The holiday routine most people put up with
A week or so after Thanksgiving, the tub of Christmas lights comes out of the garage. The strands are tangled, one section refuses to light, and the ladder is already leaning on the gutter. Most people do it anyway, because a lit house feels like the holidays, but nobody enjoys the setup. And then in January you do the whole thing backwards.
What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent Christmas lights change that routine entirely. Rather than putting strands up each year, a low profile LED track is installed once along the eaves and left in place. Because the track is matched to your fascia, it disappears into the house by day. Control lives in an app on your phone. Set red and green for the holidays, then leave a warm white on for everyday.
What changes at your house
The obvious win is the ladder. The quieter win is that you are not buying a decoration you use for five weeks. A soft white glow on the roofline makes the house easier to find and easier to walk up to. Birthdays, team colors on a Saturday, Halloween, a quiet evening on the porch: it is all the same system.
What people ask before they commit
Everybody asks about the daytime look. Nobody wants a house that looks like it is waiting on Christmas in June. The color matched track is the answer to that. It is mounted tight to the trim and matched to your trim color, so from the street in daylight it reads as part of the roof edge.After daylight, people ask what happens later. Anything mounted outside has a day
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Permanent versus traditional strands
Traditional lights still have a place. Some people like the ritual, and some homes carry the old style well, 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, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
The cost question
Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights without seeing the house, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The useful way to think about it is not the sticker on day one. Add up what the yearly routine costs you all in. Then ask what it is worth to also have light on the house every other night of the year, because that is the part the comparison usually misses.Price is only half the decision. The cheap quote usually skips the design step, and that is exactly where the result comes from.
How to find out what it would cost
Because no two rooflines are the same, the design comes before the number. EverCrest Lighting does permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, working out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is drawn for your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected] to set up a free consultation.