Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation designs and installs landscape lighting for homes in Hallam. This borough runs from century-old houses on Market Street to whole streets of newer townhomes, and the two want very different plans. Free estimates arrive within a week, and repairs get scheduled in 1 to 2 weeks.
A Mile Along the Old Lincoln Highway
The borough stretches nearly a mile along Market Street, which has worn several names over the years. It was the York and Wrightsville Turnpike first, then a stretch of the Lincoln Highway, and it carries Route 462 today. For a time it sat on the first transcontinental route between New York and San Francisco.
Settlement here goes back to the 1730s, and the borough took its name from Hallamshire in England. One of the oldest houses in York County, the Martin Schultz house, stands in this small borough. Older homes like that reward lighting done with a careful hand rather than a bright one.
Lighting a Townhome the Right Way
Hallam more than doubled in size early this century, and most of that growth came from townhomes and garden apartments. A shared-wall home is a genuinely different lighting problem, and treating it like a detached house causes trouble fast.
The core issue is that your wall is also someone else’s wall. Light aimed even slightly wide lands on a neighbor’s unit or in their window, which is both rude and against most community rules. Every fixture has to be aimed with real discipline, using narrow beams that stay strictly on your section of the building.
The space itself is usually compact too, an entry, a small frontage, maybe a patio out back. That works in your favor. A townhome needs only three or four well-placed fixtures to look finished, lighting the door, the path, and perhaps a single planted bed. Nothing is wasted, and the result reads as tidy rather than overdone.
Working Within Community Rules
Townhome and garden apartment communities almost always have guidelines covering what you can fit outside. Fixture styles, mounting, and where wiring may run are common restrictions, and ignoring them means redoing the work.
We are used to designing inside those limits rather than around them. Low-voltage systems help, since the cable is shallow-buried and fixtures usually sit in beds and lawn rather than being fixed to the building. If your association needs to approve a plan, we can lay it out clearly enough to make that straightforward. It is far easier to get a sensible design signed off than to argue for an intrusive one.
Older Homes on Market Street
The original houses along the main street are a different job entirely. Many are brick, close-set, and full of the detail that newer construction leaves out. Those homes want warm, low-angle light that brings out texture in the brickwork and picks out a porch or a doorway.
Keep the output modest and the tone warm on a house of that age. Cool white light drains the color from old brick and leaves it looking flat and grey. We check the effect from the sidewalk before finishing, since these homes are seen up close by people walking the street.
Made for York County Weather
Humid summers with hard storms, then winters of ice and repeated freezing. Fixtures go in weather-rated with sealed connections so both seasons pass without bother. Low-voltage LEDs hold warm, steady output on very little power, which counts most through the long dark months.
Growth gets planned for at the start. A fixture lost behind planting by July has stopped earning its keep, and one set near a lawn edge will meet a mower before long. We work out where each light belongs a season or two ahead.
Why Choose Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation
Whether you own a townhome or a house that predates the highway out front, the work should be done properly and hold up for years. Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation brings to every job:
- A trade record running unbroken since 2001
- Irrigation and outdoor lighting from a single contractor
- A two year warranty covering newly installed work
- Manufacturer warranties standing behind the fixtures fitted
- A discount held open for veterans and serving military
- Maintenance arranged quarterly, monthly, or by the season
- Local family ownership from first visit to last
We hold that same standard on jobs in Wrightsville and Stonybrook, large and small alike.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you light a townhome without disturbing my neighbors?
Yes, and it is one of the more common jobs we handle in this borough. The whole approach rests on control, since your wall is shared and your frontage sits close to the next unit.
We use narrow-beam fixtures aimed strictly at your section of the building, then check the result from the neighboring unit and the sidewalk before finishing. Light that lands anywhere but your own property is treated as a fault to fix, not a detail to overlook. On shared-wall homes that discipline is the whole job.
Our community has rules about exterior fixtures. Does that matter?
It matters, and we design within those rules rather than getting caught out by them. Townhome and apartment communities commonly restrict fixture styles, mounting points, and wiring, so we account for all of that from the start.
Low-voltage systems make it easier, since cable is shallow-buried and fixtures usually sit in beds rather than being attached to the building. If your association needs to approve the plan, we can present it clearly enough to make that painless.
Is landscape lighting worthwhile on a small townhome lot?
Very much so. A compact space needs only a few fixtures to look complete, so every one does visible work. Light the entry, the path, and maybe one planted bed, and the home looks finished.
Small lots also cost less to light and less to run, so the value is easy to see. Restraint is the whole point on a space this size.
How do you light an older brick home on Market Street?
With warm, low-angle light that brings out the brick texture and picks out the entry. Keep the output modest, since older homes look wrong when they are over-lit, and stay in the warmer range so the brick does not read grey.
How soon can you come out?
Free estimates arrive within a week. Most installations take one to three days depending on the design. You get the schedule before we start, and the site is left clean.
Contact Us
Ready to see the property properly after dark? Evergreen Contracting & Irrigation is ready to help, townhome or older home alike. Estimates are free and arrive quickly.
Contact us today to arrange a consultation.