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Lighting Installation · New York
Electricians install recessed lights, replace fixtures, add switches and dimmers, and run outdoor and landscape lighting. Most jobs are a day or less; adding new lights where none existed means fishing new wire and sometimes a new circuit.
New York City has one of the oldest building stocks in the country, and upstate winters bring ice-storm outages.
Across the Northeast, homes deal with cold winters, nor'easters and ice storms. Permit offices, utilities and housing stock differ by city, which affects how lighting installation is planned and scheduled. These local guides cover the New York cities where we have written specific notes.
Syracuse is one of the cloudiest and snowiest cities in the country, and owners of homes in Westcott, Strathmore and Eastwood often add recessed lighting, under-cabinet lighting and brighter basement and stairway lighting to make dark winter months easier. Plaster ceilings in older homes require careful planning, and some owners prefer to keep and rewire period fixtures.
Utility: National Grid
Rochester's long, dark winters make good lighting more than a design choice. Older homes in Park Avenue and Corn Hill often have few ceiling fixtures and plaster ceilings that make adding new ones slower, so electricians fish wire carefully through attics and between joists.
Utility: Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E)
Buffalo doubles and Victorian homes on the West Side and in Elmwood Village often have tall plaster ceilings and few original fixtures, and owners renovating them frequently add recessed lighting, under-cabinet lighting and better lighting in stairways shared between units. Long winter nights make exterior lighting on porches, steps and driveways a safety improvement, especially when snow and ice cover walkways.
Utility: National Grid
1. Layout
Fixture spacing, switch locations and dimmer compatibility are planned.
2. Install
Wire is fished, boxes or wafers installed and fixtures mounted.
3. Test
Switching, dimming and GFCI protection are tested.
Electricians set their own prices; local permit fees and utility requirements add to these factors.
Permits come from the city or county where the home is. For example: Syracuse: Electrical permits in Syracuse come from the city's permit office; surrounding towns issue their own. Rochester: Electrical permits inside the city come from the City of Rochester's permit office; towns such as Irondequoit, Greece and Brighton issue their own. Buffalo: Electrical permits inside the city come from the City of Buffalo's Department of Permit and Inspection Services; suburbs such as Amherst and Cheektowaga issue their own.
Syracuse: National Grid. Rochester: Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E). Buffalo: National Grid.
Often yes. Canless LED wafers need very little depth, and cable can be fished between joists in many ceilings.
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