During the build
- Sleeves under driveways and walkways
- Cable runs before base goes down
- Transformer position planned
- Step light housings set into risers
Costs very little now. Costs a lift later.
Landscape and outdoor lighting.
FOUR40 installs low-voltage landscape lighting across the GTA — step and path lights, uplighting and feature lighting, with cable sleeved during hardscape work rather than retrofitted afterwards. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
What's included
Run the cable while the ground is open.
Lighting is the cheapest thing to add during a hardscape build and one of the most expensive to add afterwards, because afterwards means lifting what you just paid for.
Fixtures
- Step and riser lights
- Path and bollard lighting
- Uplighting for trees and features
- Wall wash and house number
- Under-cap lighting on seat walls
The system
- Low-voltage transformer sized to the run
- Timer or photocell
- LED throughout
- Line-voltage supply by a licensed electrician where required
What it costs
What moves the number.
Typical range
Ask for a figure
We publish real numbers rather than "it depends" — but only once they're ours to publish. Our written ranges are being finalised; call and we'll give you one over the phone in a minute. What moves the number:
- Number of fixtures and total cable run
- Whether it goes in during hardscape work or afterwards
- Fixture quality — this varies enormously and cheap outdoor fixtures fail fast
- Transformer size and where power comes from
- Whether a licensed electrician has to add an outdoor receptacle
- Trenching through finished ground
Working with us
Five steps, no surprises.
01
Site visit
We measure, check drainage and grade, and talk through what you actually want. Free, and no pressure to sign anything.
02
Written quote
Scope, materials, base depth and price in writing. You'll know exactly what's included before a shovel moves.
03
Schedule & locates
Ontario One Call locates booked, materials ordered, start date confirmed. A realistic window, not an optimistic one.
04
Build
Excavation, base, compaction, install. Site cleaned at the end of each day — you still have to live there.
05
Walkthrough
We walk it together before final payment. Anything on your list gets fixed, then we're back if settling shows up.
Questions
Questions, answered.
Is low-voltage lighting safe to install without an electrician?
Low-voltage landscape systems sit outside the requirements that govern line-voltage work, which is why we install them ourselves. Anything at 120 V — including the outdoor receptacle the transformer plugs into, if one has to be added — is a Licensed Electrical Contractor's work, under their ESA licence.
When should the cable go in?
While the hardscape is open. Running sleeves and cable during a driveway or patio build costs very little; retrofitting it afterwards means lifting finished work. If lighting is even a possibility, say so at the quote stage.
What actually gets lit?
Less than people expect, and better for it. Steps and level changes for safety, a path edge, one or two trees or architectural features, and the house number. Lighting everything flattens the look and floods the neighbours.
Does it run all night?
On a timer or photocell, and LED draw is small enough that running cost is not the consideration it once was.
Service area
Across the GTA, based in Stouffville.
Close enough to come back if something needs attention — which matters more than it sounds.
MarkhamStouffvilleRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketVaughanUxbridgePickeringAjaxScarboroughNorth YorkKing City
Elsewhere in the GTA? Call and ask — we travel for the right project.
Related
Other things we build.
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