SMY Lighting Recessed LED Deck Light Kits with Protecting Shell φ32mm, In Ground Outdoor LED Landscape Lighting IP67 Waterproof,12V Low Voltage for Garden,Yard Stair,Patio,Floor,Kitchen Decoration

Hands down the most affordable and best looking solution for deck stair lights! We're avid DIYers but certainly not super experienced and this was a simple project once we had an electrician install our outdoor outlet. We used the recommendations of many other reviewers and found these the most helpful/necessary to follow: - If you're installing them recessed (without the protective shell), you'll need a 15/16-Inch Forstner Bit - it's a perfect fit - Definitely add on the SMY Deck Lights Dimmer with RF Wireless Remote Controller (or a similar dimmer) - these lights are TOO bright at 100%. We keep ours on at 10% constantly and it's the perfect amount of light/throw without blinding you as you walk up the stairs. - If you want your stair lights to turn on automatically, I recommend the Kasa outdoor smart plug over a simpler outdoor light sensor timer. We lose power at the house where we installed these lights somewhat often and the simpler sensor timer did not remember our settings, so the lights wouldn't come on automatically after an outage. Kasa however, remembers the settings (and keeps the lights at 10%) even post-outage and can be set to follow actual sunset times based on location.

These lights are great. I put them in my main house in the picture included here - in that case the brown Trex deck, and I liked them so much I just installed a second set at my lake house - wooden steps - picture attached here shown as mid-project (for a couple of stairs I've completed two lights per stair, but for most stairs only one in so far (and yes, I'll be redoing my railing next in case you can't tell!)). There was so much discussion around what size hole saw to use with a lot of people indicating 15/16 inch - a size my kit did not come with - so I ordered one from Amazon. Oh dear God, it was not close to 15/16 when it finally came, so that was wasted time and dollars. Save yourself the trouble. Trust me, I've now installed 40+ of these lights - if you're installing them without the outer black case then 25 mm is the perfect hole saw size. I haven't installed any lights with the black case so I'm not going to comment on the correct size for that I stall. Admittedly I might buy a dimmer for the lake house given that there are 28 lights, but I'd rather have them too bright and dim them down than get lights that aren't bright enough... It's very dark at the lake house.

These lights are BRIGHT!!! I bought the warm white LED lights, hoping they wouldn't be too bright. As you can see from the pictures, if you were to be standing in front of the stairs they definitely bright you as you walk up. This would be my ONLY complaint. These lights are super easy to install, all the lights are plug and play from the transformer to the last light in a daisy chain. This setup, you plug into a 110v home outlet when you want them to be on. I didnt want to hvae to plug them in every night or when using our deck at night. I didn't have an outlet close enough to route the lights anyway. I ended up connecting an outdoor power source directly into the plug, mounting a few weatherproof box and some outdoor 14-3 UF wire. I also connected a single gang box for a photocell. This is a dusk til dawn photocell, all I have to do is turn my light switch ON, on the inside of my basement patio door and I'm all good to go. Now these lights will activate at night and turn off in the morning. I also have the option to completely turn off the lights with the flip of the switch.

These are great lights. I think unboxing them might have taken longer than installing them :-) unfortunately, the dimmer and remote did not work well for me. I wanted to keep the lights at 10% all the time and then power them on/off with a switch, not the remote. I was not able to do this. When the switch was turned on, the lights would not come back on without the remote. I simply removed the dimmer unit, and I'm now simply powering them on and off with my switch. It's unfortunate because they're extremely bright.. Which, depending on your application, can be a good or bad thing. Overall though, they're awesome lights and I would recommend them to anyone. I will be buying a 12v driver/power supply separately with a dimming switch to see if I can get them to work the way I'd like them to. I'll update this review when I get this done. The remote is very small and flimsy, I'd rather the remote not be my primary source of adjusting the lights. Not to mention, in my house, that thing would likely get lost! Also, I did buy a 15/16 spade drill bit, I did not use the black sleeve, and the installation was truly a breeze. Be mindful of lining up the arrows - they're rather hard to see. I'd recommend wiring them up during full daylight hours. Update: 10/7/2020 I've since purchased a 12v/60W power supply and dimmer, and I'm pleased to say that the updated configuration is working well! Since I ran together more lights than a single provided power supply can supply in watts, this was necessary. I wired a dimmer switch, which also powers the lights off, and this was the perfect solution for my situation. It's a rotary, PWM dimmer, which I mounted in an outdoor plastic enclosure box. These lights are awesome!

These lights worked great on our stairs. Very easy to install.

Wanted to find some nice LED lights to provide nighttime visibility for the stairs. I liked the small footprint of these, the price and the reviews so I went for it. Turns out these were the perfect thing to finish off my summer sun deck project! My wife and I love them. I bought the appropriate sized hole saw and quickly cut holes in the composite decking material of the stair risers. The lights slide in and hold on tight and have a nice, finished look to them. Since there are 16 in a set, I put 4 in the risers, 8 suspended under the deck surface proper for some cool nighttime downlighting that also gives a nice mellow glow that can be seen between the deck boards, and then the final 4 are in the garden succulents just near the stairs. The ones in the garden I just pushed into the dirt and they make a wonderful uplight of the garden area so the whole backyard has beautiful accent and functional lighting. I also bought the separate remote dimmer and an extension cord kit so I could make the final run from the deck into the garden area. All 16 are controlled with the wireless remote from inside the house. Because the lights at full brightness are quite bright which kind of overwhelms the effect of the night lighting, we typically set them to about 30% which is perfect for stair safety and backyard ambiance. Highly recommended for your home projects. A great value.

I was hesitant on buying these since they are so little. But they actually turned out really nice. Easy to install. We ended up buying 3 boxes.

If you are looking for a great lighting effect for your deck, buy these lights. They light from 10-100% increments and are infinitely variable in between. They sit flush with my deck surface and are installed using a 15/16" hole saw. The best application is a raised deck, but as long as you can make the connections (twist-on and watertight) you can install them anywhere. Each strand can handle 20 lights in a series, and each strand requires an included transformer which is about the size of a small computer power "brick." Those plug into your 110v outlet. You could also plug them into an outdoor timer if you do not want to buy the optional ($13) remote. The light at night is fantastic and makes your deck or stairs stand out from whatever junk your neighbors bought at Home Cheapo or Nowe's. These are IP67 rated, too! Shipping was super fast. Great price. Amazon.com is having a problem in handling my large pictures, but I will post them somehow so you can see the beautiful lighting.