Permanent Light Installation: Step by Step, From Quote to Switch On|What Goes Into a Permanent Lighting Installation From First Call to First Night

Before anything goes on the house

The first step is a look at the property, not a truck in the driveway. Somebody walks the property, asks how you use the outside of your home, and works out where the light should go. The consultation is free and it does not commit you to anything.

Why the design comes first

Every roofline is a little different, which is why one plan does not fit every home. The design should read the house, following the roof edge, the gables and the entry. Businesses get the same treatment across the facade, the entrance and the patio.

On the day

The crew handles all of it. The channel gets mounted along the lines in the design, matched to the trim color so daylight hides it. Power, controller and app setup are handled as part of the install, not left on your kitchen table in a box. Before the crew leaves, you get shown how to run it, so the first night is not a guessing game.

Commercial installations follow the same steps

A commercial job follows the same order: consultation, design, install. The difference is usually timing. Most businesses would rather the crew work outside of open hours, so the install gets planned around the schedule.

Come prepared

Nothing is required, but the visit goes further if you have thought about a couple of things. Know which parts of the house you use in https://evercrestlighting.com/ the evening. Decide whether the main job is holidays or ordinary evenings, and say so out loud. And walk the property once at night before the visit, since the gaps only show up after sunset.

The first few weeks

Most people spend the first week trying every color in the app. That is part of it, and then a routine sets in. The routine is generally a single warm white that comes on at dusk, and color kept for holidays and events.The other thing to do in the first week is the schedule itself. Lighting that needs a decision every evening gets used less than lighting that turns itself on.Homeowners are not needed for most of it. Clear access to the roofline and the outlets helps: gates unlocked, cars moved off the drive, dogs inside. Beyond that you can go about your day.

Once it is running

From there the system is yours to run. The everyday setting is usually a simple warm white, with color kept for the days that call for it. EverCrest Lighting does permanent lighting installation for residential and commercial properties across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina from a base in Greenville. They also handle takedown and off season storage on traditional holiday lighting. To start, call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected].

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