Before anything goes on the house
Nothing gets mounted until the design is settled. Somebody comes out and looks at the roofline, asks how you use the outside of your home, and figures out which lines are worth lighting. It costs nothing, and nobody expects a decision on the spot.
Why the design comes first
Your house has its own lines, so the plan gets drawn for it. The design should work with the house, following the roof edge, the gables and the entry. On commercial work the same thinking applies to storefronts, entrances and outdoor seating.
The install itself
Installation is professional, which is a plain way of saying nobody in your family goes up a ladder. The track is fastened along the roofline in the design, color matched to your trim so it is not the first thing a visitor sees. Wiring is run so it is not hanging in view, then the system is connected and set up on your phone. 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
For a business the steps are the same, though the building usually gives you more to work with. The difference is usually when the crew can be on site. Most businesses would rather the crew work outside of open hours, so the work gets timed around business hours.
Getting the most out of the first visit
You do not need to prepare much, though a couple of answers help. Know where you walk at night. Think about whether this is mostly a holiday purchase or mostly an everyday one, 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
https://evercrestlighting.com/permanent-lighting/ afternoon.
Living with the system after install day
Most people spend the first week trying every color in the app. That is fine and expected, and then a routine sets in. The routine is usually one warm white on a dusk schedule, 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.There is very little you have to do on install day. 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 it is a phone app and a house that lights up. 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 homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina out of Greenville. They also handle takedown and off season storage on traditional holiday lighting. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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