Permanent Christmas Lighting, What to Know Before You Buy

The December routine most people put up with

A week or so after Thanksgiving, the tub of holiday lights comes out of the garage. Half the strands are tangled, a few bulbs are dead, and the ladder is already leaning on the gutter. You do it because you want the house to look good, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then, once the season ends, you climb up and undo it.

Permanent Christmas lights, explained plainly

Permanent Christmas lights solves it a different way. A low profile LED track is installed once along your eaves and roofline, and it stays put. Because the track is matched to your fascia, it disappears into the house by day. When you want it on, you use an app on your phone. Red and green in December, plain warm white on a normal Tuesday, and whatever you want in between.

What that means day to day

The obvious win is not owning the ladder job anymore. The less obvious win is that you are not buying a decoration you use for five weeks. Warm white along the eaves does real work at night. The same track handles a party, team colors, and a normal night.

What people ask before they commit

Everybody asks the same thing first. Nobody wants Christmas hardware visible on the front of the house all summer. 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.The second question is about support. Anything mounted outside has a day when it needs attention, and you want that to be a phone call to somebody nearby.

Comparing the two honestly

There is still an argument for classic strands. If you look forward to it, or you skip some years entirely, strands make sense. Permanent lighting makes sense when you know you will do this every year, especially when you want https://becketttllq918.vantagequill.com/posts/outdoor-lighting-greenville-sc-from-roofline-to-walkway-your-outdoor-lighting-options-in-greenville-explained-simply light on the house outside the holidays. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.

How to think about the money

Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights without seeing the house, 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. Count the strands you replace, the time it takes, and the years you plan to keep doing it. 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 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 does permanent LED lighting for homes 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 their crew handles the install. Call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected] to start the conversation.

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