Solar Deck Lights, from post caps to recessed lights the choice is yours
Solar deck lights are an excellent means to beautifully highlight the style of your deck or patio at night. Ingeniously placed, solar patio lights and deck lights can create a very nice mood.
In addition to the aesthetic aspect they produce, deck solar lights make the use of walkways and steps safer during darkness. They will shed light along pathways, walkways and stairs where safety is an issue. |  |
Solar lights for decks come in different models and lighting colors. The most common ones are recessed deck lights and deck post lights |

| Recessed solar deck lights are designed to be installed directly into the deck floor (flush mounted). Once fitted, recessed lights become part of your deck or patio floor and can be walked on, or even driven over when used as solar driveway lights or solar path lights. It is also a great way to shed light on stairs. Recessed deck lights make perfect markers, subtly suggesting the way to go. |

| Solar post lights or solar post caps have to be fastened directly to the deck railing or on the top of the posts. solar lights for deck rails and Post lights, shed illumination around the area where they are installed. In addition to lighting, solar post lights also protect the top of your posts from water and moisture. |
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These beautiful cast aluminum post caps will keep their finish, season after season. The yellow soft and warm lighting is provided by 2 bright LEDs powered by rechargeable batteries. Both solar post caps can fit 4x4 or 6x6 Posts. | 
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More info | Hammered finish post cap | Smooth finish solar post cap |
Indirect lighting is the way to go for decks and patios |
Installation wise, since the lights are solar-powered, no difficult or expensive wiring is necessary for solar deck lights. Installing recessed lights needs more precision work than usual solar yard lights that you just stick into the ground. As long as you plan it well and know how to use a drill and a screwdriver, it should not be a problem.
If you do not feel comfortable taking measurements and using tools, for sure you will find a good carpenter willing to help. When positioning the lights, an important thing to keep in mind is to make sure that the beams will not disturb you and your guests when standing or seated. |  |
Once installed, the solar cells begin to charge the rechargeable batteries. When night begin to falls, the LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) integrated to the solar deck lights switch-on, giving to your deck a new dimension. At sunrise the lights switch-off and the batteries recharging cycle start again |
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