Installing A Granite Lamp Post

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Installing a granite lamp post.

A woodbury gray granite lamp post installed by seoane landscape design. Swenson granite works granite lamp posts literally last a lifetime. This information will help you get the job done yourself or it may influence your decision to hire a contractor. If you decide to get a solid granite lamp post like i have you ll need several friends or a small crane to install it.

These provide plenty of overhead light without spilling over into your neighbor s yard. While this might seem like a fairly straightforward task grab shovel start digging it actually requires a little pre planning. Then connect the wire leads from the light heads to the circuit wires. Some post lamps come with one bulb.

A woodbury gray granite post is a stock item that adds instant custom detail to a property. We also carry. Choose the best lamp post for your space. Unlike wooden and iron lamp posts that rot and rust granite is virtually impervious to the elements of nature making it the ultimate choice for lamp posts.

We stock granite lamp posts in different sizes and looks for all sorts of projects at all sgw locations. Fill the bottom of the posthole with 6 inches of gravel. You ll want to make sure there are no obstacles underground and that the hole you prepare is a narrow straight and deep cut into the earth at a particular size. Then have a licensed electrician check your work make the connection to the breaker and install the switch for the light.

Install the light heads on the post and feed wires into the post from the bottom until they protrude through the top. Step 2 dig the posthole photo by kolin smith. Here s is the first step on how to install a lamp post. Preparing for the dig.

The degree of difficulty with respect to installing the actual post depends on the post you ll be using.