Custom Outdoor Lighting By Fred Hlavaty

Warren L.

Fred is extraordinary in the design procurement and installation of the most exquisite outdoor lighting installations. We wholeheartedly recommend him. You will find him most efficient and reliable.

Mayumi G.

We were extremely happy with what Fred did to transform our backyard once again! He originally installed all our landscape lightings almost 20 years ago. The lightings were damaged when we removed our palm trees recently and needed some repair. Fred and Mario did an amazing job to repair and update our lightings. I'm grateful that they were willing to come help us during the heat wave. Despite the high temperature, they worked continuously for six hours! I highly recommend this company for their artistic and quality work!!

Harry M.

Fred did a fantastic job at our home! He gave us a free in-person estimate, and then came back and did the job quickly and efficiently and came in under budget. I'd highly recommend Fred and his team and was happily surprised by how fast and reasonable he was! (I almost didn't hire him because I was thrown off by one disgruntled customer on this page - but you'll find a batch of positive reviews elsewhere under his company's name on Yelp.) I can't recommend Fred enough!

Howard T.

Fred repaired and improved my outdoor lighting that had been poorly worked on over the past 20yrs He is honest,reliable and talented,and I highly recommend him.

HP Taekman

Well Versed In Home Repairs D.

Fred is very enthusiastic about landscape lighting. He is fun to work with and makes you feel confident in his work.

Fred installed ground and above ground lights in both my front & back yards. This was summer in 2016. A few months after installation (August 2017) the ground lights began to show sighs of moisture in the cans. After repeated efforts to get ahold of Fred he finally replaced a gasket which he believed to be the cause of the internal condensation. He stated sometimes you get a ""dud"".

Now, (end of 2018) I have 3 failed lights (due to excessive moisture & flooding) and 5 which have taken in significant water but are not decayed beyond operational. To note: There are no cracks or damage to the lights glass or metal ""top"" of the lights. It appears that the water is seeping into the lights either by poor design or poor seals made of latex and rubber.

Over the past three weeks, I've called twice and emailed Fred twice. Sadly, Fred is nowhere to be found. He is not returning voice mails nor emails. *. update - now over a month

These very expensive ($150 each) and ""lifetime guarantee'd"" lights have lasted 1/10th of the lifespan of my ""self installed"" Malibu lights.

By Fred's account the lights are designed to be in-ground and have a lifetime guarantee. After talking a lot about my needs and receiving a lot of reassurances from Fred I went ahead with the installation absolutely under the pre-text of the lights being water tight and guaranteed for a ""lifetime"".

I'm sad to say that the best laid plans have gone south and Fred is not standing by his work. :-(

I hope I can adjust this review soon....but living in a low rain area (and irrigation 2x a week, I'm very disappointed in the lights performance but especially disappointed in Fred's follow thru. As I mentioned, he is a lovely person to work with. The first time.

ps. Fred had a previous Yelp listing (I checked him out before). it has mysteriously disappeared as has he. I am hoping he is not un well or no longer on the planet.