The December routine most people put up with
Around Thanksgiving, the box of holiday lights comes down from the attic. The strands are tangled, one section refuses to light, and somebody is about to climb a ladder in the cold. Most people do it anyway, because a lit house feels like the holidays, 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 low profile LED
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The part homeowners notice first
The climbing stops, which matters more as roofs get steeper. The quieter win is that you are not buying a decoration you use for five weeks. A soft white glow on the roofline makes the house easier to find and easier to walk up to. The same track handles a birthday, a game day, and an ordinary evening.
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 matched to your trim color, so from the street in daylight it reads as part of the roof edge.The second question is who fixes it if something quits. Ask what support looks like a year in, because that is where companies differ.
Which one fits you
Traditional lights still have a place. If you like doing it, or you only want lights every few years, strands make sense. The permanent system wins on the repeat, and it works as everyday lighting the rest of the year. Either way, an installer worth hiring will tell you which one fits your house.
Weighing the spend
Nobody can quote a system sight unseen, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The useful way to think about it is across the years you plan to stay in the house. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. Then ask what it is worth to have the roofline lit on ordinary nights too, since that value gets left out of most comparisons.Price is only half the decision. The cheap quote is often the one with no plan behind it, and that is exactly where the result comes from.
Getting an actual quote for your house
Every house is different, so the honest answer comes after somebody looks at it. EverCrest Lighting installs 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 drawn for your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] to start the conversation.