Done Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric is a residential home-services company. Commercial lighting maintenance — office buildings, retail spaces, warehouses, and similar properties — falls outside Done’s scope. If you’re a homeowner looking for lighting help in your house, garage, detached workshop, or the outdoor areas of your property, Done’s licensed electricians handle that work every day.
What Done Handles on the Residential Side
For homes on the Front Range, Done’s electrical team covers the full range of lighting work. That includes replacing outdated fixtures, adding recessed lighting to rooms that have none, installing ceiling fans and their wiring, upgrading exterior fixtures for safety and curb appeal, and designing landscape or pathway lighting for yards and driveways. Done also handles the associated electrical work — running new circuits for high-draw fixtures, adding dimmer switches, and installing smart lighting controls that integrate with voice assistants or smartphone apps.
If you have a detached garage, a guest house, a barn, or a workshop on your residential property, Done can assess and service lighting in those structures as part of a residential electrical visit. The key distinction is the property type: single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and their attached or detached structures qualify. Multi-tenant commercial buildings, office parks, and retail locations do not.
Common Residential Lighting Projects Done Completes
- Recessed (can) light installation in rooms without existing overhead fixtures
- Pendant and chandelier installation, including new wiring where no ceiling box exists
- Under-cabinet lighting in kitchens
- Outdoor security lighting, motion-sensor lights, and floodlights
- Landscape and pathway lighting powered from a low-voltage transformer
- Garage and workshop fluorescent-to-LED conversions
- Smart switches and dimmers for existing fixtures
- Ceiling fan installations with new wiring and switch legs
Outdoor Lighting Considerations for Colorado Homes
Colorado’s high-altitude UV is hard on outdoor fixtures. Plastic housings and lens covers that would last 10 years in a lower-elevation climate often crack or yellow within five years at Denver’s elevation. Done’s electricians can recommend fixtures rated for UV exposure and specify outdoor-rated LED bulbs that handle the temperature swings common on the Front Range — from sub-zero January nights to 95°F July afternoons. Hailstorms are also a real concern; fixtures with impact-resistant lenses or metal housings hold up better than plastic alternatives.
For security lighting, motion-sensor placement is a common issue in hilly neighborhoods or properties with mature trees — Done can position heads to minimize false triggers from branches while still covering entry points effectively.
When You Need a Commercial Electrical Contractor
Commercial electrical work in Colorado requires a licensed contractor who holds a commercial electrical contractor license, which is separate from a residential license. Commercial projects are governed by different code sections (NEC Article 410 has specific commercial provisions), may require different permit processes through local jurisdictions, and often involve three-phase power and higher-amperage circuits not present in homes. If you manage a commercial property and need lighting maintenance, your local building department or the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) can help you locate appropriately licensed contractors in the Denver metro.
Ready to Upgrade Your Home’s Lighting?
If you’re a homeowner on the Front Range ready to improve your lighting — whether that means better task lighting in the kitchen, a safer exterior setup, or a full LED upgrade throughout the house — Done’s electricians are available seven days a week. Visit our residential lighting services page to learn more, or explore our full electrical services to see everything Done handles for Denver-area homeowners.
