Before anything goes on the house
The first step is a free consultation, not a crew on the roof. Somebody walks the property, asks how you use the outside of your home, and works out where the light should go. There is no charge for it, and nobody expects a decision on the spot.
Custom design, not a template
Your house is not the same shape as the one down the street, so the plan gets drawn around it. The design should read the house, picking up the roofline and the peaks and the porch edge. On commercial work the same thinking applies to facades, entries and patios.
The install itself
Installation is professional, which is a plain way of saying nobody in your family goes up a ladder. The channel gets mounted along the lines in the design, matched to the trim color so daylight hides it. Power, controller and app setup are handled as part of the install, not left on your kitchen table in a box. Before the crew leaves, you get shown how to run it, so you can actually use it that evening.
Commercial installations work the same way
A commercial job follows the same order: consultation, design, install. What changes is when the work happens. Install timing gets planned around your hours, since the front of the building has to stay usable.
What to think about before the consultation
Nothing is required, but the visit goes further if you have thought about a couple of things. Think about which parts of the property you use after dark. Think
https://troyphpg063.evergrovio.com/posts/picking-an-outdoor-lighting-company-what-to-ask-what-a-good-outdoor-lighting-company-does-differently-for-homes-and-businesses about whether this is mostly a holiday purchase or mostly an everyday one, since that shapes the plan. And walk the property once at night before the visit, since the gaps only show up after sunset.
The first few weeks
Expect the first week to be color testing. That is fine and expected, and then a routine sets in. The routine is usually one warm white on a dusk schedule, with the color saved for the days that call for it.The other thing worth setting up early is the schedule itself. A system running on its own schedule earns its keep.Homeowners are not needed for most of it. The practical list is short: unlock the gate, move the cars, keep the dog in. Beyond that you can go about your day.
What happens next
After that, you pick your everyday setting and forget about it. The everyday setting is usually a simple warm white, with color kept for the days that call for it. EverCrest Lighting does permanent lighting installation for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina out of Greenville. For traditional holiday lighting they also handle takedown and off season storage. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] to book the free consultation.