The case for handing it off
Hanging Christmas lights sounds simple until you are on the ladder in a cold wind. Add the second story, gutters you would rather not lean on, and the fact that December in the Upstate can be wet, and a lot of people decide it is worth hiring out.
What the service includes
The job has four parts, and the last one is the one people forget. First a design, based on your roofline and your yard. Then the install, handled by people who do this all season. Then upkeep while the lights are up. And then takedown, then off season storage, so nothing comes back into your garage.
What happens in January
Everybody thinks about the install. Fewer people think about the takedown. EverCrest Lighting takes it down at the end of the season and stores it off season, so it comes back out ready the following year.
Residential and commercial holiday lighting
At a house, the work is the roofline, the porch and the landscaping. 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 the part that takes planning, because the work has to fit around open hours.
What to settle before you book
Agree on what gets lit in plain terms: the roof edge, the porch, the trees, the walk. Agree on who owns the lights, since that decides where they live after the season. And agree on takedown and storage before December.
What a proper estimate should tell you
One line and a price tells you nothing you can compare. It should say which parts of the property are included in specific terms: rooflines, entries, trees, walkways. Material ownership belongs on the page. Takedown and off season storage should be spelled out, not assumed. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.What December looks
https://waylonjgso912.swiftnestly.com/posts/outdoor-living-space-lighting-why-the-back-of-the-house-needs-a-different-plan-how-should-a-patio-be-lit-start-with-how-you-use-it-patio-lighting-that-gets-used like when somebody else does the work is the part worth picturing. You come home to a lit house, having spent the afternoon somewhere else. After the season they come back and take it down, and the boxes do not come back to your garage.
Worth knowing about
If you are booking this every December, ask about permanent lighting at least once. A permanent LED system goes in once along the roofline and stays, does the holiday colors from your phone, and doubles as everyday lighting the other eleven months. EverCrest Lighting does both. The consultation is free. Based in Greenville, they cover Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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