The case for handing it off
The job seems small in the driveway, then it takes a Saturday. Between the height, the cold, and the strand that dies the day after you finish, hiring it out stops feeling like a luxury.
What you should be getting
The job has four parts, and the last one is the one people forget. It starts with a design for the house: what gets outlined, which trees get wrapped, how it looks from the road. 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, so nothing comes back into your garage.
What happens in January
Everybody thinks about the install. Fewer people think about the takedown. EverCrest Lighting handles takedown and keeps the lights in off season storage, so it comes back out ready the following year.
Residential and commercial Christmas lighting
Home installs are about the front of the house and the yard. For a business, holiday lighting is about being seen, which is why storefronts, entries and patios get the attention. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, since most businesses want the ladders gone before the doors open.
What to settle before you book
Agree on the scope in plain terms: which rooflines, which trees, which entries. Sort out ownership of the materials before the install. And agree on takedown and storage before December.
Reading a Christmas lighting quote
One line and a price is not something you can weigh against another
https://blogfreely.net/sloganclcf/h1-b-how-to-choose-an-outdoor-lighting-company-what-separates-one-outdoor company. 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 the lights live until next year. 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, having spent the afternoon somewhere else. In January another day gets scheduled and it all comes down.
Worth knowing about
For anyone who repeats this every season, the permanent option is worth a look. Permanent lighting goes up once that covers December and every ordinary evening after it. EverCrest Lighting does both. Consultations are free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].