What permanent outdoor lighting means
The short version: LEDs installed into the architecture, left in place, controlled from your phone. It replaces seasonal light strands with something built to stay. Because the channel is matched to your trim, daylight hides most of it.
Where it goes on a house
The main roofline is the anchor, and gables, dormers and porch edges get added where they help. On a commercial building
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What you can do with it
The system is app controlled. Choose a color, save a scene, give it a schedule, and it handles the rest. Most homeowners land on one warm white they like and use it most nights, and only change it for holidays, birthdays and game days. It is one system doing several jobs, which is the argument for it.
Residential and commercial are not the same job
On a house, the brief is the front of the home and the walk to the door. For a business, the questions are visibility and hours. Company colors on a facade do a job a sign cannot, and they can change for a season or an event.
Questions worth asking
Find out who is coming to the house. Ask what the design looks like for your specific property. Ask what happens a year later when something needs a look. Those three answers separate one quote from another more reliably than the price does.
Where permanent outdoor lighting does not fit
Not every house should get this, and a good installer will tell you so. If you are selling next spring, the math is different. A dark walkway is a landscape lighting problem, no matter how good the roofline looks. And if you are not really a holiday lights household, seasonal lights are the better answer. The point of the free consultation is partly to find that out.One more thing worth knowing about permanent systems: the hardware lives outside every day of the year. That puts how it is attached and how it is run near the top of the list of things to ask about. A clean install holds up. A rushed one shows in daylight, which is the opposite of the point.
Is it right for your house
It makes the most sense for homeowners who host, or anyone who has run out of patience with seasonal strands. The right first step is a look at your own house, not a number off the internet. EverCrest Lighting designs and installs permanent outdoor lighting for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Consultations are free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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