The case for handing it off
Hanging Christmas lights is fine right up until the second story. Add the steep pitch, gutters you would rather not lean on, and weather that does not cooperate, and the math changes.
What the service includes
The job breaks into a few pieces, and the last two are the ones people forget to ask about. It starts with a design for the house: what gets outlined, which trees get wrapped, how it looks from the road. Then the install, handled by people who do this all season. Then maintenance through the season, because a strand will eventually act up. And then takedown in January and storage until next year, so nothing comes back into your garage.
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 next year starts with a phone call instead of a tangled box.
Homes and businesses
At a house, the design is the roof edge, the entry and whatever is worth lighting in the yard. Commercial holiday lighting is doing another job: a lit building pulls attention in a season when everybody is competing for it. The install schedule is usually the negotiation, since most businesses want the ladders gone before the doors open.
Nail these down first
Be clear about which parts of the property are included, because "the front of the house" means two different things to two people. Sort out whose lights they are up front. Settle the takedown in the same conversation as the install.
Reading a Christmas lighting quote
One line and a price tells you nothing you can compare. Scope should be written down: the exact lines
https://paxtonabfd010.raidersfanteamshop.com/curb-appeal-lighting-for-your-home-how-light-changes-the-view-from-the-road-does-lighting-improve-curb-appeal-curb-appeal-after-dark-a-homeowner-s-guide and features included. It should say whose lights these are, since that determines where they go after the season. It should say who takes them down 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 once you hire it out is the part worth picturing. A crew shows up on a scheduled day, the lights go up, and you did not touch a ladder. After the season the crew returns for the takedown, and the boxes do not come back to your garage.
The other option: lights that stay up
For anyone who does this annually, a permanent system is a fair question to raise. Permanent lighting is one install that covers the holidays and the rest of the calendar too. EverCrest Lighting installs both. Consultations are free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].