Tired of staring at lighting that was outdated when you bought the house? The flickering kitchen recessed bulbs that never quite cooperate. The dining room fixture you've hated since day one. The hallway that's still rocking the same brass-and-glass globe from 1998. The outdoor floods that gave up two summers ago and have been sitting on your to-do list ever since.[cite: 1]
You don't need a lighting designer. You need an electrician who'll show up, get the work done, and not turn it into a three-week project. That's the lane Aubut Electrical Service runs in across Portage — fast, clean, single-visit lighting work handled by residential electricians who actually finish what they start.[cite: 1]
We don't sell every lighting service in existence. We sell the ones our customers in Portage actually need, done well, on a schedule that respects your day. Here's the menu.[cite: 1]
Recessed lighting transforms a kitchen, a finished basement, or a primary bathroom faster than almost any other electrical upgrade. We do new-construction can installs in framed ceilings and retrofit installs in existing drywall, with minimal patch work afterward. Most Portage, MI retrofit jobs of six to eight cans wrap in a single day. Fixture types we handle: traditional recessed cans, slim-profile LED downlights for low-clearance ceilings, gimbal trims for art lighting, and shower-rated wet-location units for bathrooms.[cite: 1]
The fixture's already on its way in the Amazon truck or sitting in a box from your designer. You need someone who'll mount it without dropping it on the dining table. We handle weight verification, support bracket installation in joist cavities for fixtures over 35 pounds, dimmer compatibility checks, and the precise centering that turns a fixture install into a finished room. Two-story foyer installations get the proper lift equipment — no ladder gymnastics from a folding step stool.[cite: 1]
Path lights along the front walkway. Up-lights on the trees. Step lights on the back patio. Soffit-mounted floods for the backyard. Our low voltage electrician work covers transformer sizing, fixture selection that survives Portage seasons, photocell and timer setup, and underground wire runs that won't surface during the next round of landscaping. We don't recommend builder-grade landscape kits — they fail in two years. We install systems that last.[cite: 1]
Kitchen counters that finally don't sit in shadow. Workshop benches with dedicated overhead. Vanity lighting that doesn't make you look like you slept in a parking lot. We install hardwired LED strips, puck lights, and task fixtures with switching at the right location for the room — not buried behind the toaster.[cite: 1]
Office spaces, retail floors, restaurants, and warehouses across Portage, MI. Our commercial electrician work covers high-bay LED retrofits in warehouses, office grid lighting upgrades, exterior building lighting and parking lot fixtures, and emergency lighting that satisfies code inspection. Scheduled around your business hours so the work doesn't interrupt the work.[cite: 1]
Lutron Caseta. Leviton Decora Smart. Philips Hue integration with hardwired dimmers. Voice-controlled scenes through Alexa and Google Home. We handle the install and the network setup, then walk you through actually using the system before we leave. No left-on-the-shelf smart lighting drawer.[cite: 1]
Flickering lights, lights that hum, lights that won't turn off, lights that worked yesterday and don't today. The fix is usually faster than the diagnosis — a failing dimmer, a backstabbed switch wire, a worn socket, a transformer on the way out. We diagnose first, repair second, and don't pad the bill with parts you don't need.[cite: 1]
Lighting pricing comes down to three things: how many fixtures, how accessible the ceiling space is, and how much new wiring is involved.[cite: 1]
This is where Aubut beats the competition: we don't make you wait three weeks for a 90-minute fixture install.[cite: 1]
Most residential lighting calls in Portage get a same-week appointment. Single-fixture swaps often get same-day or next-day. Larger recessed lighting projects schedule about a week out. Commercial lighting projects schedule based on access; after-hours and weekend availability are standard.[cite: 1]
A homeowner in a mid-century single-story had been living with original two-fixture overhead lighting since 2019. We installed eight 4-inch slim LED retrofit cans, two pendant rough-ins, three under-cabinet LED strips, and a Lutron dimmer hub in one full day. The kitchen went from a dim cave to a fully lit working space.[cite: 1]
Mistake one: buying fixtures before measuring. Measure first, fixture second.[cite: 1]
Mistake two: ignoring dimmer compatibility. New LED installations in Portage, MI homes need LED-compatible dimmers.[cite: 1]
Mistake three: under-counting recessed cans. Add cans during the install, not later — the return trip costs more.[cite: 1]
Mistake four: skipping the layout plan. Spacing should follow the fixture's beam angle and ceiling height, not just "looking nice."[cite: 1]
We're scheduling lighting projects across Portage for next week and the week after. The earlier slots fill first. Call Aubut Electrical Service and we'll get you on the calendar.[cite: 1]
How many recessed lights do I need in my kitchen?
A reasonable starting rule for a Portage kitchen is one 4-inch LED can per 16 to 20 square feet of ceiling.[cite: 1]
Will you remove and dispose of the old fixtures?
Yes. Old fixtures get removed, packed, and disposed of as part of the install.[cite: 1]
Can you match a new fixture install to existing dimmer switches?
Sometimes. If the existing dimmer is LED-compatible, we keep it. If it isn't, we replace it.[cite: 1]
Do you handle outdoor lighting in winter?
Yes, weather permitting. Cold-weather installs in Portage are standard for soffit and wall fixtures.[cite: 1]
What's the lead time on a chandelier install?
Most chandelier installations in Portage, MI schedule within a week.[cite: 1]