Every quote uses the word custom
Nobody advertises a generic plan. The word no longer distinguishes anybody. What is worth checking is what the company hands you, since one of those produces paper and the other produces a number.That is the whole distinction, and it is worth holding onto while you compare quotes. A package starts with a number and works backward. A design is a plan for your property that arrives at a price. Both are legitimate ways to sell. Only one of them is designed for you, and you should know which one you are buying.
What a design contains
A real design tells you where light goes and why. It names which rooflines, which gables, which trees, which walkways, rather than describing the front of the house in general terms. It says what the standard white is. It says where the controller mounts and how the wiring runs. And it accounts for what stays dark, deliberately.
Why the design precedes the number
You cannot compare two numbers if you do not know what work each one covers. The cheaper number frequently covers a smaller scope, which only becomes clear at night after the install. When the design comes first, the comparison is honest. When the price comes first, scope gets trimmed to hit it.A plan you understand is also a plan you can hold somebody to, which is the practical reason to insist on one rather than accepting a number and a handshake.
Designing for how you live there
Expect to be asked things, not just told things. How you use the outside of your home, which parts you occupy at night, and what the main job is. The way you use the property drives the design, and nobody can guess it.
Where a plan earns its keep
Roofline, landscape, accent, patio and security work all tend to come up.
https://telegra.ph/Custom-Outdoor-Lighting-Plans-How-to-Tell-a-Plan-From-a-PackageIs-Your-Lighting-Quote-Actually-a-Design-Here-Is-How-to-CheckCust-09-17 Bought separately over several years, they never quite agree: different whites, different intensities, competing focal points. Designed together, they support each other even when the budget spreads the work across phases.
The design is a conversation
A design is the start of a conversation. You can remove things and you should, if they do not earn their place. If it comes back to you unchanged, or the answer is that this is how it is done, that tells you something. The answer should be that revisions are expected.
The plan is a document you keep
A design is worth having in writing. It is useful years later in ways that are not obvious at the time. The design is part of what you bought.
Getting a design drawn
The design starts with somebody walking your property. EverCrest Lighting does custom outdoor lighting design and installation covering permanent roofline systems, landscape, accent, patio and security lighting for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, from Greenville. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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