Every quote calls itself custom
Custom appears on almost every outdoor lighting quote in existence. It costs nothing to say and it is not a claim anybody checks. What is worth checking is what the company hands you, because a design is a document and a package is a price.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 starts from the property. Both can be perfectly honest pieces of business. Only one of them is designed for you, and you should know which one you are buying.
What a design contains
A plan describes your house. Scope should be itemized, since a general phrase leaves room for disagreement. It says what color temperature the everyday setting will be. It says where power comes from. And it accounts for what stays dark, which is a design decision and should be stated as one.
The sequence that protects you
You cannot compare quotes without knowing what each one includes. Two quotes can look close and mean nothing
https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ alike. With a plan on the table, price becomes a real comparison. When the price comes first, the design gets shaped to fit the number, quietly.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.
Your part in the design
Expect questions, rather than pitched. How you use the outside of your home, which parts you occupy at night, and whether the priority is holidays, everyday light, or both. The way you use the property matters as much as the shape of the house, and a designer who does not ask is designing for a stranger.
Bringing the categories together
Most properties need more than one kind of lighting. Piecemeal buying produces a property with lighting rather than a lit property. Designed together, they read as one thing even if they get installed in stages.
Revisions
A design is a proposal, not a verdict. If a run does not appeal to you, say so. A company that will not alter the plan is not really designing for you. The answer should not be a hesitation.
The plan is a document you keep
A design should exist on paper or a screen after the conversation ends. It matters if the property changes hands, when you add the second stage, or if anybody ever has to work out what is where. A company that will not give you the drawing is telling you something about how they see the relationship.
Getting a design for your property
It starts at the house, which is the only place the useful questions can be answered. EverCrest Lighting does custom outdoor lighting design and installation covering permanent roofline systems, landscape, accent, patio and security lighting for residential and commercial properties across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected].