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Under-Cabinet Lighting
Fixture spacing is arithmetic, not taste. Most lighting complaints are not about brightness. They are about where the light falls and what it does to the room.
Under-Cabinet Lighting in O’Fallon and across St. Charles, St. Louis, Lincoln and Warren counties.
Owner-operated by Clint Ehman. Seventeen years in the trade, four of them running his own shop.
5.0 from 94 Google reviews · BBB A+ since 2022
What this work actually involves
Switch legs are planned around how the room is used, and labeled so the next electrician understands the intent.
The measurement happens before the number. You hear what the reading says in plain words, then what it means, then what it will take to fix. Where the fix is small you are told that rather than sold past it.
Permits get pulled where the municipality asks for one, and the work is left ready for the inspector with the panel labeled. The same person does the diagnosis and the repair.
When people call about this
- Outdoor fixtures full of water
- Dark corners no lamp fixes
- LEDs that flicker on a dimmer
- A remodel with no lighting plan
Why people choose Clint for it
Nobody here earns more by finding more. That is the structural reason the small answer gets given when the small answer is true.
Seventeen years in the trade, Infinity Electric founded in June 2022, 5.0 from 94 Google reviews, BBB accredited A+.
Where this is done
O’Fallon first, then the rest of St. Charles County, St. Louis County and the City, and out to Lincoln and Warren. If you are just past that, the call is still worth making.
See the full service area, or the rest of our lighting work.
Why the dimmer is half the install
A dimmer built for filament bulbs expects a load that an LED does not present, so the bottom of the range becomes flicker, buzz, or a dead zone. The lamps get blamed and replaced, and nothing improves.
Matching the dimmer to the specific fixtures, and checking the minimum load, is what makes an LED dim smoothly to the bottom. It gets tested on the circuit before the ladder comes down.
Switching as a layout decision
Switch legs decide whether a room is pleasant to walk into. The useful question is which lights you want from the door, which from the far side, and what you want on at two in the morning.
Three-way and four-way switching answers that, and it is cheap to plan and expensive to retrofit. Labeled legs at the panel mean the next electrician understands the intent.
Getting under-cabinet lighting to look intentional
Done badly it shows hot spots on the backsplash and a visible row of diodes reflected in the glass. The fix is placement toward the front of the cabinet and a diffused fixture rather than a brighter one.
Wiring is run through the cabinet backs so nothing is visible, and the dimmer is matched to the fixtures so the low end does not flicker.
What gets left behind when the work is done
A labeled panel, accessible junctions, the old parts if you want to see them, and a straight account of anything found along the way that was not part of the call.
Where something else was found, you get told what it is and whether it needs doing now, later or not at all. That third answer is a real answer and it gets used.
Permits, inspections and why they vary here
Requirements genuinely differ across this metro. O’Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters, the St. Louis County municipalities and St. Louis City each run their own process, and what one treats as a minor repair another permits and inspects.
Work that needs a permit gets one, and work that needs an inspection is left ready for it with the panel labeled and the junctions accessible. That matters most before a closing, when an inspector’s written item becomes someone’s negotiating position.
“Clint came out installed me a large 200 amp panel put some new dedicated lines in my basement and garage he did great clean work all inspections passed he was thorough and knowledgeable. I will have him back out again.”
Jason Holtzman · Google review
How the visit goes
- The call
Which room, what is wrong with it now, and how the room is used in the evening.
- The measurement
Ceiling height, joist direction and position, existing switch legs, and what the circuit already carries.
- The finding
A layout with spacing that works, a switching plan, and a dimmer matched to the fixtures you have chosen.
- The work
Boxes set where the fixtures need them, remodel housings cut in from below on finished ceilings, dimming tested on every circuit before the ladder comes down.
What the job includes
- Layout set from ceiling height and beam angle before any hole is cut
- Boxes placed where the fixture needs them
- Dimmers matched to the drivers so nothing flickers
- Switch legs planned around how the room is used
- Fixtures installed, aimed and tested
- Old fixtures removed and the openings made good
What it does not
- Supplying decorative fixtures, unless you ask
- Painting after a ceiling patch
- Drapery and blind hardware
Anything that is not an electrical problem gets identified as such and handed on. See the work itself, or send the details.
Related lighting work
Under-Cabinet Lighting across the metro
The same job is not the same job in every part of this metro. Same trade across five jurisdictions out of O’Fallon, with a different inspection process in each.
St. Louis City
Much of this stock is two and four family, which means shared services and panels that are rarely labeled accurately.
Lincoln County
Well and septic loads mean a failure is no water rather than an inconvenience, so those circuits get treated accordingly.
Warren County
Backup power is a more common purchase out here, and when a well pump is the water supply the loads that matter are not the kitchen.
The full footprint, county by county, is on the service areas page.
Questions worth asking first.
Can recessed lights go in a finished ceiling?
Usually yes, with remodel-rated housings cut in from below. Joist position decides spacing, which is why the layout gets set before any hole is cut.
How many recessed lights does a room need?
Spacing comes off the ceiling height, and joist direction decides where a housing can physically sit. The layout gets drawn before anything is cut rather than counted off a rule of thumb.
Can you match colour temperature to my existing fixtures?
Yes, and it matters more than people expect. Mixed temperatures in one room read as a mistake even when every fixture works.
Who actually shows up?
Clint Ehman. Infinity Electric is owner-operated, so the person who answers the phone is the person who measures your panel and pulls the permit. There is no dispatcher and no commissioned salesman.
Are you licensed and insured?
Licensed, bonded and insured, with workers compensation coverage, and accredited A+ with the BBB since 2022.
Ask what it actually reads.
You get the figure and what it means, before any work is agreed. Under-Cabinet Lighting in O’Fallon and across the metro.
Hours are Mon-Thu 8-5, Fri 8-4, Sat 10-3 · or type it out.