$120,000–$160,000 · 9 weeks
Stone Oak outdoor kitchen, San Antonio
Stone Oak, San Antonio · finished 2024 · led by Caleb Wendt
Landscape Lighting · from $175–$2,500
Landscape lighting repair in San Antonio and Boerne
Most lighting failures aren't the fixtures. They're corroded wire nuts, cut cables, a tripped or dying transformer, or a timer that lost its schedule in a power outage. We find the cause before replacing anything, so you don't pay for new fixtures to fix a bad connection.
We repair any brand of low-voltage system and retrofit older halogen systems to LED. A retrofit cuts power use by roughly 75 to 80%, ends the cycle of replacing hot bulbs every year, and often lets an overloaded transformer run the whole system again.
Who it's for
Who this is for
Homeowners with a system that's partly dark, flickering, or dead. Older halogen systems with yellowed lenses and burned-out lamps. Systems damaged by trenching, aeration, mowers or other contractors.
Materials and options
Common repairs
| Repair | Typical cause | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic visit | Find the fault, quote the fix | $175, credited to the repair |
| Splice and seal connections | Corroded wire nuts | $20–$40 per connection |
| Replace cut cable run | Trenching, aeration, edging | $4–$8 per linear ft |
| Replace transformer | Age, overload, lightning | $900–$1,800 |
| Halogen-to-LED retrofit | Old lamps, overload | $140–$220 per fixture |
What it costs
What lighting repair costs
$175–$2,500
for most repair visits; LED retrofits priced per fixture
Repairs start with a $175 diagnostic visit, credited toward the work. Most repairs land between $175 and $900. Transformer replacements run $900 to $1,800. Full LED retrofits of older systems usually cost $140 to $220 per fixture, often less than replacing every fixture outright.
Repair calls are welcome, however small the job; the minimum service call is $150.
Timeline
How long it takes
Most repairs are done in one visit, usually within a week of your call.
- Call and scheduleWithin a week
- Diagnostic test1–2 hours
- QuoteOn the spot
- RepairSame visit or next
- Night checkOn larger repairs
When to repair and when to replace
If most fixtures are solid brass and the wire is sound, repair and an LED retrofit almost always make sense. If fixtures are cracked aluminum, wire runs are buried only an inch deep and splices are taped, repairs become a yearly cost. In that case we'll price both options side by side: repair what you have, or replace the system in phases starting with the front yard, so you can choose with real numbers.
How we find the fault
We test voltage at the transformer and at the end of each run, then work back toward the problem. Low voltage at the far end usually means undersized wire or too many fixtures on one run. Zero voltage usually means a cut or a failed connection. Knowing which tells us whether to fix a splice, rebalance runs or add a transformer.
Case study
Stone Oak outdoor kitchen, San Antonio
A cracked concrete slab replaced with a covered outdoor kitchen, a gas fire pit and a new LED lighting system that replaced a failed halogen setup.
Read the case study“We had 40 people for the crawfish boil in March and nobody went inside. Caleb came back two weeks later to re-aim two lights we didn't love, without us asking.”
Questions
Lighting repair questions
Do you repair systems you didn't install?
Yes. Most of our repair calls are on systems installed by others, including builder packages and older halogen systems.
Is it worth converting halogen to LED?
Almost always. LED uses a fraction of the power, lamps last years instead of months, and the lower load often fixes dim lights at the end of long runs.
Are repairs covered by warranty?
Our repairs carry a one-year workmanship warranty. Systems we installed are covered by our 3-year fixture and workmanship warranty, so repairs within that window are free unless caused by outside damage.
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