Permanent Christmas Lighting, What to Know Before You Buy

Why December looks the same every year

A week or so after Thanksgiving, the tub of holiday lights comes out of the garage. Half the strands are tangled, one section refuses to light, and the ladder is waiting by the garage door. You do it because you want the house to look good, but nobody enjoys the setup. And then in January you do the whole thing backwards.

What permanent Christmas lights really are

Permanent Christmas lights solves it a different way. A https://evercrestlighting.com/contact/ low profile LED track is installed once along your eaves and roofline, and it stays there. Because the track is matched to your trim, it disappears into the house by day. Control lives in an app on your phone. Pick red and green in December, then leave a warm white on for everyday.

What that means for you

Nobody climbs anything, which matters more the older the house and the steeper the roof. The quieter win is that you are not buying a decoration you use for five weeks. A soft white glow on the roofline makes the house easier to find and easier to walk up to. The same track handles a party, a game day, and a normal night.

What people ask before they commit

The first question is always what it looks like when the lights are off. The worry is a fair one: a permanent fixture that reads as holiday decor twelve months a year. The color matched track is the answer to that. It is mounted tight to the trim and painted to match, so at noon from the sidewalk it looks like trim.After daylight, the next question is about the years after the install. Anything mounted outside will eventually need somebody to look at it, and the answer you want is a local crew rather than a phone tree.

Permanent or traditional strands

Traditional lights are not obsolete. Some people genuinely enjoy the yearly setup, and some homes carry the old style well, and the cost to start is lower. Permanent lighting makes sense when you know you will do this every year, especially when you want light on the house outside the holidays. Either way, a good company will say plainly which one suits you.

How to think about what it costs

The price comes from the design, so the plan gets drawn before the number. 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, 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.

How to find out what it would cost

Because every roof is a little different, the design comes before the number. EverCrest Lighting installs permanent LED lighting for homes and businesses throughout Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, out of Greenville. Consultations are free, the design is drawn for your house, and the install is done by their own crew. Call (864) 252-1732 or email [email protected] to get on the schedule.

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