Residential electrical service

Outdoor & Security Lighting in Van Alstyne & McKinney, TX

Koryente installs landscape, entry, garage, and security lighting for homes across its North Texas service area, wiring exterior fixtures on properly protected circuits instead of an extension cord or a repurposed outlet. The work spans low-voltage landscape lighting, line-voltage entry and garage fixtures, and motion or dusk-to-dawn security lighting, each placed and controlled to fit the property. It suits homeowners lighting a dark entry for the first time, replacing a failing landscape system, or wiring a detached garage that has never had exterior lighting.

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Landscape, entry, and security lighting wired as part of your home's electrical system

Outdoor and landscape lighting installation

Low-voltage accent, path, and tree lighting on a transformer-fed system, with fixtures placed and aimed for the yard and architecture, not spaced evenly along a bed line.

Lighting layout and design planning

Before wiring goes in, Koryente walks the property with the homeowner to decide what gets highlighted and how fixtures are aimed, not as a separate billable design consultation.

Entry and garage lighting

Line-voltage fixtures at doors, porches, and garages, wired on correctly sized circuits with weatherproof, in-use-rated boxes.

Security and motion lighting

Motion-activated floodlights and dusk-to-dawn fixtures aimed to cover approach paths without glaring into windows or a neighboring yard.

Photocells, timers, and smart controls

Dusk-to-dawn photocells, astronomic timers, and app- or voice-controlled switches matched to how the property is actually used.

Weatherproof circuits and GFCI protection

Exterior receptacles and fixture circuits rated for wet or damp locations, replacing extension-cord-fed lighting with a permanent circuit.

Detached garage, shop, and outbuilding lighting

Feeder and lighting circuits for a shop, barn, or detached garage added after the main house, including the disconnect it needs first.

Signs it is time for an outdoor lighting upgrade

An entry, driveway, or walkway that goes dark once the sun sets
Yard or landscape lights running off an extension cord instead of a permanent circuit
A low-voltage lighting system that no longer holds its schedule or has dead sections
No motion or dusk-to-dawn lighting near entries or a detached garage
Exterior fixtures or outlets without working GFCI protection

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Planning guidance

Outdoor lighting is an electrical circuit first, a fixture choice second

Low-voltage and line-voltage exterior lighting are different systems. A 12-volt landscape system runs from a transformer on a GFCI-protected outlet, routed through beds with direct-burial cable, while entry, garage, and security fixtures run at household voltage on their own correctly sized, GFCI-protected circuit with weatherproof boxes. Neither belongs on an extension cord run out a window.

Placement matters as much as wiring. Fixtures aimed without regard for windows or the path someone actually walks create glare and dark gaps instead of usable light, and a control chosen without matching how the household wants lighting to behave gets ignored within a season.

A shop, barn, or detached garage often needs a feeder run and disconnect before a single fixture makes sense, and trenching should happen only after buried lines are located.

What to expect

What to expect from an outdoor or landscape lighting project

1
Site walk and lighting plan
Koryente walks the property to identify what needs light, where each fixture should sit and aim, and where buried lines are marked.
2
Circuit and control plan
Line-voltage runs, transformer sizing, GFCI protection, and the chosen control method are confirmed against the panel before materials are ordered.
3
Wiring, trenching, and fixture mounting
Cable is routed or trenched to the planned depth, connections are made at weatherproof enclosures, and fixtures are mounted and aimed.
4
Testing and night adjustment
Circuits are tested, controls are programmed to hold their schedule, and fixture aim is fine-tuned after dark.
5
Walkthrough
The homeowner is walked through operating the controls and what routine fixture maintenance looks like.

Serving North Texas

Outdoor lighting across a service area that runs from town lots to rural acreage

The service area mixes long-established neighborhoods with newer subdivisions, and outdoor lighting needs differ accordingly: older homes often still route yard or entry lighting through a repurposed outlet, while newer construction sometimes has unused low-voltage wiring the builder left disconnected. Permitting for a new exterior circuit depends on which city or county the property sits in.

Properties on the rural edges of the service area, including acreage near Blue Ridge and Westminster, often add a detached garage or barn well after the house was built, so the project starts with a feeder run and disconnect rather than a fixture list. Westminster is unincorporated, and rural stretches of Grayson and Collin County follow different permit rules than the incorporated cities Koryente serves, so confirming what applies to a specific address comes before any trenching begins.

Common questions

Outdoor & Security Lighting questions, answered

Do I need an electrician to install landscape or outdoor lighting?

Yes, for fixtures wired into the home's electrical system. Entry, garage, and security lighting run on line-voltage circuits that need correct GFCI protection and weatherproof connections. A plug-in low-voltage kit run from an existing exterior GFCI outlet can be homeowner-installed, but a new circuit or a run to a detached structure should go through a licensed electrician.

What determines the cost of outdoor or landscape lighting installation?

Cost follows the scope: fixture count and type, whether the system is low-voltage or line-voltage, how far cable must run or be trenched, whether the panel has room for a new circuit, and the control chosen, from a basic photocell to a scheduled or app-controlled system. A site visit is the only reliable way to price a specific yard or entry.

What's the difference between low-voltage and line-voltage outdoor lighting?

Low-voltage landscape lighting runs at 12 volts from a transformer plugged into a GFCI-protected outlet, which is safer to route through planting beds. Line-voltage lighting, at standard household voltage, powers entry fixtures, garage lights, and most security floodlights, and must be wired on a properly sized, GFCI-protected circuit with weatherproof, in-use-rated boxes.

Do I need a permit for outdoor or landscape lighting?

It depends on the scope and the jurisdiction. Replacing an existing fixture usually needs no permit, while adding a new exterior circuit, a landscape-lighting transformer, or a run to a detached structure typically does inside city limits, and Koryente pulls that permit with the local building department. In unincorporated parts of Grayson and Collin County, permit requirements are different and more limited, so Koryente confirms what applies to the property before work starts.

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“Felipe and Koryente Electrical Contractors did the electrical work for my outdoor patio. Felipe is a master electrician and great to work with. He is knowledgeable, friendly, very professional with the work. The project came out exceeding well and we completely enjoy our outdoor patio, especially in evenings under the lights. I will highly recommend Felipe to anyone looking for electrical work and will take care of permits as well.”

“I used Koryente to pre-wire all of the uplighting for my landscaping, prior to our back deck being poured. They also did some electrical work for my home audio system. Incredibly honest people and the job was done right the first time. It's been 3 years and I haven't had a single issue. I highly recommend them.”

“Very happy with quality of work performed by Felipe. Quick installation of uplights. Good price also.”

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