The December routine most people repeat
Every December, someone in the house hauls the same bin off the top shelf. The strands are tangled, one section refuses to light, and somebody is about to climb
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What permanent Christmas lights really are
Permanent holiday lighting is a different approach. A slim LED track goes up once along your roofline and eaves, and it lives there. The track is matched to your trim, so it reads as part of the house in daylight. When you want it on, you pick up your phone. Pick red and green in December, then a warm white glow for ordinary evenings.
What that changes for you
The obvious win is the ladder. The quieter win is that the lights earn their keep the other eleven months. Warm white along the eaves does real work at night. The same track handles a birthday, team colors, and an ordinary evening.
The two questions everybody has
The first question is always about daylight. 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.The second question is who fixes it if something quits. Ask who you call two years after the install, because that is where companies differ.
Permanent versus traditional strands
There is still an argument for classic strands. If you like doing it, or you skip some years entirely, strands make sense. The permanent system wins on the repeat, and it does a second job the other eleven months. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.
How to think about what it costs
Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights sight unseen, and a number given over the phone is a guess. The better question is what the next five Decembers cost you, in money and in Saturdays, rather than only the first invoice. Add up what the yearly routine costs you all in. 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 often not cheaper.
Getting a real answer for your house
Every house is different, so a real number takes a look at the house. 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 built around your house, and their crew handles the install. Call (864) 252-1732 or email
[email protected] to start the conversation.