What gets left out of the conversation
Holiday lighting conversations are almost entirely about putting them up. Which makes sense,
https://shaneafeu064.nexorafield.com/posts/permanent-led-lights-why-led-is-the-only-thing-that-works-up-there-what-permanent-led-lights-are-made-of-without-the-sales-pitch-should-you-know-what-is-on-your-roof-here-is-the-rundown because that is the part you are excited about. Then it is January, and something has to happen. The people who asked the question up front are the ones not on a ladder in the cold.And that is unfortunate, since the takedown is where a service is really tested. Anybody can put a display up. The real question is about February. That question belongs in the first conversation, not the one you have in January.
Doing it yourself, honestly
The takedown is worse. Cold, dark by five, and nothing to look forward to. Whatever goes into that box is in worse shape next season.
The version worth paying for
Takedown belongs in the original agreement. At the end of the season the crew comes back and it comes off the house. The lights get labeled, packed and kept in storage until next year, so they come back out ready. You never handle any of it.
The case for off site storage
Off site storage does more than free up a shelf. Space is reclaimed. The lights stay in the condition they were in, since attic heat and crushing are what kills them. And because they are labeled by where they go on your house, reinstall is faster and lands the same way it did last year.
The permanent alternative sidesteps all of it
There is another answer worth naming. Permanent lighting does not have a takedown. It costs more up front and it makes sense for households that never skip a season. But if the takedown conversation is what is bothering you, it is a fair question to raise.
What happens if something goes dark on the twentieth
A display runs for a month or more, and something occasionally acts up. The question is who you call. Service during the season is either included or it is not, and the quote should say which. Ask before you book, rather than the week you need it.
Year two is much shorter
The first season involves a design conversation, decisions and a plan. Once a display is designed and stored, repeating it is administrative. Booking the second year is a short conversation. Changes build on the existing plan, rather than starting over.
What to ask before you book
Get it in writing: is the takedown part of this number. Ask who owns the materials, since that determines who stores them. Ask when it happens so it is not a surprise. EverCrest Lighting includes takedown and off season storage with its holiday lighting work, and installs permanent LED systems for anyone finished with the yearly cycle, for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. Consultations are free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
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