The case for not doing it yourself
The job looks easy from the ground, then it takes a Saturday. Between the ladder, the cold, and the strands that quit halfway through, hiring it out stops feeling like a luxury.
The parts of the job
The job breaks into a few pieces, and the last one is the one people forget. First a design, drawn for your house rather than pulled off a shelf. Then the install, done by a crew with the right ladders and the right hardware. Then maintenance during the season, since something always needs a look. And then takedown, then off season storage, which is the part that keeps your attic empty.
Storage matters more than people think
Most homeowners budget the setup and forget the January half. EverCrest Lighting handles takedown and keeps the lights in off season storage, so it comes back out ready the following year.
Both sides of the work
Home installs are about the front of the house and the yard. Commercial holiday lighting has a different point: a business wants to look open and be noticed in December. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, because the work has to fit around open hours.
What to agree on before you book
Agree on what gets lit specifically: the roof edge, the porch, the trees, the walk.
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What a good quote should tell you
One line and a price tells you nothing you can compare. Scope should be written down: the exact lines and features included. It should say whose lights these are, because that decides what happens in January. It should say whether takedown is included and where they are stored between seasons. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.What December looks like when somebody else does the work is the part worth picturing. You come home to a lit house, without having climbed anything. In January the same thing happens in reverse.
If you would rather stop repeating this
If you are booking this every December, it is worth asking about permanent lighting once. A permanent LED system goes in once along the roofline and stays, does the holiday colors from your phone, and doubles as everyday lighting the other eleven months. EverCrest Lighting installs both. The consultation is free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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