The Domus PARIS PILLAR MOUNT is a lantern for the top of a masonrypillar 500mm high, die-cast aluminium and mouldedacrylic, IP43, 1 B22, in five colours.

The thing to settle before the bricklayer starts

• A pillar mount sits on top of a masonry pillar a gate pier, a fence pillar, aletterbox column. Which means the cable has to come UP THROUGH themasonry.
• That is not something you add later. A conduit through a rendered brickpier has to be built in, and retro-fitting one means either chasing the face orsurface-mounting cable up the outside both of which undo the reason forchoosing a pillar light.
• So the sequence matters: decide the light, tell the bricklayer, then build. A 25mm conduit from the footing to the top of the pier costs almost nothing atconstruction and is effectively impossible afterwards.
• Nothing on this listing says any of that, and it is the single mostconsequential thing about the product.
• Also worth building in: a draw wire, so the cable can be replaced without openinganything.

Pillar mount, post top or postlight which one you need

At 500mm high it is the tallest of the three lantern-only options which suits a pier, because a pier is usually wide and a short lantern on a wide base lookssquat. On a 350mm square pier, a 500mm lantern reads asproportionate.

IP43 on a gate pier

Spray to 60 from vertical only. Rain is fine. A garden sprinkler aimed at the driveway is not, and a pier beside a lawn isexactly where a sprinkler head tends to sit. Check the irrigation layout as well asthe cable.

It arrives without a globe

Requires: 1 B22 Globe (not included). Bayonet, like the restof the range except the half wall bracket. No maximum wattage published. Prefer LED in an enclosed acrylic lantern.

The published specification

Made to order allow up to 10 business days

Where it works

• Gate piers and entry pillars with a conduit built in.
• Letterbox columns and fence pillars.
• Wide piers 500mm reads as proportionate.
• Not on an existing pier without a cable route.
• Not in sprinkler throw IP43.

Specifying it

Pillar-mount lantern. W175 H500mm. Die-cast aluminium with moulded acryliclens. IP43. 240V AC. 1 B22 lamp required, not included. Made in Italy, assembled and powder coated inAustralia. Five colours. 12-month replacement warranty. Made to order, allow up to 10 business days. THE CABLE HAS TO COME UP THROUGH THE MASONRY, AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ADD LATER. A conduitthrough a rendered pier has to be built in; retro-fitting means chasing the face or running cable up theoutside, both of which undo the reason for choosing a pillar light. DECIDE THE LIGHT, TELL THEBRICKLAYER, THEN BUILD and add a draw wire. Nothing on the listing says any of this, and it is the mostconsequential thing about the product.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

What has to be planned before I order?

The cable route. A pillar mount sits on top of a masonry pillar a gate pier, a fence pillar, a letterbox column which means the cable has to come up through the masonry. That is not something you add later.

Why can it not be retro-fitted?

Because a conduit through a rendered brick pier has to be built in. Retro-fitting one means either chasing the face or surface-mounting cable up the outside, and both undo the reason for choosing a pillar light in the first place. A 25mm conduit from the footing to the top of the pier costs almost nothing at construction and is effectively impossible afterwards.

What is the right sequence?

Decide the light, tell the bricklayer, then build. And add a draw wire while the conduit is open, so the cable can be replaced later without opening anything. Nothing on the Domus listing says any of this, and it is the single most consequential thing about the product.

How do I choose between the pillar mount, post top and postlight?

By what you already have. A masonry pillar or pier takes this pillar mount, which sits flat on the top course. A 60mm metal post takes the Paris post top, which slides over the spigot. Bare ground takes a complete Paris postlight, which comes with its own post. A wall takes a Paris wall bracket.

Is 500mm the right size for a pier?

Usually, yes. At 500mm it is the tallest of the three lantern-only options, which suits a pier because a pier is generally wide and a short lantern on a wide base looks squat. On a 350mm square pier a 500mm lantern reads as proportionate.

Does IP43 matter on a gate pier?

More than you might think. IP43 covers spray to 60 degrees from vertical, so rain is fine but a garden sprinkler aimed at the driveway is not, and a pier beside a lawn is exactly where a sprinkler head tends to sit. Check the irrigation layout as well as the cable route.

What is not published?

The base fixing centres, the cable entry position and the maximum lamp wattage. The first two matter because the bricklayer needs them before the top course goes on. Ask us and we will get them from Domus before you build.