Step one is a free consultation
The first step is a free consultation, not a crew on the roof. Somebody comes out and looks at the roofline, talks through what you are after, and works out where the light should go. The consultation is free and there is no obligation attached to it.
The design is drawn for your house
Your house has its own lines, so the plan gets drawn around it. The design should read the house, picking up the roofline and the peaks and the porch edge. On commercial work the same thinking applies to facades, entries and patios.
What install day involves
The crew does the whole thing. The track follows the design and is color matched to the house. Wiring gets tucked and routed out of sight, then the system is connected and set up on your phone. Before the crew leaves, somebody walks you through the app, so you can actually use it that evening.
Commercial installations follow the same steps
For a business the steps are the same, although the scale is different. What changes is when the work happens. Most businesses would rather the crew work outside of open hours, so the install gets planned around the schedule.
Getting the most out of the first visit
You do not have to do homework, though a couple of answers help. Know which parts of the house you use in the evening. Think about whether you want December color, nightly light, or both, since that shapes the plan. And look at your own house after dark once, because dark spots are obvious then and invisible at two in the afternoon.
Living with the system after install day
Expect the first week to be color testing. After the novelty, a pattern forms. The everyday setting ends up plain, and the schedule does the work.Set the schedule before you forget about it. A system running on its own schedule earns its keep.Homeowners are not needed for most of it. Clear access around the house helps: gates unlocked, cars moved off the drive, dogs inside. Otherwise it is not your project.
After the system is up
From there the system is yours to run. Most people settle on a warm white for ordinary nights, then change it when there is a
https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ reason to. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina out of Greenville. For traditional holiday lighting they also handle takedown and off season storage. To start, call (864) 252-1732 or email
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