Holiday Light Removal and Storage: What Happens in January|What Happens to Holiday Lights in January? Here Is How It Should Work|January, and the Part of Holiday Lighting Nobody Plans For: What to Expect

Everybody plans the install. Almost nobody plans January

Holiday lighting conversations happen in October and November and stop at the install date. That is the fun half. But the season ends, and then there is a second job nobody scheduled. The people who thought about that in October are the ones not on a ladder in the cold.And that is unfortunate, since the takedown is where a service is really tested. Anybody can hang lights in November. The question is whether anyone comes back. That question is worth asking before you book, not after the season ends.

What a January ladder day actually looks like

Taking lights down is the harder of the two jobs, which surprises people. Cold, dark by five, and nothing to https://cashyypm223.lucialpiazzale.com/event-lighting-what-to-sort-out-before-the-day-how-does-event-lighting-work-here-is-the-process-lighting-an-outdoor-event-the-honest-checklist look forward to. Then the strands go into a bin, and the bin goes into the attic, and something in there stops working before you see it again.

The version worth paying for

Takedown should be part of the service, not a separate call. When the season ends, the same company returns and takes it all down. Everything gets catalogued and stored off site, instead of living in your attic. You never handle any of it.

Why storage matters more than it sounds

Three things happen when the lights do not live at your house. Your attic stays empty, which matters if you have ever tried to find anything up there. The lights do not degrade in a hot attic, since attic heat and crushing are what kills them. And because they are catalogued to your property, reinstall is faster and lands the same way it did last year.

The other route

The other option makes January irrelevant. Permanent lighting does not have a takedown. It costs more up front and it makes sense for households that never skip a season. But if the takedown conversation is what is bothering you, it is worth asking about once.

The other question worth asking

A display is up for weeks, and things mounted outside in December occasionally stop working. The question is who you call. Some companies include service through the season. Others treat every visit as a new call. Ask before you book, not on the twenty second of December.

Year two is much shorter

Year one is the effort. Once a display is designed and stored, the following year is scheduling. Next season is a call, a date and the same display back on the house. If you want it extended or trimmed back, that is a conversation, not a redesign.

Questions for the quote

Get it in writing: does this quote cover removal. Ask whose lights these are, since that determines who stores them. Ask when it happens so it is not a surprise. EverCrest Lighting includes takedown and off season storage with its holiday lighting work, and installs permanent lighting for people who would rather stop repeating it, for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, based in Greenville. The consultation is free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or [email protected].

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