Before anything goes on the house
Nothing gets mounted until the design is settled. That visit covers the roofline, the gables, the porch and anything else worth lighting. There is no charge for it, and nobody expects a decision on the spot.
The design is drawn for your house
Your house is not the same shape as the one down the street, so the plan gets drawn around it. The design should
https://cesarvoak848.theglensecret.com/professional-landscape-lighting-installation-where-the-light-should-go-planning-a-landscape-lighting-installation read the house, following the roof edge, the gables and the entry. On commercial work the same thinking applies to storefronts, entrances and outdoor seating.
What install day looks like
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, color matched to your trim so it is not the first thing a visitor sees. Power, control box and app setup are handled as part of the install, not left for you to figure out. Before the crew leaves, you get shown how to run it, so the first night is not a guessing game.
Commercial installations work the same way
A commercial job follows the same order: look at the building, draw the plan, install it. What changes is the scheduling. Most businesses do not want ladders in front of the entrance at lunch, so the work gets timed around business hours.
What to think about before the consultation
Nothing is required, but a little thought ahead helps. Think about which parts of the property you use after dark. Think 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, because dark spots are obvious then and invisible at two in the afternoon.
Living with the system after install day
Most people play with it for a week. 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 to do in the first week is the schedule itself. A system that comes on and goes off without anybody thinking about it gets used.There is very little asked of you while the crew works. The practical list is short: access to the perimeter, a clear driveway and pets indoors. Otherwise the day belongs to the installers.
After the system is up
After that, you pick your everyday setting and forget about it. Most people land on one white they like for the everyday, and change it for holidays and events. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent lighting for residential and commercial properties throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina out of Greenville. They also handle takedown and off season storage on traditional holiday lighting. To start, call (864) 252-1732 or email
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