Vapor tight lighting is designed to prevent the intrusion of moisture, dust, and other materials into the lighting fixture. Our Vaportite Collection has a nautical flair and is suited for coastal and marine environments.
Vaportite
Frequently Asked Questions
Vapor tight lighting is designed to prevent moisture, dust, and other materials from getting inside the fixture — a sealed glass enclosure over the lamp, typically wrapped in a protective metal cage. The construction comes from marine and industrial settings where ordinary fixtures fail. Montclair's Vaportite Collection applies it with a nautical character suited to coastal environments, damp interiors, and any spot where weather or humidity is the enemy.
Wherever moisture threatens: oceanfront and lakeside exteriors, docks, boathouses, porches facing salt air — and the damp interior spots people forget, like laundry rooms, mudrooms, covered patios, and pool-adjacent walls. The fixtures meet UL requirements and are labeled Wet, Damp/Dry, or Dry location; match the label on each listing to your spot's exposure. Style-wise, the caged look suits coastal, cottage, and industrial schemes anywhere.
The widest spread of any caged family in the catalog: gooseneck wall lights, single wall lights and an 8-inch sconce-style wall light, 2-light straight arm fixtures, flush mount ceiling lights at 5.5, 8, and 8.25 inches, and stem hung pendants in 2, 3, and 4-light configurations. One sealed vocabulary covers walls, ceilings, and multi-light porch spans. Each listing carries that fixture's exact dimensions.
Fixtures that march two, three, or four caged lamps along a rigid bar from one ceiling mount — 2-light in Black and Architectural Bronze, 3-light in Navy, 4-light in Light Blue. They're built for covered porches, long entries, and utility spans where a row of sealed lamps beats a series of separate installations. Match the light count and the fixture's overall width, on each listing, to the span below.
A marine-leaning palette — Sea Green, Light Blue, Navy, Slate Gray — with Vermillion, Bright Yellow, Barn Red, Black, and Architectural Bronze extending the range. Because the finish covers both the cage and the fitter behind it, the color reads doubled, and even the brightest options keep the fixture's nautical character. Check each product listing for the finishes available on that format.
Both, by heritage: on the ship and dockside fixtures the design descends from, the cage protected the glass from impact while the sealed enclosure kept moisture out. On the Vaportite Collection the cage remains protective and carries the style — it's the detail that makes the fixture read authentically maritime rather than nautical-themed. The glass enclosure behind it is what does the vapor-tight sealing.