The part of December nobody looks forward to
Every December, somebody hauls the same bin off the top shelf. The strands are knotted together, a whole run stays dark, and the ladder is waiting by the garage door. You put up with it because the house looks good lit, but nobody enjoys the setup. Then in January you take it all down again.
What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent holiday lighting solves it a different way. A slim LED track is installed once along your roofline, and it stays put. The track is matched to your fascia, so
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What that changes day to day
The obvious win is the ladder. The less obvious win is that the lights earn their keep the other eleven months. Warm white along the eaves does real work at night. Birthdays, team colors on a Saturday, the Fourth of July, a quiet evening on the porch: it is all the same system.
Fair questions to ask
Everybody asks the same thing first. Nobody wants a house that looks like it is waiting on Christmas in June. That is what the color matched track is for. It is mounted tight to the trim and painted to match, so at noon from the sidewalk it looks like trim.The second question is who fixes it if something quits. Ask what support looks like a year in, because that is where companies differ.
Permanent or traditional strands
Traditional lights still have a place. If you like doing it, or you only want lights every few years, traditional lighting is the right call. The permanent system pays off across years, not in year one, and it does a second job the other eleven months. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
How to think about the money
The price depends on the roofline, so the plan gets drawn before the number. The useful way to think about it is across the years you plan to stay in the house. Add up what the yearly routine costs you all in. Then ask what it is worth to have the roofline lit on ordinary nights too, since that value gets left out of most comparisons.The other half of the answer is the company. A lower number from a company that will not draw you a design is often not cheaper.
Getting an actual quote for your house
Because no two rooflines are the same, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homeowners and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. The consultation is free, the design is drawn for your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected] to set up a free consultation.