Outdoor Security Lighting - Outdoor security lighting is one of the best preventive measures that you can use to keep intruders from invading your home. To be successful in keeping those sneaky criminals off from your property, you have to be wise in selecting outdoor security lighting that will work to your advantage.

Choosing outdoor security lighting is much different that selecting your usual lights at home. These are outdoor lights that are made for the purpose of intimidating intruders. A lot of intrusion cases happen at night. Burglars are more confident to perform their activities at night.  They know that they cannot be easily spotted in the dark and can conveniently hide behind trees and bushes at your home. These intruders are getting smarter with their tactics, and as a home owner you have to think way ahead of them. With the presence of so many choices in security lights in the market, how do you choose the best outdoor security lighting and where do you set it up? Answering these questions will allow you to successfully keep those burglars away from your property.

 Security lightings will not serve their best purpose if you just place them anywhere on your house. Before installing the outdoor lights, try to go around your house and look for areas that are not well lit and are easily accessible for burglars. Locations that are not carefully planned for security lighting installation may end up helping burglars rather than scaring them away. An overly-lit lighting system, when placed in the wrong area, may make your gardens less secure as it may create big dark shadows of trees or bushes. These can serve as a perfect hiding spot for intruders.

 Always take into consideration the size of the area you wish the security lighting to cover. Choosing an overly-bright light in a small lawn may impair your vision of individuals in your immediate surroundings. This careless choice of lighting may cause possible injuries due to tripping in the dark. Or worse, getting fined for light trespassing if you set up your lights facing your neighbor’s property.

Look out for outdoor systems that come with a dusk-to-dawn switch. This feature automatically turns the security light on once darkness hits the sky. It will automatically be turned off if it detects natural light coming from the sun. Also, it is best to choose a light that does not have a lamp of more than 150 watts. Any light containing more wattage can already create harsh glares and produce shadows where burglars can hide. Choosing a light that is of low wattage allows the bulb to constantly function throughout the night. In addition, it is less expensive compared to light bulbs made of halogen and tungsten. To maximize the full functionality of your security lighting system, you can purchase the ones that can also perform general lighting functions. Finally, a solar motion light system will draw its energy from the sun and cost just pennies to operate.

Outdoor security lighting is definitely a good preventive measure against threats of home robberies and invasion.  Be sure to be selective in your purchase decision and make sure what you have chosen will work for your outdoor home and yard situation.