Planning house input lighting - helpful tips and ideas.

It is the first impression that counts - this applies to a lot in life and thus also to the lighting at the house entrance. Guests should feel directly welcome to find the postman or ambulance quickly and easily and you should always come home safely in the dark.

Lamps in the entrance area must therefore ensure both security and have an appealing and inviting effect. One Illuminated house number , Lamp  or Wall lamps  Are just a few first examples of how you have yours Design the house entrance can.

With our Planning aid If we want to show you other options and provide important tips on how to optimally illuminate your access to the apartment.

04/08/2022, Natalie Dern

Planning preparation - how exactly is your house entrance built?

Each entrance area is designed differently and thus also offers very different options for lighting.

So it is important to consider how your own access to the house is exactly structured: is a Canopy present? Where are the Power connections? Do new ones may have to be planned or should solar input lighting be used? At what point there are possible Stumbling? Here it is very helpful to mark all relevant areas based on a sketch in order to keep an overview and not to forget anything later.

Which lighting ensures sufficient basic brightness.

As soon as you have got an overview and have got the first ideas for designing the house, you can get to the more precise planning. First you should concentrate on the essentials: the basic lighting for the direct area around the front door.

At the Front door lighting is usually on Outside wall lights Personal, which ideally be attached at a height of about three quarters of the door - two wall lamps on the left and right side have a particularly inviting effect. However, mast lights or half -high bollards can also be used that illuminate the house entrance from the side. It is always important: the house input lighting must be glare -free and sufficiently bright. In the case of a canopy, ceiling lights are also suitable Or LED spots excellent to give you and your guests a pleasant reception.

How do you ensure a simple orientation.

So that not only you can orient yourself quickly, but also your guests or post messenger find your house directly when driving past, one can Illuminated house number be helpful.

Depending on the version, this can also serve as a wall lamp, so that you can combine basic lighting with house number lighting - especially for narrow inputs, this is perfect.

An LED house number is available in countless designs and designs, so that they make your entrance appear more modern.

One Illuminated house number is even mandatory in some cities and municipalities such as in Hamburg, which is why you should definitely find out about the applicable rules in your place of residence in advance. 

To prevent danger, this must remain on all night and thus also ensures your security, because if the police, ambulance or fire brigade have to come, every second counts.

When installing an LED house number for house input lighting, it is then important to pay attention to the appropriate height and digit size. They should not be attached too low and to remain legible even at 20m away, illuminated characters must be at least 10 cm high.

Is the way to the entrance also securely illuminated?

In addition to the house input lighting directly in front of the door, the lighting of the path is also important, because it is often not clearly visible at night and can thus become a stumbling block.

The wall lights or ceiling lamps are usually not sufficient for this, since they simply don't seem so far out. You should therefore also as a light for the further entrance area Base- or path lights plan.

They make the nature of the soil and obstacles visible and thus ensure a safe coming home. When attaching such path glettes, the following applies here: the lower the light point height, the lower the distance to the next lamp.

Which areas should be highlighted decoratively?

In addition to all these more functional lights for the house entrance, which ensure security and orientation, the optical aspect should not be neglected - the After all, the entrance area is the very first impression, which you leave with visitors and you too should feel directly at home.

Of course, an illuminated house number or basic and road lighting can already look chic, because here too, the lamps are very important. However, it is worth it for your very individual style and the finishing touches Additional decoles to use.

They create an inviting atmosphere and make it even more pleasant - here you can let your creativity run free when planning the input lighting.

What weather conditions does the house input lighting have to endure?

What needs to be considered for all outdoor lights for your entrance area is the IP protection class. It indicates to what extent a lamp is secured against weather conditions such as rain or dirt.

Before that, ceiling lights or wall lamps may be better protected by an existing canopy than free -standing path lights, but every lamp of your house entrance should At least IP44 have. So they are at least against solid foreign bodies > 1mm and protected against splash water. 

If you are not quite sure about the type of protection, please contact ours at any time skapetze® Customer service - we keep helping you!

How can the outdoor lighting be optimally controlled?

In addition to the selection of lights, placement and protection type, you should also think about controlling them when planning your house input lighting. 

Here aspects play like Sustainability, security and convenience a role.

With Twilight sensors or a house input lighting with Motion detector Not only can electricity be saved, they also increase security. Your lamps shine exclusively when they are needed - namely in the dark and when moving.

At a twilight switch, sensors recognize exactly when it gets dark and only then switch on the light. For example, after work, if it is already dawning, you will receive directly with pleasant light.

With an additional motion detector, your house entrance lights do not seem to be over all night, but actually only when moving.

Here it is important to weigh whether the lighting of your house entrance should be staged consistently or whether it is more about enough brightness for the arriving visit in the evening. 

By the way, it can also Burglaries are prevented, because if a twilight sensor controls its input lights, they shine even when they are absent. And with a house input lighting with motion detectors, the light suddenly goes as soon as someone is nearby and this also has a daunting. 

If you want even more security here, you can also use security lights with a camera instead of a conventional outer wall lamp next to the front door.

The definitely most ecological variant for maximum energy savings Of course, it is not the operation based on electricity. They are them Solar lamps, that are at the top of sustainability.

The LED house number is very often operated, which offers you the advantage of free placement in addition to the lower electricity bill. You do not have to stick to predetermined power connections, but attach your solar house input lighting wherever sunlight falls.

Planning checklist for house input lighting

• Are there enough power connections, do new lines have to be installed or should solar lamps be used?
• Is sufficient basic brightness ensured?
• Is an illuminated house number in your place of residence and if so, did you comply with this rule?
• Is the way to the entrance also safely illuminated?
• Is your house input lighting glare -free and equipped with energy -efficient LED lamps?
• Do everyone have the right IP protection class?
• Does the control of the input lighting correspond to your needs?