The part of December nobody looks forward to
Every December, somebody drags the same plastic tub down from the attic. The strands are tangled, one section refuses to light, and the ladder is waiting by the garage door. Most people do it anyway, because a lit house feels like the holidays, but nobody enjoys the setup. Then in January you take it all down again.
What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent Christmas lights take the yearly setup off your calendar. Rather than putting strands up each year, a low profile
https://evercrestlighting.com/ LED track is installed once along the roofline and left in place. Because the track is matched to your fascia, it reads as part of the roofline in daylight. When you want it on, you use an app on your phone. Set red and green for the holidays, then a warm white glow for ordinary evenings.
What that means day to day
The climbing stops, which matters more as roofs get steeper. The part people do not expect is how often it gets used the rest of the year. Warm white along the eaves is genuinely useful after dark. Birthdays, game days, the Fourth of July, an ordinary weeknight: same system, different setting.
Fair questions to ask
The first question is always about daylight. Nobody wants Christmas hardware visible on the front of the house all summer. That is what the color matched track is for. It is sized to sit tight against the trim line 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 when it needs attention, and you want that to be a phone call to somebody nearby.
Comparing the two honestly
There is still an argument for classic strands. If you like doing it, or you only want lights every few years, strands make sense. Permanent lighting makes sense when you know you will do this every year, and when you want the roofline lit on ordinary nights too. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
The cost question
Nobody can quote a system sight unseen, and any company that tries is guessing. 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.Price is one input. A lower number from a company that will not draw you a design is not the bargain it looks like.
What the next step looks like
Every house is different, so the honest answer comes after somebody looks at it. EverCrest Lighting does permanent LED lighting for homeowners and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is drawn for your house, and their crew handles the install. Reach them at (864) 252-1732 or
[email protected] to set up a free consultation.