14/08/2026
LED profile garden lighting “FLEX” incoming!!!!
What you are witnessing here isn’t shelf bought! It’s designed through trial and error so to ensure the best possible outcome for the customer.
I was tasked with installing some sort of lighting on the Ali frame of a composite fence, did I want to offend the customer and a good friend by installing nasty conduit and some 2 way lights ??? Hell no!
This job had to be one that screamed out pure style!!! So how did this miraculous installation come to fruition??
Firstly we installed SWA feeds to low level wiska boxes (because we need power … right?) then from here we’ve trawled the internet to find black anodised led profile … this gives us our framework and nice straight edges. Others may use led neon flex with those nasty silver clips but not us! The idea was for the strip to blend into the black of the fence post when not in use … so that ruled out the metal clips and standard neon flex.
So that’s the outer shell sorted … what next you ask!!!?
So after trawling the internet and ordering a few things that didn’t cut it, we finally found a silicon 3d black diffuser that locked beautifully into the profile to create a perfectly watertight seal.
Next was the easy bit … ip66 led warm white strip installed in the back if the profile … driver installed and silicon diffuser and end caps fitted … and viola. All that was left was a drop of silicon where diffuser met end cap and just like that a bespoke non shop bought immaculate led installation was achieved that will stand up to the most British of weather conditions.
Sometimes thinking about the end product and what the customer “actually” wants can’t be achieved by an off the shelf product! And if that’s the case you’ve gotta ask yourself is your electrician good enough to think outside the box to ensure you get the best possible finish ….
I’ll leave that there 😉