Smart Garage Lighting and EV Charger Setup That Actually Works Together

This one had a few moving parts - and Deagan handled all of it cleanly. The customer wanted their outdoor wall lights to kick on automatically when the garage door opens. Simple idea, but the wiring to make it happen the right way takes some real know-how. That's where an Allen-Bradley relay comes in. It reads the signal from the garage door opener and triggers the lights without any extra switches or smart-home apps required. Just open the door, lights come on. Done.

The low-voltage wiring that makes that trigger work also needed to be handled properly. Rather than leaving it exposed along the wall, we ran everything through conduit - both inside the garage and along the exterior. It keeps the wires protected and makes the whole setup look intentional instead of thrown together. That stuff matters, especially when the work is visible every time you pull in.

Inside the garage, there's a lot going on in a good way. The multi-panel LED shop light is mounted up at the ceiling corner and fed through a clean conduit run along the ceiling and wall. That kind of lighting setup throws a lot of coverage across the whole garage - way better than a single bulb. And on the wall, a Tesla EV charger sits mounted and ready to go, with the cable neatly coiled. We handled the wiring installation for that too, keeping it all organized and off the floor.

Outside, the existing wall lantern is tied into the same system - it lights up right when the door opens, giving the driveway and entryway solid visibility without having to fumble for a switch. The conduit runs down the exterior wall cleanly and the trigger sensor is mounted right at the door frame where it needs to be. Every piece of this job connects back to one goal - making the space more functional without making it look like a wiring experiment.

Oh - and the customer had a couple of bucks hanging out in the backyard while we were wrapping up. Not a bad way to end a job.