Investment & pricing
Honest numbers,
before the conversation starts.
We publish our typical project ranges because we'd rather you self-select than be surprised. What you'll find below is real, drawn from actual recent work across Peachtree City, Atlanta, and the surrounding area.
Why we publish this
A quote should
never be a surprise.
Every project is custom, and a single number can mislead more than it informs. We still think you deserve some calibration before requesting a quote. Asking for one with no sense of where projects actually land makes a thoughtful proposal feel like sticker shock, and that helps no one.
So here is the truth, plainly. Our typical projects fall in the ranges below. The drivers that move a number up or down are the same handful of factors on every property. After a photo review, we'll give you a fixed, written quote alongside photo renderings — within one business day, and long before you're asked to sign anything.
What drives cost
Five things that move the number.
Lighting projects don't price the way a roof or a deck does. Square footage isn't the variable. These are the factors that actually shift the investment, in roughly the order they tend to matter.
01
Property size & complexity
A half-acre lot with a clean front elevation reads very differently from a three-acre estate with mature canopy, water features, and a long entry drive. More to light, more transformer capacity, more wire, and more thinking.
02
Fixture count & quality
We install solid brass and copper fixtures, not painted aluminum. They cost more up front and last decades instead of seasons. The number we use is dictated by the design, not by an off-the-shelf kit.
03
Architectural detail
Stone, brick, columns, gables, eaves, and chimneys each call for their own approach. A façade with three architectural moves takes more fixtures and more aim than a flat brick wall, and the result reads as deliberate.
04
Mature trees & specimens
A signature oak with in-canopy moonlight and three layered ground fixtures is a different proposition than a single uplight at a sapling. Tree work scales fastest and rewards the most visibly.
05
Existing systems
Retrofits and rescues, where we replace failed halogen, salvage good wire, and resize transformers, are quoted differently than greenfield. Sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on what we find.
Typical project ranges
Three honest ranges,
drawn from real projects.
Roughly 80% of our work falls within one of these three brackets. The fit suggestions are guidance, not gates. A small property with ambitious goals can sit in Signature, and a large property with a focused first phase can begin at Essential.
Essential
$1,500 – $3,000
A focused first phase for smaller properties or homeowners who want signature impact at the front of the home.
Best fit
Front elevation, entry, and one or two specimen trees.
- Custom design and photo rendering
- Roughly 12–24 fixtures, solid brass
- Single transformer, smart controller
- Architectural and tree lighting focus
- Full installation and on-site tuning
Signature
$3,000 – $5,000
A full-property composition covering front, sides, rear, and outdoor living areas, designed and tuned as one system.
Best fit
Most distinguished homes between 1/2 and 2 acres.
- Full-property masterplan
- Roughly 25–60 fixtures, solid brass and copper
- Multiple zones with dimming control
- Architectural, tree, garden, and path lighting
- Outdoor living and water-feature treatments
- Dusk tuning and a one-year service visit
Estate
$5,000+
Multi-acre estates, long entry drives, and properties with the architectural pedigree to deserve full-cinematic treatment.
Best fit
Estates 2 acres and up, or homes with substantial water and hardscape.
- Phased master design for large properties
- 60+ fixtures across multiple transformers
- In-canopy moonlight on signature trees
- Pool, fountain, and water-feature lighting
- Driveway, motor court, and gate treatments
- Annual service program included Year 1
Numbers above represent installed cost and include design, fixtures, transformers, wire, installation, and on-site tuning. Permitting, trenching across hardscape, and electrical service additions are quoted separately when required.
Flexible payments
Spread the investment
over time.
Prefer to pay monthly rather than all at once? We offer financing through Wisetack, so a full-property design can fit the way you'd rather budget for it. The application takes a few minutes, and checking your options won't affect your credit score.
Plans up to 60 months
As an example, a $5,000 system runs about $173/mo over 36 months.
Illustrative only, at an assumed 14.9% APR. Your actual rate and term are set by Wisetack based on credit and may differ.
Always included
Standard on every project,
regardless of tier.
These are not upsells. They are the difference between a lighting system and a lighting design.
- On-site dusk walk-through and tuning during install
- Drawn lighting plan and fixture schedule
- Photo renderings of your actual home before purchase
- Solid brass and copper fixtures, never painted aluminum
- Properly sized transformers and direct-burial wire
- On-site tuning after sundown, every fixture aimed and dimmed
- Manufacturer warranty support and a one-year workmanship warranty
Built to last
Built to last as long as the home.
Solid brass and copper housings. Wire gauges sized for the runs they carry. Transformers chosen with headroom for the load they serve. Splices done so they stay sealed for years underground. The line items most homeowners don't think about are the ones that make a system last.
The fixtures we install are designed to outlast the homes they illuminate. The wire is buried. The aiming is done after dark, by the people who designed it. Five years from now, the system still looks like it did the night you signed for it. That is what makes the math work out.
Service & maintenance
Keep the system performing the way it was designed to.
Plants grow. Branches drop. Lamps drift in color over years. We maintain systems we've installed and ones we haven't, priced per the size and condition of the system.
Annual tune-up & seasonal service
$199 – $499 / year
An annual visit to clean fixtures, replace lamps, re-aim around grown landscaping, and verify transformer health. Priced per the size of your system.
Diagnostic & repair calls
$175 service call + parts
Single-fixture failures, transformer issues, wire breaks. We diagnose, quote, and repair, usually in one visit.
LED retrofit of existing system
$2,800 – $9,500 typical
Halogen-to-LED conversion of an existing system. Includes lamp replacement, fixture audit, transformer assessment, and full re-tuning.
Holiday-overlay design
From $3,500
A permanent, hidden mounting and control system for seasonal lighting overlays. Designed once, used for years.
Pricing questions
What clients usually ask.
- How quickly can I get a quote?
- Within one business day. Send a few exterior photos of your home through our request-a-quote form, and we'll respond with a rendering of your house — shown with the lighting design we'd recommend — alongside a written quote.
- Do I need an on-site visit before getting a quote?
- No. We provide a written quote and a rendering of your home from a few photos. An on-site walk-through at dusk happens later, as part of the design and tuning process once you decide to move forward.
- Why can't you quote me a flat number online?
- The right answer depends on your home, your property, and what you actually want lit, and we won't pretend otherwise. The ranges above are honest reflections of what comparable projects have run. After a photo review, we'll give you a fixed, written number with photo renderings before you commit to anything.
- Is the design fee separate?
- No. The design, the renderings, and the on-site tuning are part of the project. We don't bill design as a separate line. We bill the lighting system, and the design is what makes it worth installing.
- Can a project be phased?
- Yes, and it often should be. Many of our larger projects start with the front elevation and one or two signature trees, then add the rear, outdoor living areas, and additional specimens in subsequent phases. We design the full plan up front so each phase is part of one composition.
- What about financing?
- Yes — we offer financing through Wisetack, so you can spread a project across monthly payments instead of paying all at once. Plans run up to 60 months, the application takes a few minutes, and checking your options won't affect your credit. We also accept standard payment forms and structure larger projects across deposit, mid-project, and completion milestones.
- Do you price-match other quotes?
- We don't. The fixtures, the design, and the time we spend tuning each system are not the same line items as a typical landscaping-company lighting bid, and we won't pretend they are. If you've been quoted a much lower number, ask the other company what fixtures they're installing, whether they'll return at night to aim them, and what happens in year five.
Have a question we haven't covered? Call (404) 946-8394 or send us a note. We'll answer plainly.
Ready for a real number?
Send a few photos and we'll quote it.
Within one business day we'll turn a range into a fixed, written quote with a rendering of your home — no on-site sales visit, no obligation.