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    4.8 (93 reviews)
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    Outdoor lighting installation

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    Mark B.

    We live in a high rise condo downtown and wanted quality lighting to highlight our many pictures throughout the unit. We also wanted lighting for the hallways and kitchen as well as all new outlets and switches throughout the unit. Joel and Stephanie came in and we agreed on some can lighting, track lighting, strip lighting and fixtures. Before work could be done, we had to go through the approval process with our HOA architectural committee. We had a couple of roadblocks during the approval process, but Joel worked with the structural engineer in getting them resolved. It was really frustrating for all of us, so we really appreciated Joel's efforts in getting the approval. Once the lighting came in, Joel's electricians came and installed them. During the entire installation process, Joel and Stephanie followed up each day. We did have a few changes and they were extremely flexible in making us happy with what we wanted. They did a great job and our lighting looks amazing. We highly recommend them for your lighting project. They are awesome to work with!

    Lighting Distinctions took our yard and personalized it specifically to its highlights. They were super easy to work with, and they truly are designers and not contractors. They were accomodating and professional and explained everything along the way. The work was done quickly but efficiently, and everything is now super easy to control from the phone. The lighting looks great and professional without being obnoxious to our neighbors. We worked mostly with Stephanie for the design and John came for the demo. See pictures below to see for yourself!

    Paul J.

    I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Joel and his trustee sidekick, Octavio for over 30 years. I had some unusual lighting requirements and through trial and error Joel, patiently determined the optimal solution for my various lighting needs. I found Joel to be very responsive, affordable and professional. I would highly recommend Joel to work on any of your lighting requirements. Ohhh....and he is a super nice person to know and work with!!

    Warren G.

    Joel and his team are fantastic to work with! They understood what our goals were by adding new lighting for our dining room as well as highlighting artwork we have around our house. We are very satisfied with the high quality lighting they choose and will definitely use them again when we need additional lighting in our house.

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    1 year ago

    Thorough and made the repairs easy. gardner had cut an electrical line and they fixed it

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    They did a great job staging our lighting and offering choices. Got the installation done quickly. Very responsive

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    Very prompt, thorough, and appreciated the post work walk through. Recommend this business.

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