Curbing / Custom Integrated Lighting · Athol, ID

Custom Integrated Lighting in Athol

Custom LED lighting integrated into concrete curbing in Athol and Kootenai County across North Idaho. Illuminate pathways, driveways, and bed edges. Family-owned LandscapePros since 2005.

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Why LandscapePros in Athol

Custom Integrated Lighting built for Kootenai County ground

Located on the northern edge of the prairie, Athol sits on a thick layer of glacial gravel and massive "A-size" cobble that tests even our best operators. Any excavation here in northern Kootenai County involves managing these large stones while prepping sites for the heavy snow loads and frost depths typical of the Athol corridor. We often use the excavated rock found on-site in Athol to create naturalistic landscape features, turning the site's biggest geological challenge into its most unique aesthetic asset.

That local read is the part that matters. Every custom integrated lighting job we take on in Athol starts with the same discipline: read the soil, read the drainage, and read what the freeze-thaw cycle will do to the finished work three winters from now. Family-owned since 2005 and still run by the Gladish family — the same crew that walks your property is the crew that builds it.

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How We Work

From raw ground to finished custom integrated lighting

01

We walk the site

A free on-site estimate in Athol. We measure access, slope, existing grades, and drainage paths — the things that actually move the number on your quote.
02

You get a written spec

Itemized materials, quantities, and labor — no lump sum, no “we’ll figure it out later.” You know exactly what you’re approving before anyone breaks ground.
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We build and hand it over

Satisfaction Guaranteed. If something isn’t right, we come back and fix it. That’s been the deal since 2005.

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Common Questions

Custom Integrated Lighting questions, answered

How is LED lighting integrated into concrete curbing without damaging the concrete?

The LED strip is housed in a rigid aluminum channel, and the channel is embedded in a pre-formed slot in the top or face of the curbing profile during extrusion, before the concrete fully sets. The concrete cures around the channel, creating a mechanical bond that holds the fixture in place permanently. The wiring exits through a pre-set conduit run that terminates at a weatherproof junction box near the transformer. The result is a lighting element that's flush with the concrete surface, protected on all sides, and cannot be displaced by foot traffic, mower contact, or freeze-thaw cycling.

What color temperatures are available for integrated curbing lighting?

Standard options include warm white (2700K–3000K, similar to incandescent — the most popular for residential landscape use), neutral white (4000K, cooler and more modern), and RGB/RGBW color-selectable strips that can produce any color in the visible spectrum. For most North Idaho residential properties, warm white is the most natural-looking choice — it reads as firelight or low lantern light rather than commercial-grade white. We can show mockups using a sample strip during your estimate visit if you're unsure.

Does integrated curbing lighting require a licensed electrician?

Not for the low-voltage LED side. The LED driver (transformer) is plug-in — it connects to a standard 120V outdoor outlet, which does require a licensed electrician to install if you don't have one accessible at the right location. The low-voltage output side (from the driver through the conduit to the LED strips) is low-voltage DC and doesn't require a licensed electrician to run or connect. LandscapePros handles all the low-voltage installation from the driver to the strip — you provide or arrange a weatherproof outdoor outlet at the transformer location.

Can I add integrated lighting to existing curbing that wasn't installed with conduit?

In most cases, no — or not cleanly. Integrating lighting into existing curbing requires cutting a channel into the top or face of the concrete profile, which weakens the thin section and rarely looks clean. The practical approach for existing curbing is surface-mounted landscape path lighting placed near the curbing rather than integrated into it. For new curbing installations, the lighting integration is planned during the design phase and installed during the initial extrusion at minimal additional cost. LandscapePros recommends adding lighting integration to any new installation where outdoor evening use is anticipated.

How much does integrated LED curbing lighting add to the project cost?

LED channel integration typically adds $4–$8 per linear foot over the base curbing cost, plus the transformer and any conduit junction boxes (usually $150–$300 total for a standard system). The main variable is the linear footage of lighting — not every section of curbing needs to be lit, and selective lighting of key zones (entry pathway, driveway approach, primary bed edge) is often more effective than a fully lit system. LandscapePros helps you identify the highest-impact zones during the estimate and prices the lighting as a line item so you can add or remove zones based on budget.

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