The holiday routine most people put up with
A week or so after Thanksgiving, the box of holiday lights comes down from the attic. Half the strands are knotted, 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, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then in January you take it all down again.
A simple explanation of permanent Christmas lights
Permanent Christmas lights take the yearly setup off your calendar. A low profile LED track goes up once along your eaves and roofline, and it stays there. The track is matched to your fascia, so during the day you have to know it is there to see it. Control lives in an app on your phone. Pick red and green in December, then a warm white glow for ordinary evenings.
What that changes day to day
The obvious win is not owning the ladder job anymore. The part people do not expect is how often it gets used the rest of the year. A soft white glow on the roofline makes the house easier to find and easier to walk up to. 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
The first question is always about daylight. The worry is reasonable: hardware that announces itself from the street. That is what the color matched track is for. It is sized to sit tight against the trim line and matched to your trim color, so at noon from the sidewalk it looks like trim.After daylight, people ask what happens later. Ask what support looks like two years after the install, because that answer says more than the brochure does.
Comparing the two honestly
There is still an argument for classic strands. If you like doing it, or you only want lights every few years, traditional lighting is the right call. Permanent lighting is the better answer for people who do this annually without fail, especially when you want light on the house outside
https://penzu.com/p/5a87c586bd3e8a96 the holidays. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
Weighing the spend
Nobody can quote a system without seeing the house, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The better question is what you will spend on lighting over the next several years, not what one line costs today. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. Then ask what it is worth to also have light on the house every other night of the year, since that value gets left out of most comparisons.Price is one input. A lower number from somebody who has never seen the house is not the bargain it looks like.
What the next step looks like
Because no two rooflines are the same, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting does permanent LED lighting for homeowners and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, working out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is built around 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.