Where homeowners go wrong
The trouble with shopping for outdoor lighting is that the numbers rarely describe the same work. One company is pricing a standard package, another drew something for your house, and the prices look similar until the lights are on.
Start with the design
Ask to see the design before you talk price. If somebody can walk you through why each run is where it is, that is a good sign. A company that will not is selling you a package.
After the crew leaves
Everything mounted outdoors has a day when it needs attention. Ask now who that is. For seasonal work, ask who takes it down and where it lives until next year. For permanent systems, ask what support looks like a year in.
Ask what they are set up to do
Some companies only hang holiday lights. Others only do landscape. A few do both plus permanent systems. It matters because a company that only does one thing will recommend that one thing.
Who they normally work for
A house and a storefront need different designs. At a house, the goal is how it looks from the street and how it works at night. A business wants to be visible and to look open, often in company colors. Ask which one they do more of, then decide whether that matches your
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What should give you pause
Pressure to sign the same day is the first flag. If nobody will draw the design, the scope will be argued about later. Vagueness about what happens after the install is the third flag.Plenty of honest companies are just disorganized. Since the work stays on the building, it pays to have it in writing.Get two or three quotes, and compare what is in them rather than the totals. 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 leave out if the budget were tighter, because the answer tells you what they think matters.
Ask where they really cover
Local matters more than it sounds like it should: somebody who works your area knows what holds up. EverCrest Lighting is a lighting contractor working out of Greenville, South Carolina, covering Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina. They do permanent LED lighting, holiday lighting, landscape lighting, patio lighting, accent lighting and security lighting for homes and businesses. Consultations are free and the design comes before the number. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
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