The December routine most people put up with
Every December, somebody pulls the same plastic tub down from the attic. Half the strands are knotted, a whole run stays dark, and the ladder is waiting by the garage door. You do it because you want the house to look good, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then, once the season ends, you climb up and undo it.
What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent Christmas lights is a different approach. A low profile LED track goes up once along your roofline and eaves, and it stays put. Because the track is
https://spencerlgqk741.cloudhinter.com/posts/greenville-sc-outdoor-lighting-what-your-options-are-your-outdoor-lighting-options-in-greenville-for-homes-and-businesses matched to your fascia, it reads as part of the roofline in daylight. When you want it on, you pick up your phone. Pick red and green in December, then leave a warm white on for everyday.
What that changes for you
The obvious win is not owning the ladder job anymore. What surprises people is how much they use it outside December. Warm white along the eaves is genuinely useful after dark. Birthdays, team colors on a Saturday, the Fourth of July, a quiet evening on the porch: it is all the same system.
The two questions everybody has
Everybody asks the same thing first. Nobody wants Christmas hardware visible on the front of the house all summer. The color matched track is the answer to that. It is sized to sit tight against the trim line and painted to match, so from the street in daylight it reads as part of the roof edge.After daylight, the next question is about the years after the install. Anything mounted outside will eventually need somebody to look at it, and you want that to be a phone call to somebody nearby.
Permanent versus traditional strands
There is still an argument for classic strands. Some people genuinely enjoy the yearly setup, some houses suit the classic look better, and the cost to start is lower. 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 the money
Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights sight unseen, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The useful way to think about it is across the years you plan to stay in the house. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. Then ask what it is worth to have the roofline lit on ordinary nights too, since that value gets left out of most comparisons.The other half of the answer is who is doing the work. The cheap quote usually skips the design step, which is where the difference shows up at night.
How to find out what it would cost
Because no two rooflines are the same, pricing starts with a look at yours. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. The consultation is free, the design is drawn for your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] and ask what your roofline would take.