Lighting Services in Buxton, Maine

The Salmon Falls (East) Historic District alone holds thirteen properties along Route 117 and Simpson Road, mostly Federal and Greek Revival homes built between about 1800 and 1850, including a brick Federal-style house with an elaborate entry. Owners of houses like these often want exterior lights that suit the doorway and the period rather than a hardware-store floodlight, and the wiring behind a new fixture on an old wall should be run with care for the trim and siding. Warm-color LED lamps in traditional fixtures give that look with a fraction of the power. Before drilling into brick or old clapboard, plan the fixture location so the box lands on solid framing and the siding only has to be patched once.

Away from the villages, rural lots set different priorities. A long driveway needs a light at the turn or a few low path fixtures; barns, garages and sheds need motion-sensing floods; and a yard light on a photocell can make a dark property safer without anyone remembering a switch. Wire runs to outbuildings must be sized for the distance and buried at proper depth. Low, shielded fixtures aimed down keep the light on your own property and off the road and the neighbors, which on a quiet Buxton road at night is a courtesy people notice. Many outbuildings on older farm lots were wired decades ago with cable never meant to be buried or left in the sun, and replacing it is often the first step before adding any new light.

Indoors, the work ranges from recessed lighting and under-cabinet LEDs in a remodeled kitchen to ceiling fans, dimmers and lighting controls. The town's two-to-four-unit buildings need well-lit entries, stairs and parking areas for tenants, and LED fixtures on photocells or motion sensors keep those common areas lit without a large bill, and occupancy sensors keep stair lights on long enough to reach the next landing. Replacing old fluorescent and incandescent fixtures with LEDs also frees capacity on a service that is taking on heat pumps. Goodnow Electric installs recessed, under-cabinet, outdoor, security and landscape lighting, and every job starts with a free written estimate.