The Domus TURIN LARGE Pillar Mount is a pier-top exteriorlantern 660mm high, 310mm wide,B22, 240V, IP43, in fivecolours.

The cheapest exterior lighting position on a property that has a pier

• A pillar mount sits on top of an existing masonry pier a gate post, a fence pier, awall return.
• EVERY OTHER EXTERIOR ARRANGEMENT NEEDS SOMETHING BUILT. A post needs afooting dug and poured; a wall bracket needs a wall in the right place; a bollard needs a footing and acable trench. A pillar mount needs a pier that is already there.
• SO ON A PROPERTY WITH MASONRY GATE PIERS, IT IS BOTH THE MOST ECONOMICAL POSITION ANDUSUALLY THE BEST ONE the pier is already at the entrance, already the visualmarker, and already a natural place for a light.
• WHAT IT STILL NEEDS IS A CABLE ROUTE. Getting a supply to the top of asolid masonry pier is straightforward if a conduit was built in and a real problem if it wasnot. Check before specifying; surface conduit up a pier isconspicuous.

Check the pier top before ordering

• The lantern is 310mm wide. THE PIER TOP MUST BELARGER THAN THAT AND FLAT. A capped pier with a moulded or pitched top needs the capworked or a spreader plate, which is masonry work rather than electrical.
• A TYPICAL BRICK PIER IS 350mm SQUARE (one and a half bricks), which suits it; a singlebrick pier at 230mm does not. Measure before ordering.
• PROPORTION MATTERS AS MUCH AS FIT. A 660mm lantern on a 1.2mpier is a third of the pier’s height again, which reads as generous; the same lantern on a 2m pierlooks small. The Large family exists for the taller piers.
• And a pier-top lantern is exposed on all sides there is nothingsheltering it, which matters for an IP43 fitting.

“Large” is a separate sub-family

The Large range uses bracket reference GT-481 where the standard usesGT-421, and its family prose lists only one post height 2.45m single, with no twin or tripleoption. SO IF A SCHEME NEEDS A TWIN-HEAD POST SOMEWHERE, THE STANDARD RANGE DOES ITAND THE LARGE DOES NOT. Decide the largest arrangement first, then pick thefamily. Do not mix the two sizes on one property a 660mm lantern beside a520mm one reads as a mistake rather than a hierarchy.

IP43 on the most exposed position in the range

• IP43 covers spraying water to 60 from vertical. Not driving rain, hosingor sprinklers.
• A PIER TOP IS THE MOST EXPOSED POSITION ANY OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS OCCUPIES. There is no eave, no wall and nothing around it to break the wind, so wind-driven rain reaches itfrom every direction.
• THE LANTERN’S OWN BODY IS THE ONLY SHELTER IT HAS. On an exposed or coastalsite, expect water to find it eventually and check the seals as part of anymaintenance.
• Seal the base to the pier properly at installation water sittingbetween the fitting and the masonry is what corrodes the fixing, and it is the point nobodyinspects.

B22, no lamp, and opal on a pier top

The lamp is not included. A PIER-TOP LANTERN IS SEEN FROM EVERYDIRECTION AND FROM THE ROAD, which makes the lamp choice more visible than on any wallarrangement. A clear or filament lamp is a bright point at the entrance, glary from acar and from the footpath. An opal B22 fills the larger lantern and reads as a glowingobject. On a 660mm lantern the diffuser volume is substantial, so a globe-shapedlamp sized to fill it works better than a compact one sitting low. Warm rather than cool.

In pairs, almost always

Gate piers come in pairs, and so should the lanterns. THAT MEANS TWOLAMPS THAT MUST MATCH: bought from one batch and replaced together, because the two piers are seen side byside and a difference in colour or brightness between them is unmissable. It also meanstwo cable routes, which is worth confirming before specifying rather thanafter.

Made to order

Allow up to 10 business days for production. Published, which is unusualhere.

What is published

Where it works

• Masonry gate piers nothing to build.
• Fence piers and wall returns.
• Taller piers the Large lantern holds its own.
• Not on a single-brick pier 310mm needs 350.
• Not without a cable route surface conduit is conspicuous.

Specifying it

Pier-top exterior lantern, LARGE. 660mm high, 310mm wide. B22, lamp not included.220240V. IP43. Die-cast aluminium with moulded acrylic lens. Five colours. Bracket reference GT-481.Made to order, up to 10 business days. 1-year warranty. ON A PROPERTY THAT ALREADY HAS MASONRY PIERS, THIS IS THE CHEAPEST EXTERIOR LIGHTING POSITIONTHERE IS every other arrangement needs something built, and a pillar mount needs a pier that is alreadythere. WHAT IT STILL NEEDS IS A CABLE ROUTE: getting a supply to the top of a solid pier isstraightforward if a conduit was built in and a real problem if it was not. CHECK THE PIER TOP TOO thelantern is 310 mm wide, so it needs a flat top larger than that. A brick-and-a-half pier at about 350 mmsuits it; a single-brick pier does not.

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Questions

Why is a pillar mount economical?

Because it needs nothing built. Every other exterior arrangement does a post needs a footing dug and poured, a wall bracket needs a wall in the right place, a bollard needs a footing and a cable trench. A pillar mount needs a pier that is already there. On a property with masonry gate piers it is both the most economical position and usually the best one, because the pier is already at the entrance and already the visual marker.

What does it still need?

A cable route. Getting a supply to the top of a solid masonry pier is straightforward if a conduit was built in and a real problem if it was not surface conduit up a pier is conspicuous. Check before specifying rather than after.

Will it fit my pier?

The lantern is 310mm wide, so the pier top must be larger than that and flat. A typical brick-and-a-half pier at about 350mm square suits it; a single-brick pier at 230mm does not. A capped pier with a moulded or pitched top needs the cap worked or a spreader plate, which is masonry work rather than electrical. Measure before ordering.

Does proportion matter?

As much as fit. A 660mm lantern on a 1.2m pier is a third of the pier’s height again, which reads as generous; the same lantern on a 2m pier looks small. The Large family exists for the taller piers.

Is “Large” just a bigger version?

It is a separate sub-family. It uses bracket reference GT-481 where the standard uses GT-421, and its family prose lists only one post height 2.45m single, with no twin or triple option. So if a scheme needs a twin-head post somewhere, the standard range does it and the Large does not. Decide the largest arrangement first, then pick the family, and do not mix the two sizes on one property.

How exposed is a pier top?

The most exposed position any of these arrangements occupies. There is no eave, no wall and nothing around it to break the wind, so wind-driven rain reaches it from every direction and the lantern’s own body is the only shelter it has. On an exposed or coastal site, expect water to find it eventually and check the seals as part of any maintenance. Seal the base to the pier properly at installation too water sitting between the fitting and the masonry is what corrodes the fixing, and it is the point nobody inspects.

Should I buy two?

Gate piers come in pairs and so should the lanterns. That means two lamps that must match bought from one batch and replaced together, because the two piers are seen side by side and any difference in colour or brightness is unmissable. It also means two cable routes, which is worth confirming before specifying.