Why December looks the same every year
Every December, somebody hauls the same bin down from the attic. The strands are tangled, a whole run stays dark, and the ladder is waiting by the garage door. You do it because you want the house to look good, though the setup is nobody's favorite part. Then, once the season ends, you climb up and undo it.
What permanent Christmas lights are, plainly
Permanent Christmas lights take the yearly setup off your calendar. A low profile LED track goes up once along your roofline and eaves, and it stays put. The track is color matched to your trim and gutters, so it reads as part of the house in daylight. When you want it on, you pick up your phone. Red and green in December, plain warm white on a normal Tuesday, and anything you like in between.
What that changes day to day
The climbing stops, which matters more as roofs get steeper. What surprises people is how much they use it outside December. A soft white glow on the roofline makes the house easier to find and easier to walk up to. Birthdays, game days, Halloween, an ordinary weeknight: same system, different setting.
Fair questions to ask
Everybody asks about the daytime look. 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.The second question is about support. Ask who you call a year in, because that answer says more than the brochure does.
Permanent or traditional strands
Traditional lights still have a place. If you look forward to it, or you only want lights every few years, strands make sense. Permanent lighting makes
https://johnathanenre378.quantlynix.com/posts/permanent-holiday-lights-one-install-every-holiday-are-permanent-holiday-lights-worth-it-here-is-what-to-weigh sense when you know you will do this every year, especially when you want light on the house outside the holidays. Either way, an installer worth hiring will tell you which one fits your house.
Weighing the spend
Nobody can quote permanent Christmas lights sight unseen, and any company that tries is guessing. The better question is what you will spend on lighting over the next several years, not what one line costs today. Add up the strands, the replacements and the weekends. 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. A lower number from somebody who has never seen the house is often not cheaper.
Getting a real answer for your house
Every roofline is different, so a real number takes a look at the house. EverCrest Lighting installs 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 get on the schedule.