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Keeping this in view, how high should an outdoor light be mounted?

For most homes, the ideal exterior light height is just about eye-level for most people. In most front door and entry areas, your outdoor sconces and wall lights should be positioned so that the center point is right around 66 to 72 inches above the floor.

Additionally, how many outdoor lights do I need? As for how many lumens you need for outdoor lighting, it ranges from 12-1300 depending on where they are. Path and step lights are best around 100 lumens, flood and motion sensor lights 700 lumens, underwater lights 200-400 lumens, wall lights 50-185 lumens, and general landscape lights 50-300 lumens.

Thereof, how do I choose outdoor wall lights?

Picking the Right Size Outdoor Lights Your light should be approximately one-third the height of the door. Two fixtures flanking the front door? Your wall lights can be as little as 1/4 the height of the door. Go a bit larger if you have double front doors.

Do outside lights need to be on their own circuit?

Certain areas require there own circuits and have special rules: A dedicated circuit is run just for the bathroom receptacles only. This circuit may feed the receptacles in multiple bathrooms, but may not feed any other equipment, lights, or anything outside of the bathrooms.