The part people rush
The trouble with shopping for outdoor lighting is that two numbers can describe two completely different jobs. One company is pricing a standard package, another drew something for your house, and you cannot tell from the page which is which.
Is there a real design?
Ask to see the design before you talk price. If somebody can point at the gables and tell you why, that is a good sign. A company that will not is selling you a package.
Ask what the year looks like
Everything mounted outdoors eventually needs somebody to look at it. Ask now who that is. For seasonal work, ask specifically about takedown and off season storage. For permanent systems, ask how the app works and who supports it.
Ask what they actually install
Some companies only do seasonal work. Some only do low voltage yard lighting. Some cover the whole property. Ask the range so you can weigh the advice.
Who they normally work for
Homes and businesses ask different things of a lighting plan. At a house,
https://penzu.com/p/74f984a2ca49992d it is curb appeal plus practical light. A commercial building needs to read from a distance, and the scheduling has to fit around open hours. Ask which one they do more of, and weigh that against what you need done.
Signs to walk away from
A price that expires this afternoon is a sales tactic, not a quote. If nobody will write down what gets lit, the scope will be argued about later. Vagueness about what happens after the install is the third.None of that makes anybody a crook. But lighting is going to live on the front of your house, and the paperwork is the part you rely on when something goes wrong.Get more than one quote, but compare the scope and not the number. If one company is designing for your roofline and the other is selling a package, the two numbers are not comparable. Ask each one what they would cut first, since the answer shows what they think the design is doing.
Local matters here
A company that works your area regularly knows the housing stock and the weather. EverCrest Lighting is a lighting contractor based in Greenville, South Carolina, serving Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. Their work covers permanent LED lighting, holiday and Christmas lighting, landscape and patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting, residential and commercial. The consultation is free, and the design gets drawn before anybody quotes. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected].