Deck lights are specifically designed to provide the spread of light needed for outdoor navigation, seating, dining, and gathering activities while complementing the architectural design to maintain a cohesive scene. These fixtures functionally illuminate deck floors and steps to define areas to lounge and linger, prevent tripping hazards, and eliminate dark hiding places and unobserved entry points for intruders. Deck lighting also serves to create appealing ambience around outdoor living spaces and establish visual continuity between the indoors and outdoors.
Deck lights are designed and mounted in a way that they blend unobtrusively into its setting. Deck lights are typically recessed into deck floors and steps, or integrated into the railing around a deck for a clean, inconspicuous look. These outdoor fixtures can be divided into four types: recessed deck lights, post cap lights, deck rail lights, and stair riser lights. Recessed deck lights install flush on the deck boards. Post cap lights are tucked discreetly under the cap and distribute light in a horizontal direction. Deck rail lights are mounted on the side of deck railing posts and spread the light downwards. Stair riser lights are installed into step risers and are shaded or louvered to direct light down rather than straight out so that they won’t distract people ascending the stairs.
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