In this episode of the Build Show, CJ walks through a creative outdoor kitchen lighting project and explains how his team tackled the challenges of illuminating an open trellis-style structure. With no ceiling cavity to hide conduit, they routed wiring across the roof and through pre-planned steel posts, enabling a playful layout of oversized LED and incandescent filament bulbs in simple weatherproof sockets. CJ breaks down how the builder’s bold vision came together with practical, code-compliant solutions, proving that outdoor lighting can be both low-cost and visually striking.

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