A dark yard invites trouble. A dark front step invites a twisted ankle. Good outdoor lighting fixes both, and it makes your house the one people slow down to admire in the evening.
I'm Johnny. My crew and I handle exterior lighting all over Skokie, Evanston, Wilmette, and up the North Shore. Motion floods over the garage. Path lights along the walk. Soffit lighting that washes the front of the house. We run the wiring properly so it survives Chicago winters instead of failing in February.
And because outdoor circuits take a beating from weather, we give your panel and visible wiring a free once-over on every call. If anything looks unsafe, you see photos of it before we talk about the next step.
Signs Your Home Needs Better Outdoor Lighting
- The walk from your car to the door is pitch black by 5pm in winter
- Your motion light quit working, or never covered the right spot to begin with
- You run extension cords out a window every December for holiday lights
- An outdoor outlet trips the breaker whenever it rains
- The porch fixture is rusted, flickering, or hanging loose
- The backyard is unusable after dark, so nobody uses it
What's Included
- Security and motion-sensor lights, aimed to cover doors, driveways, and dark corners
- Landscape and pathway lighting, wired and buried the right way
- Soffit and eave lighting for even, clean coverage across the front of the house
- New or replacement garage, porch, and entry fixtures
- Weatherproof GFCI exterior outlets, including switched outlets for holiday displays
- Timers, photocells, and controls so the lights run themselves
- A free check of your panel and visible wiring while we're there
⚡ While We're There: The Free Panel Check
Every service call includes a quick look at your panel and visible wiring — no charge, no pressure. Most of the hazards we find (Federal Pacific breakers, double-tapped circuits, overheated connections) turn up during a small job like this one. If we see something, we'll show you a photo of it and explain your options. Learn more about our safety inspections and panel upgrades.
How We Work
Outdoor work follows the same four steps as everything we do. You call, we walk the property with you at dusk-level detail, you get a written quote, and we do the work in uniform and clean up after ourselves. If the job needs new circuits from the panel, we tell you that up front, not halfway through.
- 1. Free estimate & safety check — we look at the job, give your panel a free once-over, and quote upfront pricing.
- 2. Straightforward plan — scope, materials, timeline, and cost in plain English before we start.
- 3. Professional execution — licensed electricians, clean work, everything to code.
- 4. Final walkthrough — we test everything, clean up, and walk you through what we did.
What Does Outdoor Lighting Cost in the Skokie Area?
Honest answer: it depends on the wiring more than the fixtures. Swapping a porch light onto an existing box is a quick job. Trenching low-voltage landscape lighting across a yard, or adding a new exterior circuit with GFCI protection, takes more time and material.
The main things that move the price are how many fixtures you want, whether power already exists where you need it, how far we have to run wire, and the condition of your panel. A lot of the older homes around here have panels that are already full, and that changes the plan.
That's why we quote in person. You get a free written quote before any work starts, so there are no surprises when we're done. Call (773) 987-7677 and we'll come take a look.
“I had an excellent experience with this electrical company. Their team was professional, punctual, and highly knowledgeable. They quickly diagnosed the issue and completed the work efficiently with gr”
— David Rumpel, Skokie, IL · Google Review