Knights' Electric, Inc. LIC. #432135

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Alexander Valley RV Park & Campground

A time-honored tradition on the Russian River in Healdsburg involves paddling down the river in a canoe. In fact, more canoe trips are taken on the Russian river than any other river in the world. Visitors from around the country often travel to the Russian River area to camp and park recreational vehicles and enjoy fishing, swimming, canoeing and all the activities available including the nearby wineries.

To better accommodate the area visitors who travel via recreational vehicles, Alexander Valley RV Park & Campground have upgraded their facility located on Alexander Valley Road, just north of Healdsburg on the banks of the Russian River. So far, 28 RV stalls have been upgraded with 32 stalls awaiting the treatment in the country setting of the 35-year-old park.

Knights' Electric installed the 800-amp single-phase service near the entrance of the Alexander Valley RV Park & Campground. 28 RV stalls have new power pedestals and pole lighting. Power pedestals including 110 & 220 electrical outlets.

Knights' Electric has worked closely with owner Phil Wright on the project. Wright has worked with Knights' Electric over the years on a number of residential and commercial projects in the Healdsburg area. Knights' installed the 800-amp single-phase service near the park entrance along with the pole lighting and service pedestals for the 28 stalls on this design/build project. Each service pedestal has 110 and 220 electrical power outlets.

The RV parking area has been resurfaced with new gravel and new shade trees will be planted in the near future. By next year the Alexander RV Park & Campground will have all 60 stalls upgraded to the new standards with hopes of making their happy campers into happier campers.
 

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Lighting By Vita Pehar Design

Vita Pehar of Vita Pehar Design

Knights' Electric recently completed work on a home furnishings showroom at Saint Dizier Design in Healdsburg and worked closely with Vita Pehar Design on the showroom lighting. Pehar created layered lighting schemes throughout the showroom with a combination of low-voltage track lighting above the dining, bedroom and living areas that feature lamps, sconces and pendants, many of which are controlled with Lutron dimmers, which Knights' Electric installed. "Knights' Electric has the professionalism, quality of work, and the experience from working on so many high-end projects. They are really the 'eyes' on the job with the details. Together with my design, I work hand in hand with Knights' through the process to create the vision, and when that happens, the results are fabulous!"

Vita Pehar Design recently completed the lighting design for the Saint Dizier Design showroom.

Earlier in her career, Pehar worked with Knights' Electric's residential department on a very upscale project in Ross. In that project, low-voltage lighting was used to highlight various living areas along with paintings and Indian artifacts displayed throughout the home. For certain applications Pehar likes to use recessed low voltage MR16 lamps, which are smaller fixtures that can be focused and adjusted to change the lighting effects. "Low voltage lighting is energy efficient and its white light resembles natural daylight. With low voltage lighting you can create focal points throughout a space and add drama."

Pehar likes to be involved in projects early on, if possible, to be able to take the lighting into consideration before the building begins in order to incorporate the lighting design in the design development stages of the project. After considering the overall furniture plan and reflected ceiling plan, Pehar will submit her lighting plan to the architect and/or the interior decorator. Included in her services are site visits to walk through the project during the construction phases to resolve any conflicts involving structural obstacles like framing and beams in order to ensure the integrity of the design. At the end, she will set the light levels with the client and focus and adjust all the lighting to be perfect.

Pehar has worked on custom homes of over 10,000 square feet, but also enjoys smaller projects she fondly refers to as "jewel boxes". One such project involved an older Victorian renovation in San Francisco, which had only original wall sconces and pendants that did not put off very much light. Pehar created the illusion that the original fixtures gave off the light, when actually the illumination came from added low voltage lighting fixtures hidden in the ceilings. "I enjoy challenges," says Pehar, "and my goal is to always have a happy client."