Are you thinking of remodeling your home? adding a new lighting fixture? Don’t be bound by the electric outlets and switches in your existing home or think there is no alternative to high electrician costs when installing a new light switch.

Remote control light switches are here for that very reason. They offer a very flexible solution for adding an additional switch for an existing or new lighting fixture. This wireless light switch makes it very east to mount a light switch anywhere on any wall. You will not need to connect it to any electrical wiring or figure out where to drill holes in the walls and all the other ugly things installing a new light switch can imply. This is free standing solution that can also be mobile, just like the remote control of your television.

Advantages of a remote control light switch include the operational distance which is often around 100 feet. Outdoor models can have greater signal ranges. Apart from cutting the cost of all the wiring the electrician’s labor that would be needed to install a light switch at those distances and saving you a lot of money, newer remote control light switches are self-powered and require no batteries. It is a very easy and cost effective alternative to the traditional in-wall switch. A Remote control light switch can be purchased for as low as $10 at local hardware stores.

Another benefit of this system is the possibility to have more than two switches for on light (a limit of the traditional in-wall light switch system). There is a great array of models that are geared towards the different uses that they can be used for. Some designs are meant to appear indistinguishable form in-wall switch to blend in to existing home decor. Others are truly a portable device and resemble a more ergonomic hand held remote control.