Floodlighting is an essential outdoor lighting fixture. It is for professional landscape lighting, general lighting, facade lighting for homes, mansions, important buildings, monuments, etc.
Not just this, these lights are powerful luminaires, so they are employed for security lighting too.
One powerful light fixture essentially pointed towards the house is a mood kill and certainly not enough. Being the only convenient fixture for adequate general lighting, the best part is its availability in different sizes and designs.
The design features of flood lights are exceptionally versatile and allow the user to experiment and execute various light layouts specific to any kind of exterior. For example, homes, open-air restaurants, stadiums, parks etc.
Use of flood lights:
A dedicated lighting layout for any building determines the total lumen output, number and properly adjusted placement of the fixture in that area. Flood light fixtures are for:
General lighting:
LED flood lights for general lighting are available in different sizes with different cut-outs. It is necessary for beam spread and directional lighting. General lighting is for any such area which requires daylight like for general use and comfort of people. It is a requirement and wards off criminals, wild animals and increases overall appeal of the place.
Wall-wash lighting:
Wall-wash lighting is for the front face of buildings, any external elements up close which require highlights surrounding the building. This type of lighting largely determine the overall ambience of the building.
Facade lighting:
The placement and beam angle of the flood light is a crucial factor for facade lighting. There are in-ground lights for this kind of lighting which shine directly at the front face of the building.
Generally, the layering allows creative light overlays which define the architectural elements and landscape features surrounding the building which without any light overshadows the building but with better lights add beauty and appeal to the foregrounds and pathways leading to the building.
Types of LED floodlights:
LED Flood light types largely depend on their beam spread and their aiming qualities. Their shape, size and lumen output determine their use
Full cutoff:
Full cutoff lights do not direct light in the sky’s direction, it reduces the amount of light wasted and are excellent for aimed general light.
Semi cutoff:
Semi cutoff lights have a large beam spread except its semi circular and great for highlighting any landscape features.
Cutoff:
Directional light for up-lighting or down-lighting.
Non cutoff:
Non cutoff have circular spread and are for general lighting. These lights are for open spaces which do not obstruct or cause any hindrance in usual activities.
Conclusion:
LED flood lights are highly versatile fixtures and if need be they can be layered with other light fixtures to create a general outlook which is aesthetically pleasing to look at and have a general air of comfort and security. These lights are highly integrative and allow smart control options like photocells, motion sensors, cameras to save light, energy and money and be as cost-effective as possible. These distinctive qualities decide the life span which is comparatively larger, and the efficiency of these fixtures which is evidently better than any other lighting options in the market.
