Security Lighting – How Not to Annoy The Neighbours

This webpage list a few simple actions and guidelines that will prevent security lighting annoying neighbours.

· Ensure the light does not shine beyond your property (light trespass).

· Many people find other people’s light annoying and intrusive.

· Ensure the lights don’t point into neighbours windows.

Security Lighting – How Not To Annoy The Neighbours

· Ensure the security lights can’t be triggered from outside your property.

· Position motion sensor lighting correctly – ensure your neighbours can’t trigger the lighting from next door.

· Use security lights with ‘shielded housing’.

· Shielded housing prevents light from going in unintended directions, for instance behind.

· Shielded housing works likes blinkers on horses – shielded housing is a physical barrier to light in some directions.

· Use motion sensor lighting – lights only come on when someone walks by.

· lights are not on for long periods of time – save money as well reducing annoyance.

· Place lighting high up – 10 feet or above.

· Light won’t shine directly, or nearly directly, into people’s faces.

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