Why people stop doing it themselves
The job looks easy from the ground, then it takes a Saturday. Between the ladder, the cold, and the strand that dies the day after you finish, hiring it out stops feeling like a luxury.
What the service includes
The job has four parts, and the last one is the one people forget. It starts with a design for
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What happens in January
Everybody thinks about the install. Fewer people think about the takedown. EverCrest Lighting handles takedown and keeps the lights in off season storage, so next year starts with a phone call instead of a tangled box.
Both sides of the work
Home installs are about the front of the house and the yard. 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 usually the negotiation, since most businesses want the ladders gone before the doors open.
What to settle before you book
Be clear about which parts of the property are included, since a general description leaves room for surprise. Agree on who owns the lights, because it changes what happens in January. And agree on what January looks like before December.
What a good quote should tell you
A quote that is just a number is not a quote. Scope should be written down: which rooflines, which trees, which entryways. It should say whose lights these are, because that decides what happens in January. Takedown and off season storage should be spelled out, not left to a handshake. And it should say what happens if something quits in the middle of December.The realistic version is short. A crew shows up on a scheduled day, the display goes in, and you did not touch a ladder. In January the same thing happens in reverse.
The other option: a permanent system
If you are going to do this every single year, it is worth asking about permanent lighting once. Permanent lighting goes up once that covers December and every ordinary evening after it. EverCrest Lighting does both. The consultation is free. They serve Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from Greenville. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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