Why December looks the same every year
Every December, someone in the house hauls the same plastic tub off the top shelf. The strands are tangled, a whole run stays dark, and the ladder is already leaning on the gutter. You put up with it because the house looks good lit, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then in January you take it all down
https://evercrestlighting.com/contact/ again.
What permanent Christmas lights are, plainly
Permanent Christmas lights change that routine entirely. A low profile LED track is installed once along your roofline, and it stays put. The track is matched to your fascia, so by day it just looks like part of the house. Control lives in an app on your phone. Red and green in December, warm white the rest of the year, and anything you like in between.
What that changes day to day
The climbing stops, which matters more the older the house and the steeper the roof. What surprises people is how much they use it outside December. Warm white along the eaves does real work at night. The same track handles a birthday, team colors, and an ordinary evening.
What homeowners ask first
The first question is always about daylight. Nobody wants a house that looks like it is waiting on Christmas in June. That is what the color matched track is for. It is mounted tight to the trim and matched to your trim color, so at noon from the sidewalk it looks like trim.The second question is who fixes it if something quits. Ask who you call a year in, because that is where companies differ.
Comparing the two honestly
Traditional lights are not obsolete. If you like doing it, or you only want lights every few years, strands make sense. The permanent system pays off across years, not in year one, and it does a second job the other eleven months. Either way, an installer worth hiring will tell you which one fits your house.
How to think about what it costs
Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights sight unseen, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The better question is what you will spend on lighting over the next several years, rather than only the first invoice. Count the strands you replace, the time it takes, and the years you plan to keep doing it. Then ask what it is worth to have the roofline lit on ordinary nights too, because that is the part the comparison usually misses.The other half of the answer is the company. The cheap quote usually skips the design step, and that is exactly where the result comes from.
Getting a real answer for your house
Because every roof is a little different, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is built around your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected] to set up a free consultation.