fortune on your electric bill every year, however, they also require a residential electrician to install them as they are directly wired into your home's wiring system.
Regardless of the lighting choice you make, you want to have an electrician involved from the beginning.  The problem with do it yourself solutions is that if you're not careful, you can cause electrical injury or even a fire.  Simply mixing the wrong type of wire can cause a time bomb to start ticking.  This was a big problem in the 70's.  People would mix aluminum and copper wiring which caused a chemical reaction.
So when you improve your interior lighting, do it the safe way.  Either be 100% sure that you have the correct wiring, your power panel can support it, you know the procedure of how to install it, or that you know one other key piece of information: the number of a licensed electrician in Mesa.
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Dodge Electric
1815 W 1st Ave Suite 119,
Mesa, AZ 85202
(480) 926-1033
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Living Room Lighting Tips

Here are some helpful tips about living room lighting from  your electrician in Phoenix.

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Living Room Lighting 101

People spend a lot of time in their living room.  So you want to choose your lighting sources carefully, and have your residential electrician in Phoenix wire it all up. The right lighting can have a dramatic effect on your living room. It is as important if not more so than the color of paint that you pick.  With properly placed lighting it can make your living room look larger if you have a small space, or more intimate if you have larger space to work with. Layered lighting for example is a great idea.

What is layered lighting? Well, each room has three layers: ceiling, walls, and floors. Overhead light fixtures can illuminate the entire room easily. For direct lighting, use table lamps and floor lamps. These are useful for reading or any other activity that needs a light source nearby. Alcove lighting or accent lighting is usually at wall level and is used to draw attention to something. A good thing to realize with lighting is that it should reflect your needs as well as what the design of the room needs to reflect your wishes.

Overhead light fixtures near a flat panel TV aren't a good idea as it will reflect off your television and detract from the picture itself. A good trick is use floor level accent lighting that illuminates the wall behind the television, particularly if you install a dimmer switch. That way you can dim the lights and have a proper home theater system. A good thing to remember about living room lights is that you want an electrician to wire it. If you have an older home, your wiring is probably starting to get a bit brittle. You also want to make sure that you don't mix and match incompatible wiring together, such as copper and aluminum.

A Residential Electrician Contractor is Your Go To Guy

If you're doming home improvement projects, some of them don't require an electrician.  If you're going to paint your living room, you need a painter.  New plumbing for the bathroom?  A plumber of course.  However, when it is time to do any sort of wiring, such as rewiring your living room, then you need to call a residential electrician in Phoenix.

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033
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