What people mean by outdoor lighting
"Outdoor lighting" means different things to different people. For some it is the roof edge, for others the yard, and for some it is the corner nobody can see. They are related jobs with different answers.
Lighting the house
On the building, permanent architectural lighting follows the roofline, stays up all year, and changes color on demand. One install
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Lighting the yard
Below the roofline, landscape lighting does the walk, the beds and the trees. Out back, the patio needs its own light or nobody sits there. Security lighting is for the corners, which is a separate job from the curb appeal work. Accent lighting picks out the details.
Sorting out priorities
If the complaint is that the front of the house goes dark, the roofline is the answer. Trouble getting from the car to the door points at path and step lighting. If the complaint is about hanging Christmas lights every year, permanent lighting is the answer. Most properties end up with two of the three.
For businesses
Businesses have the same categories with different goals. Facade and storefront lighting is about being seen from the road. Patio lighting decides whether the outdoor seating gets used after six. Parking and walkway lighting is a safety matter, and the entrance is the first thing anybody sees.
The free consultation
The first visit is a walkthrough, not a pitch on the kitchen table. Expect to be asked how you use the yard and the front of the house after dark. The way you use the property is what the design should follow.You should come out of it able to explain the plan to somebody else. If you cannot, ask again before anybody quotes.A few details get you a more useful first conversation. One story or two. How steep the roof is. How long the driveway runs. Whether there are trees worth lighting. Rough answers are fine. It just gets the conversation to something useful faster.
Doing it properly
The cleanest version of this is having one plan for the house and the yard, so the roofline and the walkway are not fighting each other. EverCrest Lighting is an outdoor lighting company in Greenville, South Carolina handling permanent LED lighting, holiday and Christmas lighting, landscape lighting, patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, for homes and businesses. Service runs across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, including Greenville, Greer, Simpsonville, Taylors, Easley, Mauldin, Travelers Rest, Spartanburg and Anderson. The consultation is free. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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