The part of December nobody looks forward to
Every December, someone in the house drags the same bin down from the attic. Half the strands are knotted, a whole run stays dark, and somebody is about to climb a ladder in the cold. Most people do it anyway, because a lit house feels like the holidays, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then in January you take it all down again.
What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent holiday lighting solves it a different way. A low profile LED track goes up once along your roofline and eaves, 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, warm white the rest of the year, and whatever you want in between.
The part homeowners notice first
Nobody climbs anything, which matters more as roofs get steeper. The part people do not expect is how often it gets used the rest of the year. A soft white glow on the roofline helps you see the walk and the driveway. Birthdays, game days, Halloween, a quiet evening on the porch: it is all the same system.
The two questions everybody has
The first question is always about daylight. The worry is reasonable: hardware that announces itself from the street. That is what the color matched track is for. It is mounted tight to the trim and painted to match, so at noon from the sidewalk it looks like trim.After daylight, people ask what happens later. Anything mounted outside will eventually need somebody to look at it, and the answer you want is a local crew rather than a phone tree.
Permanent versus traditional strands
There is still an argument for classic strands. Some people like the ritual, and some homes carry the old style well, and the first year costs less. The permanent system pays
https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ off across years, not in year one, and it does a second job the other eleven months. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
How to think about the money
The price comes from the design, which is why the design has to come first. The better question is what you will spend on lighting over the next several years, not what one line costs today. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. Then ask what it is worth to also have light on the house every other night of the year, because that is the part the comparison usually misses.Price is one input. A lower number from somebody who has never seen the house is often not cheaper.
Getting a real answer for your house
Because no two rooflines are the same, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting does permanent LED lighting for homeowners and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. The consultation is free, the design is built around your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected] when you want a look at your house.